Increase in drug and alcohol abuse in UK

Title

Increase in drug and alcohol abuse in UK

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

18 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:56

Description

Alison Jack reports on concerns about the increasing number of young people suffering from drug and alcohol abuse. Drinking in the UK has doubled in the last 20 years with £20billion a year now spent on alcohol and the number of reported heroin addicts has quadrupled in the last decade. At a meeting of the charity Turning Point, Princess Diana (Princess of Wales) expressed concern about the situation and says the line between recreational use and creeping addiction i s perilously thin. Includes interview with Les Rudd, Turning Point; excerpt from Princess Diana speech.

Contributors

Princess of Wales; Princess Diana; Alison Jack; Les Rudd

Keywords

Adolescents; Charities; Drugs; Royal visits; Illegal drugs; Narcotic drugs; Alcohol; Alcohol abuse; Heroin; Princess Diana; Princess of Wales; Turning Point

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