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| Cocaine: are the numbers of addicts increasing? Latest figures show more and more young people seeking treatment for cocaine addiction. Here are the latest figures• Get the dataThe numbers of young adults entering NHS-funded treatment for cocaine addiction are growing rapidly, according to new statistics today.A total of 1,591 people in England aged 18-24 began receiving treatment for dependence on the class A drug in 2005-06. But that number had soared to 2,998 in 2008-09, a jump of 88%, the NHS's National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) disclosed today. The number of women in that age group rose 80% (from 329 to 592) over the four years, while the number of men increased by 91% (from 1,262 to 2,406).Among under-35s, the number of women starting treatment has gone up 60% (from 790 to 1,261), while for men it jumped 75% (from 3,024 to 5,263). The average age of first use of cocaine is 21, users have told drugs workers.Here is the raw data from the NTA. Download the data• DATA: download the full datasetCan you do something with this data?Flickr Please post your visualisations and mash-ups on our Flickr group or mail us at datastore@guardian.co.uk• Get the A-Z of data• More at the Datastore directory• Follow us on TwitterData summary DrugsDrugs policyYoung peopleNHSSimon Rogersguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Basics: The Circular Logic of the Universe Celebrating a shape, from Kandinsky to the cosmos. feeds.nytimes.com |
Really?: The Claim: Body Temperature Declines With Age It turns out that body temperature is not as simple as conventional wisdom suggests. feeds.nytimes.com |
Rare aquatic plant found Researchers have discovered a rare aquatic plant near Balladonia, on the Nullarbor. abc.net.au |
Himalayan flows The water story is more complex than that of the glaciers news.bbc.co.uk |