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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans

The changing faces of county lines: How young girls are being exploited to carry drugs across the country

Georgina* was still a child when she revealed she had already been in a series of abusive relationships with men connected to county lines activity.

She had been raised in an abusive household, where instability and fear were part of everyday life. By the time she was a teenager, she was struggling with her mental health, fractured attachments and harmful coping mechanisms, including regular cannabis use and self-harm.

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