The statistics in Canada for drug addiction have gotten significantly higher in the last ten years. In the 1990s, according to the CFDP (Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy), marijuana use was up while cocaine and heroin use were down. Just ten years later in 2007, Statistics Canada reported that drug related offenses were at a 30 year high in Canada. On top of this is the number of people who use drugs who are not caught in the legal web which would make the count even higher.
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