Wednesday, 29. February 2012
Topic: DRUGS - on February 29, 2012 at 10:54:00 AM CET
Drugs Gangs Are 'Taking Control Of Parts Of British Cities' Warns UN
Drugs gangs are taking control of sections of British cities such as Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester, a United Nations drugs chief has said.
Celebrities 'normalising' drug use, as well as a widening gap between the rich and poor are among the reasons that "no-go areas are developing in certain cities, warned Professor Hamid Ghodse, president of the UN's International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).
Migration is another reason citied for the "vicious cycle of social exclusion, drugs problems and fractured communities" in certain areas.
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