The link between cocaine use and football hooliganism

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The link between cocaine use and football hooliganism

Work with offenders looks at intriguing new research on a possible link between cocaine use and heightened aggression at football grounds.

Date - 6th May 2021
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

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New research published this week (4 May, 2021) finds that football fans who use cocaine are most likely to be aggressive towards rival fans. The research, from Martha Newson who is based at the Universities of Kent and Oxford, is based on an...

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