The U.K. Heroin Underground

The U.K. Heroin Underground
Andy Moxon

A Bad Habit
Though it is difficult to measure exactly, it is clear that heroin use in the U.K. has expanded dramatically in the past few decades. Several reports estimate that about 280,000 users presently live in Britain, 20 times the number estimated in 1971.

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