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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10254

11 November 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
Cocaine fatalities double

Brussels, 10/11/2010 (Agence Europe) - The number of cocaine induced deaths (the second most popular illegal drug consumed in Europe, after cannabis) almost doubled over the period of a year, emphasised the OEDT, in its annual report published on Wednesday in Lisbon. In 2008, around 1,000 deaths linked to cocaine consumption were notified in Europe, as opposed to 500 in 2007.

In the United Kingdom, the number of death certificates issued for cocaine fatalities doubled between 2003 (161) and...

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