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Nicotine consumption in Australia rose 40% from 2017 to 2025, driven by illegal tobacco and e-cigarettes. By 2025, 80% of cigarettes smoked were illegal, up from 12% in 2017. Household spending on legal cigarettes dropped despite tripling costs, as cheaper illegal products dominated the market.
On the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast, Delevingne revealed she used GHB daily and cocaine to stay awake. Viral 2022 Burning Man photos were taken after a seizure. She credits the seizures for her sobriety.
Cocaine with purity up to 85% is circulating in the UK, contributing to a record 1,279 deaths in 2024. Samples from the Cheltenham Festival tested at 85% purity, up from 32% 13 years ago.
This editorial argues that the UK faces a growing cocaine crisis, citing rising purity, falling prices, and increasing deaths. It calls for renewed public and political attention to the dangers of cocaine use, emphasizing the need to de-glamorize the drug and highlight its devastating personal and societal consequences.
This commentary argues that the UK is facing a health scandal due to a surge in ultra-high-purity cocaine, which has driven record drug-related deaths. It contends that increased production in South America and diverse supply routes have created a buyer's market, and calls for urgent government action including drug checking programs and increased treatment funding.