The analyzes on the viral load and the spread of Covid 19 that the Institute of Epidemiology is conducting in the wastewater of the capital of Greece, Athens, have highlighted the high number of cocaine users in the capital of the country.
According to Professor Dr. Nikos Thomaidhis, head of the analysis sector at the Greek Institute of Epidemiology, more than 120,000 residents of Athens are regular users of cocaine, an alarming figure, but which, according to him, is below the European average.
Thomaidhis emphasized that the number of users of this drug could be even greater since a good part of the capital's residential areas are not connected to the central sewerage network.
The number of drug users in the country has increased significantly due to the decrease in the price of cocaine in the market and the ease with which it enters the country.
He asked for urgent measures as the trend of cocaine use is increasing.
According to him, the numbers have become worrying since the beginning of the Covid pandemic in 2020, the year when there was a drastic increase in cocaine users in the country, tripling compared to before the pandemic.