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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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