Cleveland's heroin for addicts scheme to end

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Cleveland's heroin for addicts scheme to end

A scheme to give free medical grade heroin to addicts in Middlesbrough - the town with the worst drugs death rates in the UK is ending due to a lack of funding.

Date - 29th September 2022
By - Cachella Smith

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