Plan worth millions to tackle area's drug problem as 35 die in three years

The scale of Knowsley’s drug problem has been revealed in a new report.

In the borough, twice as many young people have drug related hospital admissions than the national average.

In Knowsley, the rate is 164 per 100,000 while for the UK as a whole that figure sits at 86 per 100,000 young people aged 15 -24 with drug related hospital admissions.