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Cocaine is extremely widely-used in the US despite being illegal. And obviously widely-produced in Columbia despite being illegal. Coca leaves are widely used i
by jrochkind1 6y ago
Cocaine is extremely widely-used in the US despite being illegal. And obviously widely-produced in Columbia despite being illegal. Coca leaves are widely used in Columbia without too much ill effects, but cocaine not as much both for cultural reasons and because many are too poor to afford it.
- 1123581321 6y agoCocaine usage (at least one time) is around 2%—regular usage presumably a small fraction due to the cost. https://vertavahealth.com/cocaine/statistics/ https://vertavahealth.com/cocaine/statistics/ Alcohol use is around 65% with a substantial fraction drinking higher quantities regularly. https://www.verywellmind.com/how-many-people-drink-alcohol-in-the-us-67305 https://www.verywellmind.com/how-many-people-drink-alcohol-i...
- jrochkind1 6y agoI would like to see the statistics for restaurant workers under age 30. Or lawyers.
- 1123581321 6y agoLawyers are about a third of a percent of the US population, so they certainly could overrepresent. https://www.wisegeek.com/what-percent-of-the-us-population-do-lawyers-comprise.htm https://www.wisegeek.com/what-percent-of-the-us-population-d...
- MisterTea 6y agoUsed to work with a guy who was a big coke and heroin dealer in NYC during the 80's. Biggest coke customers? Wall street traders pulling all nighters. Said he knew lower Manhattan better than any cab driver. Second biggest customers? Bored house wives, many of which regularly slept with him for free coke. Heroin was supposedly big among surgeons he claimed.