Steep rise in Europe cocaine use

An annual report on drug use from the EU Agency European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), launched 22 November 2007, says around 4.5 million Europeans are likely to have used cocaine in the past year - a million more than in 2006.

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EMCDDA: Annual report on the state of the drugs problem in Europe, 2007 http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/html.cfm/index407EN.html

EMCDDA: Drugs In Focus, No.17: 'Cocaine use in Europe: implications for service delivery' http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/html.cfm/index439EN.html

European Parliament: Article, 23.11.07: Cocaine use continues to rise in the EU, but Cannabis remains most widely use http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/019-13448-324-11-47-902-20071121STO13447-2007-20-11-2007/default_en.htm

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