Treatment for cocaine trebles in eight years

Within the overall surge of people seeking help for cocaine abuse, there has been an even greater rise in treatment for crack cocaine, which has seen an almost eight-fold jump. Picture: iStock

Treatment for cocaine has more than trebled in the last eight years — with the sharpest increase among females, new figures show.

Within the overall surge of people seeking help for cocaine abuse, there has been an even greater rise in treatment for crack cocaine, which has seen an almost eight-fold jump.