送交者: cornbug 于 2005-1-19, 13:49:47:
瘾君子们通常是把粉状可卡因放在厕所的一个平面上用鼻子吸入。英国西部的港都 布里斯托(Bristol)的警察建议酒吧夜总会把WD-40喷在马桶盖和小平台上以阻止瘾君子吸毒。WD-40是常用的有机润滑滑剂，粉状可卡因遇上它后就变成固体胶状，鼻子就吸不进了。
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Wed Jan 19, 8:40 AM ET
Oddly Enough - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The makers of the handy spray lubricant WD-40 proudly list 2,000 uses for their product, from unsticking rusty screws or squeaky bicycle chains to polishing frying pans.
But British police have found another -- keeping the public from snorting cocaine off toilet lids in bars.
Police in the English city of Bristol said Tuesday they have been advising pub and nightclub owners to spray the colorless lubricant on toilet seats and other flat surfaces in the lavatory that customers often use to snort drugs.
Apparently, cocaine and spray lube don't mix.
"A chemical reaction takes place with the cocaine that causes it to congeal and become a mess so it's unusable," a police spokesman said. "It's one very small, very cheap way in which you can very seriously restrict the amount of drug use in your premises."
Constable Graham Pease, a liquor licensing officer, said he discovered the trick a few years ago while discussing with pub owners how to reduce drug use on their premises.
"We were discussing with licensees how we could keep cocaine from being snorted from surfaces," he told Reuters. "It came about that we wanted to spray something on surfaces that cocaine would stick to. And somebody mentioned WD-40."
The new use seems to have taken its makers by surprise.
"Its not meant to be ingested. It says so clearly on the can so we wouldn't advocate it for that purpose. But people will use it how they will," said a British spokeswoman for the San Diego, Calif-based WD-40 Co.
At Bar Excellence in Bristol, deputy manager Julian Barraud said it was part of the drug fighting arsenal.
"It does work. It's one of the tricks that we've got to try and tackle the problem," he said.