Special Report: In the Land of "gangster-jihadists"

Published October 25, 2012

Special Report: In the land of "gangster-jihadists"
Filed under: does cocaine abuse damage the heart
"The first thing that she did was remove the veil and eat a bar of Swiss chocolate." Such exchanges – usually secret – lie at the heart of a multi-million dollar kidnap and ransom industry in West Africa's dry north. Governments, including the Swiss … Read more on Reuters

Peter Hitchens: 'I don't believe in addiction. People take drugs because they …
Filed under: does cocaine abuse damage the heart
Hitchens quotes with approval Toby Young's claim that cannabis did him far more harm than cocaine – but then dismisses as delusional Young's insistence that cocaine did him no harm. If I were to tell him that I'd taken lots of drugs in my youth, and … Read more on The Guardian

Meow meow: Mephedrone twice as common in Wales as 2011
Filed under: does cocaine abuse damage the heart
Potential side effects can include fits, memory loss, potentially fatal heart problems and brain damage. The drug … At an average of £10-£20 per gram, the drug is cheap compared to others, and the effect is said to be similar to ecstasy and cocaine … Read more on BBC News