Ministers spurned drug tsar's guidance of £900m funding to tackle misuse

Exclusive: leaked emails show government dismissed funding plea before £80m announcement The government’s drug tsar told ministers they should find £900m for treatment to tackle drug misuse, the Guardian has learned, before just £80m was announced this week.On Tuesday Boris Johnson lauded a series of newly announced measures, including £80m for an increase in drug treatment, seen as vital to help break the cycle of drugs and crime but criticised by experts for being “a drop in the ocean”. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/21/new-funding-to-tackle-drug-misuse-is-820m-less-than-ministers-were-advised #drugs #drugs_policy #conservatives #politics #health #society #uk_news