University of Liverpool is officially the Russell Group where students do the most cocaine

Students at the University of Liverpool officially take the most cocaine out of all the Russell Group universities in the UK, according to a national drug consumption survey conducted by The Tab.

The anonymous investigation, which surveyed nearly 6,000 university students across the UK, revealed that the use of cocaine is pretty rife amongst Russell Group students – the brainier, the better by the sounds of things.

The University of Liverpool fell straight into the top spot, with a hefty “coke score” of 1.62. 

The substance, which is also known as charlie, sniff, or powder, has been found to be Liverpool students’ drug of choice in The Tab’s investigation. It’s December, so we’re letting it snow, I guess?

FRANK reports that cocaine can make you feel excited and confident, and even more up to taking risks or being adventurous. The effects of the drug can last between 30 and 40 minutes, varying from person to person.

The national student-based survey also previously ranked the ketamine consumption of students – the University of Liverpool placed fifth out of the UK Russell Groups, awarded with a “ket score” of 1.75.

Although drug users at the University of Manchester took the crown for the highest ketamine consumption in the UK, students at the University of Liverpool now have their own claim to fame when it comes to substances.

The survey awarded each university a “coke score” which took into account how much cocaine was consumed at the uni, how often students took it, and compared to the amount of students that currently study there.

Constance Vielma, who analysed the data, highlighted that elite universities like Cambridge have fairly low consumption rates, compared to students in cities such as Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool, obviously.

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Cambridge students also smoke the least weed across every Russell Group too, so they’re obviously too busy taking exams and wearing gowns to factor cocaine into their weekend schedules.

The University of Liverpool’s “coke score” of 1.62 comes as no surprise, as previous investigations by The Tab also showed that students in Liverpool aren’t shy when it comes to taking drugs.

The survey proved that 88 per cent of students at the University of Liverpool have taken substances at some point during their studies.

Northern universities seemed to dominate this year’s survey rankings, as Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield followed Liverpool in the list, with respective scores of 1.56, 1.53 and 1.48.

Cambridge, Warwick and York lapped up the bottom three spots in the ranking, highlighting a huge rift between some of the more elite universities across the regions.

Want to find out where your mates’ unis ranked this year? You can read the survey results here.