More Barbadian drug users seem to be turning to the “white lady” as the new drug of choice, and a former drug counsellor is saying education and interdiction are the ways to the stop the trend.
In recent weeks a number of people, who have appeared before the District “A” Magistrates’ Court, have confessed to cocaine possession, or have spoken about being cocaine users who had relapsed countless times after they were caught stealing.
Their numbers seem to have outstripped those who have been charged for marijuana, and it is a trend that has caught the attention of a former high-ranking drug counsellor.
The drug counsellor, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there has been a definite increase in cocaine use within the last three to five years “based on what we are seeing in court reports and also in the people reporting to drug treatment facilities like Verdun House and CASA (Centre for Counselling Addiction Support Alternatives)”. (HLE)
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