UK crackdown on drug use slammed as Scotland reaches major milestone in crisis battle

David Strang, head of the Drug Deaths Taskforce has called new plans to crack down on minor drug use in England 'unhelpful'

THE leader of a dedicated team tackling the drug deaths emergency has slammed Tory proposals to further criminalise drug use and contrasted them with the public health approach being shaped in Scotland.

David Strang, the chair of the Drugs Deaths Taskforce, said measures being touted by the Conservative UK Government such as stripping recreational drug users of their passports were “unhelpful”.