The council last week reported on how local authorities and services have implemented its recommendations on dealing with the 250,000 to 350,000 young people whose parents are problem drug users. Hidden Harm - Three Years On praised Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales but said England focused on preventing these young people from becoming users at the expense of their current welfare.
Vivienne Evans, chair of the Hidden Harm Working Group for the advisory council, said: "Until these young people are embedded within the next drugs strategy, things won't change."
The Home Office will consult later this year on the Government's next drugs strategy, which will run from 2008.
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