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"It's easy for people to say, 'Just stop taking drugs', but the reality is when addiction takes hold at a really young age through no fault of these children at all, it becomes incredibly difficult to just stop,"
she said.

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"The reality is that jail is highly expensive — and it doesn't work in terms of reducing reoffending,"
Mr Ward said.

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