The investment in treatment for people addicted to drugs has also helped many to rebuild their lives.

BBC: Possessing small amount of drugs 'should not be crime'

Individuals who are addicted to drugs or alcohol require treatment in order to find long-term recovery, not the threat of punishment.

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Two years ago a study by a university in Punjab suggested that as much as 70% of young Punjabi men were addicted to drugs or alcohol.

BBC: Major drugs haul in India's Punjab

Presbyterian minister, Morgan is convinced that the most effective way to help people, especially those who are addicted to drugs and alcohol, is through religious faith.

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Some 2 million poor souls are addicted to drugs in Iran and a heroic team of NGOs and volunteers are working behind the scenes to help them.

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Son of a Princeton, New Jersey Presbyterian minister, Morgan is convinced that the most effective way to help people, especially those who are addicted to drugs and alcohol, is through religious faith.

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Giving them a place to stay isn't dealing with the kind of underlying issue, which is there's a very small number of people who are addicted to drugs, are mentally ill, have severe problems with alcohol, and they live on the streets and every winter they fall down drunk four times and get taken to the hospital and have to get a cat scan.

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The day's questions to ministers include the need for treatment programmes for people who are addicted to legally prescribed drugs, the impact on authors of copyright exemption for schools, and unemployment in Wales.

BBC: Week ahead

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson challenged Mr Salmond over his government' implementation of the drugs strategy, highlighting the cost of methadone treatment the almost doubling of babies born to drug addicted mothers and the number of prisoners taking methadone reaching a record high.

BBC: First minister's questions