[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13898046

Scotland has again been placed at the top of the world league for cocaine consumption.

Figures published by the United Nations show that 3.9% of Scottish residents aged between 16 and 64 used the drug in the past year.

That was a higher proportion than in any other country and compares to 2.5% for England and Wales.

The figures also showed Scotland with a rate of heroin use twice that of the rest of the United Kingdom.

Who'd have thought .....

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Omah

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13898046



Who'd have thought .....

Me.

The place is rife with it.

[Livia]

I read that Scotland is also at the top of the list in Europe for obesity and teenage pregnancy. Yay... go Scotland!

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

disgusting

everybody from scotland should be banned now

[Benjamin]

I would say it suprises me, but it doesn't, only because I used to live in Scotland. But I always wonder why it is so high compared to other coutries.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Scott

disgusting

everybody from scotland should be banned now

You'll be including one or two of the mods who are your friends!!! ......... maybe not such a good idea Scott.


Back on topic: some may find this snippet interesting. I happen to know quite a bit about the case below: and all is not quite as the legal system would like us all to believe.........

http://www.heraldscotland.com/cocain...dence-1.867563

[seanraff07]

Doesn't surprise me.

Being honest I think every single area in Scotland has a large percentage of low-life, junkie scumbags.

I'm sure other people from Scotland on here will know what I'm talking about when I mention the programme called 'The Scheme' based in Kilmarnock, well they could easily have the programme for any area in Scotland.

Sad but true.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by seanraff07

Doesn't surprise me.

Being honest I think every single area in Scotland has a large percentage of low-life, junkie scumbags.

I'm sure other people from Scotland on here will know what I'm talking about when I mention the programme called 'The Scheme' based in Kilmarnock, well they could easily have the programme for any area in Scotland.

Sad but true.

Absolutely. But I should point out that there are a great many areas south of the border .... that fall into exactly the same category. for every main city: there tends to be the 'more refined, law abiding side', with an equal measure of 'the unrefined, drug city type side' - as the very nature of the programme, 'The Scheme' indicated - you have to be mindful that the programme makers were focusing qutie specifically on showing the 'bad side'... with very little balance to showing the other 'good side' of the community in which it focused.