Thousands of people across East Sussex take heroin and crack cocaine, ‘alarming’ new figures reveal

By The Newsroom
Published 25th Apr 2019, 10:28 BST
Updated 25th Apr 2019, 10:33 BST
There are more than 2,000 heroin and crack cocaine users in East Sussex, according to new figuresThere are more than 2,000 heroin and crack cocaine users in East Sussex, according to new figures
There are more than 2,000 heroin and crack cocaine users in East Sussex, according to new figures
More than 2,000 people in East Sussex are users of heroin and crack cocaine, according to newly-released figures.

A report by Public Health England and presented by UK Addiction Treatment (UKAT) has revealed there are 2,140 crack and opiate users in the county between the ages of 15 and 64.

This is compared with Brighton and Hove, which has 2,065, while West Sussex has 2,695.

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