From Bumps to Binges: Overview of Deaths Associated with Cocaine in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (2000–2019)

Rooney, Brian; Sobiecka, Pola; Rock, Kirsten L; Copeland, Caroline S.

doi:10.1093/jat/bkad002

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“…Cocaine ranked as the second most problematic drug for first-time treatment seekers and the second most commonly reported substance for acute toxicity by Euro-DEN Plus hospitals in 2020 (52). In the same manner, various studies conducted in different European countries have found an increase in cocaine consumption and cocaine-related deaths, also highlighting the multiple health complications related such as psychiatric and psychotic disorders, neurological maladies and cardiovascular diseases (53)(54)(55). Thus, our results seem to support Sentiment analysis (the emotional tone expressed in text).…”

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Insights from the Twittersphere: a cross-sectional study of public perceptions, usage patterns, and geographical differences of tweets discussing cocaine

Castillo-Toledo,

Fraile-Martínez,

Donat-Vargas

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionCocaine abuse represents a major public health concern. The social perception of cocaine has been changing over the decades, a phenomenon closely tied to its patterns of use and abuse. Twitter is a valuable tool to understand the status of drug use and abuse globally. However, no specific studies discussing cocaine have been conducted on this platform.Methods111,508 English and Spanish tweets containing “cocaine” from 2018 to 2022 were analyzed. 550 were manually studied, and the largest subset underwent automated classification. Then, tweets related to cocaine were analyzed to examine their content, types of Twitter users, usage patterns, health effects, and personal experiences. Geolocation data was also considered to understand regional differences.ResultsA total of 71,844 classifiable tweets were obtained. Among these, 15.95% of users discussed the harm of cocaine consumption to health. Media outlets had the highest number of tweets (35.11%) and the most frequent theme was social/political denunciation (67.88%). Regarding the experience related to consumption, there are more tweets with a negative sentiment. The 9.03% of tweets explicitly mention frequent use of the drug. The continent with the highest number of tweets was America (55.44% of the total).DiscussionThe findings underscore the significance of cocaine as a current social and political issue, with a predominant focus on political and social denunciation in the majority of tweets. Notably, the study reveals a concentration of tweets from the United States and South American countries, reflecting the high prevalence of cocaine-related disorders and overdose cases in these regions. Alarmingly, the study highlights the trivialization of cocaine consumption on Twitter, accompanied by a misleading promotion of its health benefits, emphasizing the urgent need for targeted interventions and antidrug content on social media platforms. Finally, the unexpected advocacy for cocaine by healthcare professionals raises concerns about potential drug abuse within this demographic, warranting further investigation.

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confidence: 79%