Rejected petition Build a better future for addicts and their loved ones.

Educate the public to stop the damaging stigma of addicts being criminals and instead treat addiction as a mental health issue. This can be done by improving education on addiction in schools and to the general public as well as decriminalising possession and using that funding for rehabilitation.

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Addicts and their loved ones feel as if they can't reach out for the adequate support and treatment in fear of being judged and ridiculed. Addiction should be treated as a mental health issue and more funding and support from the government is required to create a better future for addicts and their loved ones alongside preventing young people from becoming addicts in the future.

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Create an addiction and mental health strategy: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324869

Reform the law so that drug addicts are not criminalised: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563628

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Date submitted 29 December 2020
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