london runs on cocaine

Well, that is my conslusion after this story. Amazing.


Cocaine traces detected in Thames
From: Agence France-Presse

November 06, 2005


SO much cocaine is being used in London that traces of the white powdered narcotic can be detected in the Thames River, a report says.
Citing scientific research it commissioned, the UK's Sunday Telegraph newspaper said an estimated two kilograms of cocaine, or 80,000 lines, spilled into the river every day after it has passed through users' bodies and sewage treatment plants.

It extrapolated that 150,000 lines of the illegal drug were snorted in the British capital every day, or 15 times higher than the official figure given by the Home Office.

"Because of the long-term complications of cocaine use, we are looking at a healthcare time bomb," clinical toxicologist John Henry was quoted as saying.

Cocaine use has been in the headlines in Britain after fuzzy images of supermodel Kate Moss allegedly taking the drug in a London recording studio were published in a tabloid newspaper.

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She soon went into detox after losing some of her most lucrative contracts, but is already making a comeback, appearing on the front page of several newspapers - including the Sunday Telegraph.