Fury as drug treatment staff banned from telling addicts to get ‘clean’ & ‘sober’ in case the words offend

DRUG treatment staff were banned from telling addicts they need to get “clean” and “sober” — as the terms are not “considerate” enough.

Woke chiefs at Hampshire and Isle of Wight councils told professionals to avoid the words as they may offend.

Drug treatment staff have been banned from telling addicts to get ‘sober’ and ‘clean’Alamy

Paid workers and volunteers at addiction clinics were asked not to use the phrases “drug-free”, “mentally ill” and “alcoholic”.

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