Middlesbrough has been named as one of 'Europe's secret drug capitals' in an online article by Vice magazine.
The town has been placed alongside cities including Antwerp, Dresden, Frankfurt and Glasgow.
The feature cites the claim that one in 40 adults living in Middlesbrough is a user of opiate or crack cocaine, the highest number in the UK.
The finding was contained in a report by the Centre for Social Justice published last year.
It also states drug use is "three times more than the national estimate".
The magazine also lists Lazarat in Albania, Novi Sad in Serbia and Rasquera in Spain.
International magazine Vice was founded in Canada and focuses on news, arts and culture around the globe.
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