COCAINE AND COFFEE.
VEVEY, June 15. At an inquest on a Genera woman who died from an overdose of cocaine, it was established that she was in the habit of obtaining the drug at a cafe where, instead of sugar, coeaine, was served in little packets with coffee. In view of the serious proportions which the drug traffic has reached in Geneva, an official inquiry has been ordered. The Press urges strong measures to rid the city of pests fattening on the weaknesesses of young girls, several of whom have recently died after taking cocaine!
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 August 1922, Page 2
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95COCAINE AND COFFEE. Hokitika Guardian, 17 August 1922, Page 2
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