Concern for users’ health as cocaine purity plummets to just 10%

COCAINE purity levels have fallen dramatically, with the average deal containing as little as 10% pure cocaine, it emerged yesterday.

Drug experts warned potentially toxic levels of local anaesthetic are being used to bulk up cocaine deals, placing users at increased risk of heart attacks and seizures.

The revelation came at the launch yesterday of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign, which is focusing on cocaine.