Their desire for work has put even more pressure on employability and distanced many from the sources of economic recovery. The number of 11 year olds drinking alcohol regularly is almost 4 times the national average; a quarter of
Grimsby’s 11 year old boys are drinking every week. There were an estimated 1,440
problematic drug users in the Grimsby area in 2005/6, less than half were in treatment at
that time. Estimates suggest that these people may be responsible for as many as 1,500 children.