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Thread: I've just been counting the number of bad ideas in @thetimes report on the new #drugstrategy2021 (text taken from @LexisNexis). Let's start with the premise that (1) there is an 'alarming rise' in drug offences, and (2) half of all murders drug-related... 
The reason for (1) the increase in drug offences is that the police have been carrying out more stop-and-searches. We don't know what the underlying trend in drug use is, although there are worrying reports of increased drug-related deaths.
The idea (2) that half of all murders are drug-related is based on data suggesting that either the victim or the perpetrator used controlled drugs. By that logic, 100% of murders are water-related.
