Drugs and Spain Murcia
May 14th 2008, 2:34 am
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Drugs and Spain
Spain currently holds the dubious title of having the world’s greatest number of cocaine addicts, even ahead of Colombia and the USA. Even more terrifying is that first-time users are becoming younger – by the age of 14, thousands will have already tried illegal drugs.
In the Murcia region, the crisis is particularly serious. The number of under-18s who have taken cocaine has more than doubled in the past decade to 7.7 per cent, with 10 per cent of teenage girls admitting to sporadic use of the drug. In fact, just over six per cent of the region’s adult population has taken it in the last year, compared to a national average of 2.5 per cent.
La Arrixaca Hospital in the city of Murcia is constantly busy at the weekends with young and older people admitted suffering from the classic symptoms of drug-use – trembling, agitation, fits and even heart attacks and hemorrhaging.
I know we think crime is low here compared to the UK but what we should remember is crime and drugs go hand in hand. Look out for the signs and warn your children, The summers coming and the pubs and clubs will be gearing up for a bumper year just take care.
On another subject try to keep computers out of your child's bedroom you can then keep an eye on what they are viewing and with whom they are chatting...... Dad on the other hand
Sorry I normally am light hearted in my jottings hereon but have heard a lot about the drugs problems here over the last week and thought I would share my concerns, It is not just the youngsters either with regards taking cocaine, Some of us oldies are at it too.
In the Murcia region, the crisis is particularly serious. The number of under-18s who have taken cocaine has more than doubled in the past decade to 7.7 per cent, with 10 per cent of teenage girls admitting to sporadic use of the drug. In fact, just over six per cent of the region’s adult population has taken it in the last year, compared to a national average of 2.5 per cent.
La Arrixaca Hospital in the city of Murcia is constantly busy at the weekends with young and older people admitted suffering from the classic symptoms of drug-use – trembling, agitation, fits and even heart attacks and hemorrhaging.
I know we think crime is low here compared to the UK but what we should remember is crime and drugs go hand in hand. Look out for the signs and warn your children, The summers coming and the pubs and clubs will be gearing up for a bumper year just take care.
On another subject try to keep computers out of your child's bedroom you can then keep an eye on what they are viewing and with whom they are chatting...... Dad on the other hand
Sorry I normally am light hearted in my jottings hereon but have heard a lot about the drugs problems here over the last week and thought I would share my concerns, It is not just the youngsters either with regards taking cocaine, Some of us oldies are at it too.
Last edited by poshnbucks; May 14th 2008 at 2:50 am.
May 14th 2008, 7:38 am
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Re: Drugs and Spain Murcia
Its very bad in Torrevieja..........
May 14th 2008, 7:50 am
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Re: Drugs and Spain Murcia
Wasn't that why there was a shortage of €20 notes several years ago? Because the Spanish were using them to snort coke with and either something in the coke or the cutting agent used was degrading the notes so they were falling to bits?
May 14th 2008, 7:52 am
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Re: Drugs and Spain
Spain currently holds the dubious title of having the world’s greatest number of cocaine addicts, even ahead of Colombia and the USA. Even more terrifying is that first-time users are becoming younger – by the age of 14, thousands will have already tried illegal drugs.
In the Murcia region, the crisis is particularly serious. The number of under-18s who have taken cocaine has more than doubled in the past decade to 7.7 per cent, with 10 per cent of teenage girls admitting to sporadic use of the drug. In fact, just over six per cent of the region’s adult population has taken it in the last year, compared to a national average of 2.5 per cent.
La Arrixaca Hospital in the city of Murcia is constantly busy at the weekends with young and older people admitted suffering from the classic symptoms of drug-use – trembling, agitation, fits and even heart attacks and hemorrhaging.
I know we think crime is low here compared to the UK but what we should remember is crime and drugs go hand in hand. Look out for the signs and warn your children, The summers coming and the pubs and clubs will be gearing up for a bumper year just take care.
On another subject try to keep computers out of your child's bedroom you can then keep an eye on what they are viewing and with whom they are chatting...... Dad on the other hand Sorry I normally am light hearted in my jottings hereon but have heard a lot about the drugs problems here over the last week and thought I would share my concerns, It is not just the youngsters either with regards taking cocaine, Some of us oldies are at it too.
In the Murcia region, the crisis is particularly serious. The number of under-18s who have taken cocaine has more than doubled in the past decade to 7.7 per cent, with 10 per cent of teenage girls admitting to sporadic use of the drug. In fact, just over six per cent of the region’s adult population has taken it in the last year, compared to a national average of 2.5 per cent.
La Arrixaca Hospital in the city of Murcia is constantly busy at the weekends with young and older people admitted suffering from the classic symptoms of drug-use – trembling, agitation, fits and even heart attacks and hemorrhaging.
I know we think crime is low here compared to the UK but what we should remember is crime and drugs go hand in hand. Look out for the signs and warn your children, The summers coming and the pubs and clubs will be gearing up for a bumper year just take care.
On another subject try to keep computers out of your child's bedroom you can then keep an eye on what they are viewing and with whom they are chatting...... Dad on the other hand
Sorry I normally am light hearted in my jottings hereon but have heard a lot about the drugs problems here over the last week and thought I would share my concerns, It is not just the youngsters either with regards taking cocaine, Some of us oldies are at it too.
May 14th 2008, 7:53 am
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May 14th 2008, 7:54 am
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May 14th 2008, 7:56 am
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Re: Drugs and Spain
Yes!
So does that make us saddos of them saddos?
May 14th 2008, 7:57 am
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May 14th 2008, 9:24 am
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Re: Drugs and Spain Murcia
Those goddam coke sniffers get right up my nose!
May 14th 2008, 9:44 am
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May 16th 2008, 3:09 pm
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Re: Drugs and Spain Murcia
yu think spain has a problem with drugs well i live in leicester and the word is that in most work places drugs are like buying smarties my son tells me in his office that his boss who is in his 40s snorts cocain at lunch time for 20.00 a rap very open about it not just his boss but he says 60%of his work mates use it.all so to them its no big deal .