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Sat 12 Dec 2006Big rise in use of cocaine - drug groupAn increasing number of drug treatment centres are seeing clients for whom cocaine is the main problem drug, according to the umbrella group Citywide.The organisation, which represents 28 treatment centres across Dublin, also said the vast majority of them have reported an increase in violent crime and crimes involving firearms in their areas since 2004.