The number of children receiving treatment
for addiction to cannabis has hit a record high, with one expert warning the age
they try the drug for the first time has fallen which places them at greater
risk. A total of 13,581 children received
medical treatment for drug addiction and cited cannabis as their "main problem
drug", which is an increase of nearly 50% in seven years, the latest statistics
show.
That number represents 68% of all those under 18
who received medical treatment for substance misuse in England in
2012/13.
