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Drug scheme results 'predictable'

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A scheme to give heroin addicts access to the drug under supervision has resulted in less of the drug being bought on the street and fewer crimes being committed, according to its organisers. Paul Hayes, of the National Treatment Agency, and Neil McKeganey, professor of drug misuse research at the University of Glasgow, discuss whether ministers should set up further trials.

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