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The most damaging gateway to hard drugs? Drugs policy itself

Posted on 11 March 2016

"There is only one certainty about drugs – if you don’t use them, you won’t get addicted," Ian Hamilton writes in his latest article for The Conversation.

In the article, Ian, a lecturer in mental health, argues that current government policy on drugs is failing to protect society and should face an overhaul to safeguard against future harm.

Read the full article.

Notes to editors:

Ian's article was published in The Conversation on 8 March 2016
Link to article: https://theconversation.com/the-most-damaging-gateway-to-hard-drugs-drugs-policy-itself-55410