Previously considered a middle-class drug, price drops have made cocaine more widely available, and created a new set of problems Cocaine-linked crimes on the rise in Britain as consumption surges Ageing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s £9. 8bn-a-year cocaine habit Lisa* is wat...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/oct/25/how-cocaine-conquered-the-uk-inside-britains-pubs-festivals-and-workplaces-the-drug-has-become-an-everyday-habit)