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===Consumption===
▲<font size = 2 color = black>World annual cocaine consumption currently stands at around 600 [[metric ton]]s, with the [[United States]] consuming around 300 metric tons, 50% of the total, Europe about 150 metric tons, 25% of the total, and the rest of the world the remaining 150 metric tons or 25%. [http://www.dod.mil/policy/sections/policy_offices/solic/cn/cocaine2.pdf]
According to the [[United Nations]] [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime|Office on Drugs and Crime]] 2006 World Drug Report, the [[United States]] has the world's greatest rate of cocaine consumption by people aged 15 to 64, 2.8%. It is closely followed by [[Spain]] with 2.7%, and England & Wales with 2.4%. Most [[Western European]] countries have a consumption rate between 1% and 2%. [http://www.unodc.org/pdf/WDR_2006/wdr2006_volume2.pdf]
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=== In the United States ===
==== General usage ====
Cocaine has become the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the U.S.<ref>[http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/cocaine/cocaine.shtml erowid.org]</ref> Cocaine is commonly used in middle to upper class communities. It is also popular amongst college students, not just to aid in studying, but also as a party drug. Its users span over different ages, races, and professions. In the 1970s and 80's the drug became particularly popular in the [[disco]] culture as cocaine usage was very common and popular in many discos such as [[Studio 54]].
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* [[Mark Bowden]] ''Doctor Dealer: The Rise & Fall Of An All American Boy and his Multi-Million Dollar Cocaine Empire'' ISBN 0-446-51382-2 (HardCover 1987)
== External links ==
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