Coked-Up British Bankers Caused the Financial Crisis, Says UK Professor

Coked-Up British Bankers Caused the Financial Crisis, Says UK Professor
There is some anecdotal evidence to suggest that drug abuse — in particular the use of cocaine and heroin — was and continues to be rampant among bankers. Take, for example, reports of brokers allegedly selling cocaine in exchange for insider … Read more on TIME

Drug rooms a 'back door' to legalisation, says think-tank
They aim to establish contact with difficult-to-reach users, according to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. But they have proved controversial, with concerns that they may encourage drug use, delay treatment entry and … Read more on Telegraph.co.uk

Brain stimulation may treat cocaine addiction: study
A team in the United States trained rats to "self-administer"cocaine by pressing two levers. After several weeks of training, the rats were given a mild foot shock whenever self-administering, causing 70 percent of them to give up the drug, the … Read more on AFP