Mr. Hugh Greaves:

Yes. To touch on the crossover between gambling and drug use, in recent work we have identified a group of young men aged approximately between 20 and 29. It is a group with that sort of age profile. Much of the time they have jobs, and may be driving vans and working on sites. These young men have serious cocaine, alcohol and gambling issues. People are being sucked into a vortex of problems. Then they present at services with all sorts of issues and they do not know which way is up. There could be family issues, debt issues, drug debt issues and resulting threats of violence. When we look at these issues at a community level, it is sometimes possible to see things not visible at a national service level or in a psychiatric service. These patterns that happen all at once can be seen at the local community level and that is why there is such a need for the local partnership approach provided by the local drug and alcohol task forces. They bring people together, and once information is pooled, action must be taken when the problems become evident.