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"UN condemns Britain's celebrity cocaine culture"
For reals!!! CLICK HERE to read the article accompanying this headline.
[Image via WENN.]
UN condemns Britain's celebrity cocaine culture
The price of cocaine has fallen to a record low as a United Nations report says that celebrity users have made the drug socially acceptable.
Police say privately that cocaine is becoming as acceptable in middle-class Britain as cannabis was a generation ago and that they are losing the battle against the drug.
The UN drug control agency’s annual report, published today, puts the blame at the door of celebrity culture and accuses the police of turning a blind eye to the rich and famous who misuse the drug.
“Celebrity drug offenders can profoundly influence attitudes, values and behaviour towards drug abuse, particularly among young people,” it said. “The authorities should ensure that celebrities who violate drug laws are made accountable.”
The criticism comes after widespread media coverage of the drug problems of Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse.
Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said that he would launch an inquiry. “It is vital that we look at the law governing drugs and their availability in the light of this information. We need to be tough on the use of drugs, especially by those who may be seen as role models.”
The UN report says that Britain, Spain and Italy have the highest levels of cocaine misuse in Europe and warns that West Africa is becoming a hub for traffickers. The drug is smuggled out of Colombia through Brazil and Venezuela to countries such as Benin, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal on board ships, private yachts and private aircraft. It is then repacked in small quantities and smuggled into Europe by air. The main airports used are Dakar, Conakry, Freetown, Banjul, Accra and Lagos.
Professor Hamid Ghodse, a member of the UN’s International Narcotics Control Board, said that most of the cocaine from West Africa entered Europe through Spain and Portugal with smaller amounts direct from the Caribbean.
“The organised criminal gangs have lots of resources, they have lots of power,” he said. “They never get near the drugs themselves and therefore operate with impunity”.
Government figures show that the average cost of a gram of cocaine on the streets has gone down from £71 a decade ago to £45 last year. Harry Shapiro, of the charity Drugscope, said: “Consumers are being given a two-tier market. They can buy lower quality cocaine for £30 a gram or pay £50 to £60 for higher quality cocaine.”
The UN report also expressed concern about opium production in Afghanistan. Professor Ghodse said that he believed that the international forces there had lost control. Production rose to 8,200 tons last year.
Duh!!! Of course it should be condemned.
nice.
wheres the link
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coke leagal sounds good to me!!
I LOVE coke! It is GREAT!!!
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Good its ridiculous how its glamorised!!!!!! Its influencing teenagers to think its 'cool' to do it! Just ignore it and stop publicising it!
L.O.L. that's ’cause all the people buying it are O.D.ing
she's horrible
I British and i love cocaine cos its yummy!
I don't understand this 'after the jump' stuff… what jump??
If you rushed to type "first," youre were labeled slow as a kid. Right?
she is a druggy and no one cares about her at all.
lmsl;f
kate is gooooorge!!
good!
What?
Fuck the UN.
First!
Who cares. People are gonna do what they want one way or another. There are more important issues that worry about UN!!
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I don't understand and will never understand what anyone ever found in her. She's really short and she has absolutely no curves. Just a boring, short skeleton with a crooked nose. That's why there are so many anorexics out there. They looked up to her b/c she was famous. Anorexics on coke. That's what our world has become.
Die coke whore and take Amy and Pete with your nasty ass
hello? amy just got awarded for being a drug addict how els are kids suppose to take this message anyhow drugs are always going to be there leagle or not and leagly there danger factor is less so fuk it6 let those who want to get high and those who dot dont pleese enough already!
I hope she has a drug over dose and her little girl finds her dead drugged out body
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Britain does have a massive cocaine problem i live here and it's everywhere.
(bah)
cocaine is a big problem here in the UK, infact alot of drugs are…mainly due to how much the media/tv glorifies it.
2-3 years back parties would all be about 24 packs of beer and getting drunk. now it's all about the drugs. ket, coke, mdma…beer is just an 'added extra'.
cocaine is still quite expensive compared to some drugs. ecstasy can be bought for as little as £2 a pill…
i've done coke a few times, but seeing what its done some of my nicest friends have put me off it. it's turned them into nasty, malicious and unthoughtfull people
They know where the drugs are coming from. They know how and which airports they are coming in through….then do something. Right? They make it sound like it's uncontrolable and way out of their hand yet they have all this "information" Whatever.
