Home Office Drugs Minister Bob Ainsworth at the launch of the Safer Clubbing guide at the AKA bar, part of The End nightclub in London's West End. * The booklet marks a shift in Home Office policy by placing more emphasis on managing the use of illegal substances like ecstasy rather than penalising clubs and drug users. The new direction may even contradict the Government's own legislation, which makes it illegal for owners to tolerate drug use on their premises. The development comes after senior policemen such as the Metropolitan Police's controversial Commander Brian Paddick have said pub

Home Office Drugs Minister Bob Ainsworth at the launch of the Safer Clubbing guide at the AKA bar, part of The End nightclub in London's West End. * The booklet marks a shift in Home Office policy by placing more emphasis on managing the use of illegal substances like ecstasy rather than penalising clubs and drug users. The new direction may even contradict the Government's own legislation, which makes it illegal for owners to tolerate drug use on their premises. The development comes after senior policemen such as the Metropolitan Police's controversial Commander Brian Paddick have said pub Stock Photo

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Home Office Drugs Minister Bob Ainsworth at the launch of the Safer Clubbing guide at the AKA bar, part of The End nightclub in London's West End. * The booklet marks a shift in Home Office policy by placing more emphasis on managing the use of illegal substances like ecstasy rather than penalising clubs and drug users. The new direction may even contradict the Government's own legislation, which makes it illegal for owners to tolerate drug use on their premises. The development comes after senior policemen such as the Metropolitan Police's controversial Commander Brian Paddick have said publicly that targeting ecstasy users in nightclubs was a waste of resources. Government-commissioned research found that drug users cost society 19 billion a year, with hardcore heroin and cocaine addicts responsible for 99% of the bill.

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