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An estimated 4.5 million Europeans used cocaine in 2006 (Photo: US federal government)

Cocaine consumption on the rise in the EU

Cannabis remains the most widespread drug amongst Europeans but its levels of consumption might have reached a peak, unlike the use of cocaine which has shot up over the past year, a fresh study shows.

"Today's report reveals that drug use has stabilised in a number of important areas, albeit at historically high levels," said Wolfgang Goetz, the director of the Lisbon-based European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), when presenting this year's findings on Thursda...

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An estimated 4.5 million Europeans used cocaine in 2006 (Photo: US federal government)

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