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Fri 03 Mar 2007Sharp increase in cocaine use a worrying trendMedical implications:The extent to which cocaine use has increased in this country is reflected in figures published yesterday by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD), which show a three- to four-fold increase in people seeking treatment for cocaine addiction over a five-year period.The increase in cocaine-positive road safety tests from nine in 2002 to 86 in 2005 is a worrying trend, with implications that go beyond the health of the individual drug-user.