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'I peddled heroin at 14 then ran away from home - here's exactly why I did it'

'I peddled heroin at 14 then ran away from home - here's exactly why I did it'

As statistics show an alarming number of children go missing from care and are more likely to be exploited, groomed or trafficked, the Mirror asks what we can do to give these children a better start in life.

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