Drug consumption destroying British society

In the past twelve years cocaine consumption has increased five-fold among people aged between 16 and 59. The drug, which used to be reserved for the upper classes, is nowadays being openly consumed by people from all classes, The Daily Telegraph warns: "Harmful use - whether of cocaine, alcohol, over-eating, or any other self-destructive behaviour – is a symptom of an underlying malaise. This is when a desperate person starts worshipping a substance, or turning it into the primary relationship and the primary source of pleasure. Then what happens is that the substance or the behaviour starts possessing the person. Much better ... that humans should gain this kind of satisfaction from other living people, from meaningful work, and from families especially. So rather than focusing on symptoms, politicians might better spend their time thinking why, under their management, the structures that used to hold society together and support people to have healthy and fulfilled lives seem to have crumbled."

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