It says that while drug use and drug problems have declined in the UK in recent years, there are still about 2, 000 drug-related deaths each year and 380, 000 problem drug users.

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Although illicit drug use has been declining in the UK, long-term problem drug use and drug-related deaths are not decreasing, says the British Medical Association.

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Also, Belize has a problem with violent crime, much of it drug-related, and the trafficking of narcotics to the US. In 2011 Belize was added to a US blacklist of countries considered to be major producers or transit routes for illegal drugs.

BBC: Belize country profile

By Wednesday, the FDA will reach a decision the drug, which is intended for the obese or overweight who have at least one additional weight-related health problem.

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