{"id":4512,"date":"2026-03-27T19:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4512"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:48:27","slug":"study-finds-two-uk-cities-have-the-highest-cocaine-use-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4512","title":{"rendered":"Study finds two UK cities have the highest cocaine use in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Cocaine is everywhere!<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>A new study has found that two British cities have the highest levels of cocaine usage in all of Europe. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The study, which tested sewer water for traces of cocaine, was conducted by the European Union Drugs Agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It found that Middlesbrough led the continent for cocaine use across both weekday and weekend levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The study also found that Bristol came in second place for cocaine usage, but first place for ketamine. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Waste and sewage water is regarded as a reliable method of tracking drug trends as they provide a measurement of people&#8217;s habits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The data also found that MIddlesborough&#8217;s weekday average was around 2487.94 milligrams of cocaine per 1,000 people per day, which is over double the amount that is average in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This number then rose to 3,000 on weekends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Bristol showed a reading of 1280 on weekdays and 1517 on weekends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Numbers for Manchester, London, and Glasgow didn&#8217;t feature in the EU&#8217;s latest study, however all three have often featured close to the top on similar lists for European cocaine use.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>A government spokesperson told the Mirror: \u201cKetamine and cocaine are extremely dangerous substances &#8211; and the use in our cities is deeply concerning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p> \u201cWe will continue to work across health, policing and wider public services to drive down drug use and stop those who profit from its supply. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cWe are also strengthening our border security to tackle the criminal gangs putting lives at risk. A record number of illegal drugs were seized by police and Border Force in the year to March 2025, including 23,706 seizures of powder cocaine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Study #finds #cities #highest #cocaine #Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cocaine is everywhere! A new study has found that two British cities have the highest levels of cocaine usage in all of Europe. The study, which tested sewer water for traces of cocaine, was conducted by the European Union Drugs Agency. 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