A cocaine addict's reviewed the new video to put people off taking it
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There is a new campaign highlighting the harm done during the production and distribution of cocaine.
The idea is to make recreational drug users aware of the problems cocaine causes for communities and entire countries.
The National Crime Agency says it wants to shock users with its video.
The campaign includes an animation called How to Make Cocaine - and Newsbeat got a recovering cocaine addict to give his thoughts.
Duncan's story
When Duncan was 16, his dad killed himself. That's when he first started using drugs.
He quickly moved on to cocaine.
"I loved everything about the lifestyle. I was earning good money, driving a flash car, I thought I was the greatest thing around. But of course, it didn't last," says Duncan, who's from Suffolk.
At the height of his addiction, he was blowing £400 a day on the drug. He almost lost his house and had huge debts.
"I was lying, cheating and manipulating my friends and family. Nothing could stop me using, not even the birth of my son."
So would this video have made any difference?
"No, not when I was an addict," says Duncan.
"I only ever thought about myself. I wasn't even thinking of my son, so I certainly wasn't worried about some farmer in Colombia.
"As an addict, you could have a gun to your head and it wouldn't stop you using."
An illegal cocaine factory in Colombia
But Duncan has been clean for almost two years and his views have changed. He says he now feels shame for the harm his addiction caused others.
"That's why this video could really work for recreational users," he says.
"Make them feel bad about what they're doing.
"I think it would make many people think twice - if they've seen the violence and environmental damage caused by cocaine production - maybe they won't be so keen to do the drugs.
"It forces people to think about the consequences of what they're doing."
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