Drug users who were sent to prison ended up mixing with other users and talking about the same thing constantly, a former addict told Justice Minister Owen Bonnici today.

Wendy Busuttil and Kenneth Caruana told the minister addicts would benefit more from counselling and community work, they told the minister, who paid them a visit earlier this evening.

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