In March 1961, fifty years ago next month, the world united in their determination to eradicate drug abuse, had gathered to sign the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, in which all pledged to ban categorically production and delivery of cocaine, cannabis, opiates and other substances in the same order.
Since then, the trend in our country had ceased to be confirmed: people were more likely to take most of the drug. It is estimated that in the 60, 5% of young British adults have tried illicit drugs. They were about 10% in the 70, and 15-20% in the 80's. In 1995, nearly half of all young people admitted having taken drugs.
That is why the news that follows is so amazing. According to figures released last January by the National Health Service (NHS, the public health service), based on data from the study on crime in Britain, the number of adults in England and Wales, having taken illegal drugs in 2009-2001, 8.9% is the lowest ever recorded since the start of the study in 1996.
It's the same in the 16-24 years, only 20% of them reporting having used drugs in the previous year - another record, one-third below its level in fifteen years ago. Read more on Presseurop. eu ... 
Since then, the trend in our country had ceased to be confirmed: people were more likely to take most of the drug. It is estimated that in the 60, 5% of young British adults have tried illicit drugs. They were about 10% in the 70, and 15-20% in the 80's. In 1995, nearly half of all young people admitted having taken drugs.
That is why the news that follows is so amazing. According to figures released last January by the National Health Service (NHS, the public health service), based on data from the study on crime in Britain, the number of adults in England and Wales, having taken illegal drugs in 2009-2001, 8.9% is the lowest ever recorded since the start of the study in 1996.
It's the same in the 16-24 years, only 20% of them reporting having used drugs in the previous year - another record, one-third below its level in fifteen years ago. Read more on Presseurop. eu ...
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