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Drug Addiction and Crime

Volume 455: debated on Monday 15 January 2007

25. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the inter-relationship between drug addiction and crime; and what steps he is taking to reduce drugs dependency among criminals. (114699)

The inter-relationships between drug misuse and crime are complex, but it is generally accepted that there is a strong relationship between addiction, especially to heroin and crack cocaine, and acquisitive crime. There has been record investment in tackling this problem, including the establishment of the Drug Interventions Programme, the provision of drug interventions in prisons and the expansion of drug treatment services.