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Prevention of cocaine use and road accidents
Automatically translated from French ·
Published on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The prefecture of Loire warns against the dangers of cocaine, whose use is involved in 1 road accident out of every 5. Inform yourself or get help via the website drogues-info-service.fr.
The prefecture of Loire, via its X account, alerts on the risks associated with cocaine use.
- Cocaine increases the risk of road accidents.
- One in five road accidents involves the use of a psychoactive substance.
- The message emphasizes that cocaine use can lead to dramatic consequences, with a journey that "ends sooner than expected."
For more information, to learn more, or to get help, the website drogues-info-service.fr is highlighted as a reliable resource.
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