The british pound is a much stronger currency than it was a decade ago. Once the Euro was introduced all European currencies, including pounds and swiss francs, which are tied to the euros exchange rate, even though they opted not to share the currency, strengthened dramatically compared to the dollar and latin american currencies, which are traditionally linked to the US dollar.
Well stop giving everyone a slap on the wrist then. Look at Pete Doherty. Hes been caught with drugs how many times? And never once has he been in jail.
Re: mambo boy – That, and your weather sucks so there's nothing better to do… sex and drugs and rock n roll. Love ya, Jolly Ol' - just sayin' like it is…
It's about damn time they do something! How many more people…not just celebritards….are going to end up dying from their addictions to drugs?
"misuse the drug" - how should one 'use' it then?
I think she's exotic looking. Very different and unusual. That's the intrigue. Not run-of-the-mill. However, I read somewhere that her body is like a 12-year-old boy's. She's abused it so much from cocaine. No wonder Johnny dumped her (which she's admitted to taking very hard). From the looks of his current skeletal love, Vanessa, he likes 'em bean pole boy thin. Oh well, to each his own…
After seeing Daniella Westbrook's nose I would never touch the stuff but I suppose Westbrook is a prime example of how bad it is here.
Re: Jessemm –
Oh yeah, solving the drug trade problem. ho hum, no big deal.
I fear for the world my son will live in one day….
why did kate moss get stuck on this article? pete & amy were the ones mentioned, not her
besides, drug consumption is a victimless crime! decriminalize it already!!!!
You would think the British celebs are getting caught daily with drugs. Theres a small minority who regulary get mentioned and its a bit hard to prosecute when the police dont catch them red handed. But yeah Pete Doherty should of been locked up years ago. But in many cases you can't prove what there doing from photo. Also Cocaine was introduced to the UK from the US like many bad things. The UN needs to get its priorities right and think more of the millions dying from poverty and disease than criticising the UK about some celebrity druggies!
Cocaine is a helluva drug
Re: Amiee – like you had to find your mom? bitter much?
COKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM IN BRITAIN. EVEN BACK TO THE 60'S, 70'S, 80'S, 90'S … IT'S JUST BACK THEN IT WAS THE WEALTHIER WHO COULD AFFORD IT WHEREAS NOW ALL THE SCUM & POOR FUCKERS CAN AFFORD IT & HAVE MADE IT LESS GLAMOUROUS. CELEBS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. IF YOU'RE A WEALTHY CITY BANKER YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE IMPRESSED JUST B/C FUCKING PETE DOCHERTY OR KATE MOSS DOES IT - GET FUCKING REAL U.N!
I don't like coke. I prefer meth, really. LOL!!
price for 1 gram coke in The Netherlands dropped to 40 Euro
1)kids don't take drugs and 2)wtf is wrong with her ear?seriously guys,look carefully at that pic.are we sure this is a real ear and she didn't steal it from the DUMBO (the little elephant)?ok i take that back.Dumbo had more beautiful ears.
1)kids don't take drugs and 2)wtf is wrong with her ear?seriously guys,look carefully at that pic.are we sure this is a real ear and she didn't steal it from the DUMBO (the little elephant)?ok i take that back.Dumbo had more beautiful ears.
COCAINE ROCKS.
Re: Amiee – You are one twisted sick freak.
please get help.
We should legalize drugs!! Stop the war on drugs and save money!!
fuck the un, Km AW and PW,. let the little cokewhore get assraped about 20 times over an eight bleed out her nose and choke on her own fucking blood. Lets BURN the coke up and do H instead! That will lower the crime rate.
Patrick Swayze is gonna die. Damn I wish it was Britney.
She needs to get back with Pete.
Re: Vivid – and have a big coke orgy but give them a bag of TIDE ™
Re: amiee is a douchebag, used of course. – Theres no help for that kind, except a stake through the heart or something.
Re: ANNA NICOLE SMITH – what do you mean 1)Kids don't take drugs? They take them younger and younger. Look at Daniel. But yeah the ear does look like a left-over prop from LordotRings, go Bilbos ear!
definitely the one drug i only did once, but I've seen how fucked up people can get including my best friend.
