Shock figures from a survey on school pupils suggests not enough is being done in the war on drugs.
If the figures are to be believed, 11 per cent of Year 13 pupils have tried hard drugs such as cocaine, crack and heroin.
Perhaps you would expect figures like these for those who have tried cannabis since its decriminalisation, but these statistics are about Class A drugs and send a worrying message to every parent.
When cannabis was decriminalised, one of the arguments against doing so was that it could encourage more teenagers to move on to harder drugs. These figures suggest those concerns could now ring true.
Paul McCabe, who as director of Energy and Vision launched the survey, claims it's now all about availability.
Now it's down to the authorities to cutting off this supply and get tough on the dealers, otherwise next year these figures could be even worse.
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