Russell Brand calls for abstinence-based drug treatment
Comedian Russell Brand has told MPs that he advocates an abstinence-based approach for treating drug addiction.
Speaking to the Home Affairs Committee which is investigating the UK drug policy, he spoke of his personal experiences of addiction and treatment and said there needed to be "love and compassion".
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