Ontelly

HARDtalk - Elizabeth Burton-Phillips

Logo for HARDtalk - Elizabeth Burton-Phillips

Drug crime in the UK is on the rise, the government is considering toughening up the drug laws and police chiefs are debating whether the battle against drugs is winnable. Elizabeth Burton-Phillips has personal experience of the damage drugs can do. She raised twin boys in a comfortable middle class home. Both became heroin addicts. One died. What lessons can we learn from her torment?