Cocaine use in House of Commons

Gove has actually admitted to cocaine use. But that does not mean he is currently using the class A drug. However the circles he mixes in he will see it constantly in use, including the HoP apparently!

Not sure that was a wise move in terms of Kennedy to be honest.

The accusation for Gove was drink not drugs. It would have been about the time his marriage was breaking up/had broken up. I think at times of complete stress like that a little latitude is allowed.

He is a not a Charles Kennedy, who was an alcoholic and died of it. A lot of latitude was shown to him, as has at times been shown to other alcoholic MPs.

Ah well, I guess the MPs are just representing the populace at large.

I treat a lot of people who have taken coccaine and you would possibly suprised and the variety of people who take it from young Mums, people on benefits to the older person. It was rife amongst a certain group of my sons friends parents at primary school 25 years ago and they were by no means well off.
Does anyone remember Gordon Ramseys programme about coccaine a few years ago? He was shocked to find that all the toilets in his restaurants including the staff ones showed traces of coccaine and when he joined the police on patrol in Bournemouth (from memory) he was horried when they picked up a young man driving his kids to school who tested positive for very recent coccaine use.

evolvepolitics.com/watch-michael-gove-accused-of-being-drunk-or-on-drugs-as-he-sways-and-stumbles-during-crucial-commons-debate/

That is one occasion. I have seen another where he is seated beside Johnson and his eyes are boggling, but I couldn't find that one.

Kali2

Gove was off his head in the HoC last year no? Visibly so.

Yes I saw that. His behaviour was filmed as he stood next to the Speaker’s chair.

Quite difficult to explain the muscle twitching. Odd. But he does have a reputation, so it wouldn’t surprise me.

People who are snorting coke with friends aren't going to cut up tiny little matchstick sized lines; remember the feelings of grandiosity it gives you...

Depends how thick you want the lines, and they tend to get thicker the more you snort.
Plus, the effects last for only about half an hour or so.

If you're out for a 6 - 7 hour stint, that is one hell of a lot of money going up your bugle!

MissAdventure

I doubt cleaners and so on can afford coke habits.

A gram of cannabis can be bought for £40, that amount will make 5 to 7 lines, so a line of coke could cost as little as £6. This makes coke very affordable to anyone wanting an instant high. Users commonly take coke while drinking heavily, enjoying a higher euphoric feeling that just drinking alcohol alone. It also allows users to drink for longer periods of time.

These prices are for 2020 when my niece was doing some research into drug use at concerts while studying Criminology at 6th form college.

I wouldn't mind betting that's pretty close to the mark.

MissAdventure

I doubt cleaners and so on can afford coke habits.

Perhaps that explains why some tory MPs find it hard to live on a mere £82,000 p.a.

It also makes people boorish, with an over inflated opinion of themselves

Oh heck, that's a hell of a lot of people on the stuff then.

Gove was off his head in the HoC last year no? Visibly so.

Good grief! Really? When was that kali2? Can you point me in the right direction to have a look at that?

Casdon

Absolutely right Lincslass. I just reported what the paper said. We will have to wait for the next instalment.

It will be interesting, that is for sure.

Watch this space to find out, I suppose.

MissAdventure

It also makes people boorish, with an over inflated opinion of themselves.....

???

Good grief, whatever next!

It also makes people boorish, with an over inflated opinion of themselves.....

M0nica

Kali How exciting! Do give us all the details.

www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/cocaine/what-are-short-term-effects-cocaine-use

Cocaine’s effects appear almost immediately after a single dose and disappear within a few minutes to an hour. Small amounts of cocaine usually make the user feel euphoric, energetic, talkative, mentally alert, and hypersensitive to sight, sound, and touch. The drug can also temporarily decrease the need for food and sleep. Some users find that cocaine helps them perform simple physical and intellectual tasks more quickly, although others experience the opposite effect.

He could, of course, have ADHD or been excited about what was being discussed.

Without a positive drugs test we will never know.

Coke doesn't make anyone collapse.
It gives a short lived burst of euphoria and confidence, quickly wears off, and costs a fortune in order to maintain the initial feeling.

Though I understand that coke does a leetle bit more than just keep one awake...

But, why should they be 'collapsed in every corner, MOnica? MerylStreep says they take it to keep awake.

I think Kali was referring to a video clip of Gove in the chamber of the H oC, looking very off his head, that was doing the rounds of social media some months ago.

I doubt cleaners and so on can afford coke habits.