article_snippet: it authors found the drug is now 'firmly embedded in UK society', and warned launching an anti-cocaine campaign could encourage more people to take an anti-cocaine campaign.
article_snippet: The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs said the drug has spread throughout all areas of society since the mid-1990s.
article_snippet: Once characterised as the preserve of wealthy bankers and celebrities, the research highlighted in this report shows a cheaper, low-purity version of the drug has permeated society far more widely.
article_snippet: Cocaine use has now become 'firmly embedded' in UK society . '
article_snippet: He added: 'I believe the drug is firmly embedded in UK society.'
highlights_snippet: the preserve of wealthy bankers and celebrities'
  Official report says the drug is now 'firmly embedded in UK society'
  Percentage of 45-54-year-olds taking drug doubles in a decade, study finds .
  