Opiods: Is the UK on the verge of a crisis?
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Opiod drug use: Is the UK on the verge of a crisis?

The use and abuse of opioid drugs - ranging from painkillers to heroin - is on the rise in the UK, particularly in deprived parts of northern England.

Some 24 million opioid drugs were prescribed last year, up 10 million in a decade, and that the means the UK has the third-fastest use of them.

For Politics Live, John Owen reports from Scarborough.

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  • 09 Jul 2019
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