Guardian Australia · Drugs

How cocaine conquered the UK: in pubs, festivals and workplaces the drug has become an everyday habit

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Previously considered a middle-class drug, price drops have made cocaine more widely available, and created a new set of problemsCocaine-linked crimes on the rise in Britain as consumption surgesAgeing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s £9.8bn-a-year cocaine habitLisa* is watching Scissor Sisters at…

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