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Former heroin addict 鈥淧aul鈥 told 5 live how dealers use sales tactics and social media to sell drugs. Paul, who was not using his real name, told Nicky Campbell on Your Call: 鈥淭hey have their own sales patter. Some sell by making threats, you get given free stuff to suck you in so you鈥檙e in debt to them. They have no regard whatsoever for people.鈥 Paul described how dealers use social media to sell: 鈥淭hey send you pictures but once you do the deal and once you get hooked relationships can become abusive.鈥 He added: 鈥淭hese people don鈥檛 care about the welfare of people, they pretend they鈥檙e your friend but it鈥檚 a horrible friendship.鈥 This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Wednesday 8 February 2017
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