Cocaine usage doubles in France

A government report revealed on January 14th that the number of cocaine users in France has nearly doubled to 1.1 million, with employees increasingly using the drug to cope with workplace pressures, reported RFI.

The French Observatory of Drugs and Addictive Trends say the spike in consumption has pushed France to seventh place among European nations for cocaine use.

“The evolution of working conditions” has led to workers using it on the job, said OFDT deputy director Ivana Obradovic, who cited restaurant workers trying to cope with intensive schedules and fishermen dealing with tough working conditions.

RFI