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How Europe became addicted to cocaine

Isaac Risco | Marina Strauss | Grzegorz Szymanowski
April 8, 2024

Cocaine use is at a record high in Europe. The continent's craving for the drug has made criminal gangs extremely wealthy, but the consequences can be devastating. Europe itself is now experiencing the dark side of the drug trade.

https://p.dw.com/p/4eT9q
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