One million Australians have tried cocaine

[grace]

One million Australians have tried cocaine

Ben Packham

Herald Sun

18 December 2008

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...37-2862,00.html

 

COCAINE use has surged to record highs, with an estimated one million Australians having tried the drug.

 

New figures show cannabis and amphetamine use has slumped, but demand for ecstasy is high.

 

About 6 per cent of Australians aged 14 and over have tried cocaine, and 1.6 per cent - or 281,000 people - use it regularly.

 

That's about 100,000 more cocaine users than in 2004.

 

Australians aged 20-29 are the biggest consumers of the drug, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's 2007 household drugs survey.

 

Despite worsening alcohol-related violence, the number of regular drinkers has fallen.

 

The AIHW found 8.1 per cent of Australians aged 14 and over drank every day.

 

About 83 per cent described themselves as "recent drinkers" - down from 83.6 per cent in 2004.

 

Tobacco use fell markedly, as did cannabis use. The Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia said falls in amphetamine and cannabis use could be attributed to strong education campaigns against the drugs.

 

The council's chief executive David Templeman described cocaine as a "niche" drug.

 

Alcohol, on the other hand, remained Australia's worst problem drug, he said.

 

"It's certainly not going away by any stretch of the imagination," Mr Templeman said.

 

"I sometimes see the attitude where people say: 'I won't bother with the illegal stuff because I can do as much as I like of the legal stuff'.

 

"They say 'I can drink as much as I like as long as I don't drive'."

 

Health Minister Nicola Roxon said the Government would not give up the fight against drugs.

 

"While I am pleased that illicit drug use is decreasing, we as a Government will not become complacent in the campaign against illicit drugs," she said.

 

"The Government is very concerned about the cost illicit drugs have on our community and we will continue to implement initiatives to tackle this problem."

[konflikt]

they can keep that Shit for themselves...

[Bris-Stoner]

well they can keep thats shit for themselves as konflikt sez, fuck that shit man ill stay with the mj all day long, stick ya white shit up ya ass

[marrywanna]

alcahol still remains the worst drug with VIOLENCE caused by it increasing,

 

yet its legal and another drug that pretty much quells violence is illegal..

 

as for the crack, "they can keep that Shit for themselves... "

[smokinjoe]

well they can keep thats shit for themselves as konflikt sez, fuck that shit man ill stay with the mj all day long, stick ya white shit up ya ass

 

It's probably more pleasant orally or via the nasal passage but rectally would still do the trick; bypasses the liver too.

[humphrey b flaubert]

It's probably more pleasant orally or via the nasal passage but rectally would still do the trick; bypasses the liver too.

There is a rumour that Whitney Huston had a roadie who's job was to blow coke up her arse so she didn't ruin her voice.

[konflikt]

and u believe it humphrey?

[humphrey b flaubert]

and u believe it humphrey?

Why let the truth get in the way of a good story?

[Teucer]

Keith Richards chopped up his old man with coke and snorted.

 

Mmmmmmm... mmmmmmmm... "Chef hans, that does taste good!"