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Chances are, there's a trace of cocaine in your wallet.

Authors :
Holmstrom, David
Source :
Christian Science Monitor. 12/2/97, Vol. 90 Issue 5, p13. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :
1997

Abstract

Discusses the contamination of paper currency in the United States with particles of cocaine. A study by the Argonne National Laboratory which found that an average of 78 percent of bills were contaminated; How the increasing use of cocaine in the US is thought to be partially responsible; How bills are contaminated; The proximity of money and cocaine in transactions; Legal implications of the contamination.

Subjects

Subjects :
*COCAINE
*MONEY

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08827729
Volume :
90
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Christian Science Monitor
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
9712040047