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C.O.C.A : articles
COCA Articles
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Crack in the system?
To understand the connection between cocaine and crime and the stereotypes generated by this combination, we need first to look at history to gain some illumination on the roots of our perceptions.
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Cultural History of Cocaine
The study of historical attitudes towards cocaine use and culture can provide a useful tool in understanding stereotypes, media sensationalism and urban myths associated with its use. It is important to understand these as they so often become barriers to the development of rational, evidenced based policy and practice in the drugs field.
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House of Cards
They’re fragile set ups, like a stack of cards…..they can easily come crashing down’.
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Is Meth abuse a problem? BBC News report
This article was published 25 April 2007 by the BBC. It examines the current prevalence of Methamphetamine in the UK and talks to leading experts on problems associated with its use.
See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6552951.stm for more details.
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Sellers and Buyers (User-Dealing)
Like any commodity, where there are consumers of drugs there are also sellers, the difference in the illicit sale of drugs is that the dealers do not advertise their product, the media does that for them..., for free.
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