, keeps me sane.
cannabis several times every day
I'm not against it being legal, I'm just not for it for me or anyone i associate with.
Re: ANNA NICOLE SMITH – it's not her ear. There is someone standing right behind her. Drugs are bad!!!! I hate all those celebrities taking drugs.
wow that headline was way to complicated :S
I hate all these LOSERS who think it is cool and normal to do drugs. Who in the world wants to end up like Amy or Pete or any of those other losers? If you do drugs, please do society a favor and OD. Thanks
fucking idiots
You can get really good cocaine for $40 a gram in NYC. I don't know anyone who would spend $100 a gram.
SAD
JA! es re cara la merca alla…
Re: lori –
OMG. She didn't get awarded for being a drug addict, she was awarded for being an innovative singer. A LOT OF intelligent people mess up with drugs. I don't know why it happens but it's true. Drugs should not be the deciding factor over whether someone wins a grammy or not. Just because you do drugs doesn't mean you don't work hard and deserve an award for the work you've done. UGH it makes me so mad when people say that they rewarded her for being a drug addict. That's just not true.
I say FUCK IT! Celebrities will always have access to whatever drugs they want. And people will absolutely, positively NEVER stop doing drugs. It just ain't going to happen. They need to make alcohol illegal, because that hurts many more innocent people than drugs do. Drug abusers don't want to share their drugs and that's that. Drugs are bad, mmmkay?
Coke is the only drug anyone should touch!!
You're all idiots. Drugs enhance fun. They give you a different type of fun. Not everyone becomes an addict from using drugs. I have done drugs for approx 6 years now and I am not an addict. I do them RARELY! Once every 3-4 months… I have fun. Whatevs
Coke should be made legal and sold over the counter in chemists. That way use is monitored. Other drugs the world can do without. But clean coke would make the world a better place.
I do agree with the Amy winehouse issue. She should be locked away for the shit she does, Perez you need to stop writting about her. She is f*cking pathetic and in no way deserved the awards she's rec'd
kate is gorgeous!!!!!!!! and she needs help to be the coke whore that we all love
what a bunch of idiots. They dont want people to use coke, but they're telling people that its cheaper now, so you can get more bag for your buck? thats amazing. amazingly hypocritical.
Re: K – dont be tellin Perez what to stop writing about biotch. you really think he's going to listen to your ugly coked out self? like you have room to cast aspersions on Amy Winehouse's character. go do some blow skank.
That's the UK for you! This country is going down the fucking drainhole. Everday people die from stabbings - and it's usually kids as the perpetrators. The drugs stuff is just the icing on the cake - celebs get away witha slap on the wrist, the courts are way too soft!
Terrorists, druggies, thugs - you're all welcome in the UK!!! In fact, we'll pay you to be here and don't you worry about anyone infringing on those human rights of yours!
when's the opium goning to make it's way to the US?
when's the opium going to make it's way to the US?
misuse the drug?
WOW
That shit is expensive in Europe.
In Argentina 1 g. of cocaine is sold for 10 to 12 U$A dollars in streets and clubs.
I was surprised when Pete Doherty was given a honor price last week and appeared with his nose bleeding and laughing.
Something is really rong there.
I'm 26 years old and I can tell you that even here in Southamerica people look up to Kate Moss and Doherty and many young assholes drink and do drugs a lot and think it's cool.
I know because I worked as PR for many clubs for 5 years.
They don't know what they are getting into.
Not everyone can do drugs and not get addicted, in fact most people does.
I'm not a prude but something has to be done, maybe showing the consecuencies of drug abuse would be a start point.
If drugs are linked to fame, succes, skinny bodies, glamour teens will get into them. Sad but true.
Sorry for my bad English, as I said before I'm from Argentina and my original language is Spanish.
kate moss is such a bad example of a role model to all young british kids/ models around the world. i think its sad that now a days we look up to 'successful' ppl who are continually in and out of rehab, on crack or addicted to smoking. i wish there were more 'successful' ppl who were good role models for younger generations.
Re: Nikki – actually pete has been in jail.
more than once.
mmmmm, coke…did it for the first time last night.
Whatever. It's still better than America's meth epidemic.