Britain now stands on the top of a European list that shows numbers of cocaine abuse

By Alan Travis, Sunday 10 April 2011

According to governments advisers most harm is caused by the “increasingly common idea” that cocaine is a relatively safe drug.  Cocaine is the second most popular drug in Britain, with almost 800.000 users within the last year. The Advisory  Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) wanted to launch such a list last year, but was delayed by the home secretary, Theresa May. Her advice to leave out some others kinds of drugs. The chairman of the ACMD stated that the review focuses on the danger of using cocaine and not just classification of the illegal drug. The review is expected to take a year.

Article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/apr/10/cocaine-review-government-drug-advisers