In 2017, one-third of drug overdose deaths involved cocaine, or psychostimulants like MDMA.
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Sweden Rethinks Zero Tolerance Drug Policy as Cocaine Use Rises
Swedish authorities are trying to learn what factors are contributing to the rising rates of use (and overdose), including the way they police.
Cocaine Deaths Are On The Rise
“From 2014 through 2016, the number of drug overdose deaths involving cocaine nearly doubled from 5,892 to 11,316,” states a recent report on cocaine-related deaths. Overdoses caused by cocaine have increasingly been in the news cycle, and a new report released this week shows just how dangerous cocaine abuse has become, with overdose deaths linked… Continue reading Cocaine Deaths Are On The Rise