| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
UK. Drugs plan aims to help 300,000 problem drug users
UK. Drugs plan aims to help 300,000 problem drug users
The government says it is to provide rehabilitation for 300,000 drug users who carry out half of all shop thefts, robberies and burglaries.
Ministers have announced that a 10-year drugs strategy will allocate £780m in funding for the drug treatment system in England.
It also includes £300m for combating more than 2,000 county lines gangs.
The government says that in some cases casual drug users may lose their driving licences or passports.
Labour said reforms were "long overdue" and cuts to police budgets had allowed gangs to grow. (BBC, UK, 06.12.2021)