Taipei Times - archives: "More Britons die as cocaine price falls
DRUG ABUSE: As the price of cocaine has declined, more young professionals have started to take it recreationally at the weekends, and more of them are drying from it
THE OBSERVER , LONDON
Monday, May 24, 2004,Page 7
Advertising Soaring levels of cocaine use among young British professionals have led to a record number of deaths, according to new figures.
A drastic drop in the price of the drug, coupled with the belief among young people that cocaine is 'safe,' led to 87 deaths linked to its use for the first six months of last year -- double the figure for the same period in 2002."
