Cocaine Use Up The proportion of Australians that used cocaine in the previous 12 months increased significantly from 1 per cent in 2004 to 1.6 per cent in 2007. This represents an additional 111,000 Australians using cocaine. The proportion of the Australian population that had… Read More »Cocaine Use Up
High cocaine demand has consequences A recent opinion article in the Australian newspaper links Australia’s high demand for cocaine to drug killings in other countries like Mexico. (Source: The Weekend Australian, 22 August 2009) Australians that used cocaine in the previous 12 months increased by… Read More »High Cocaine Demand has Consequences
Drug Use And Schizophrenia The bi annual International Congress on Schizophrenia Research will co sponsor a drug abuse research track at its conference in Colorado Springs USA in April 2011. This conference gathers scientists representing a broad range of disciplines involved with discovery in schizophrenia.… Read More »Drug Use And Schizophrenia
Cocaine Use Record The number of cocaine arrests in 2008/9 is the highest of the last decade. The source of most cocaine arriving in Australia is Colombia. The number of places of embarkation of cocaine to Australia has doubled in the last decade. Cocaine shipments… Read More »Cocaine Use Record
Cocaine Organised Crime The latest report from the Australian Crime Commission discloses that organized criminals are behind the cocaine supply to Australia. In Australia cocaine use and arrest rates are at historically high levels. Cocaine is increasingly available throughout Australia. The harm from cocaine use… Read More »Cocaine Organised Crime
Cocaine Use Link To Columbia The latest report from the Australian Crime Commission shows that 96 per cent of cocaine seized at Australian borders came from Colombia. The Australian cocaine market is increasingly diverse in methods of importation and distribution to users. Australian border protection… Read More »Cocaine Use Link To Columbia
Cocaine Perfect For Heart Attacks Cocaine users are more likely to have heart problems according to a study by the University of Sydney. Using MRI scans, cocaine users showed a 35 per cent increase of stiffening of the aorta, higher systolic blood pressure and a… Read More »Cocaine Perfect For Heart Attacks
