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How do we tackle Scotland's addiction to drugs?

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Graham Stewart | 10:17 UK time, Wednesday, 7 October 2009

The number of injecting drug users in Scotland is , according to figures commissioned by the Scottish government.

Another report estimated that the value of the illicit drugs market in Scotland was £1.4bn, while the economic and social cost was estimated at £3.5bn.

Do we need to clampdown on the dealers? Or should we consider more radical solutions such as legalising drugs? Opinion was split on today's Morning Extra, but we heard some compelling real-life stories from families whose lives have been devastated by drugs.

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