Two 11-year-olds in every classroom are using drugs, according to official figures which show a rise\u2019 in cocaine use among school leavers. Amid controversy about David Blunkett\u2019s drugs strategy, data published by the Government\u2019s statistical service showed that six per cent of 11-year-olds used drugs during 2001. The figure rose to 39 per cent among 15-year-olds, while a fifth of 11- to 15-year-olds in England used drugs in 2001 Cannabis was the most frequent drug used, with 13 per cent of 11- to 15-year-olds smoking.
\nPeter Walker, adviser on drugs to the National Association of Head teachers, said, You show me a head teacher that says they haven\u2019t got a drug problem and I will show you a liar. I mean infant schools, primary schools and secondary schools.
\nSource: Daily Telegraph, Womack, July 2002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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