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        BBC NEWS 24  565 08 Oct 17:24/16
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 "DRUGS CZAR" DEFENDS GOVERNMENT ACTION 
 The Government's "drugs czar" has      
 insisted the war against drugs can be  
 won during a visit to Scotland.        
                                        
 Keith Hellawell is in Glasgow to meet  
 local agencies and respond to a £5m    
 anti-drugs drive unveiled by the       
 Scottish Office.                       
                                        
 Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland, he     
 refused to accept efforts, including   
 treatment and prevention initiatives,  
 are proving futile.                    
                                        
 He said: "Many things do work and many 
 things are working in Scotland."       
                                        
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