'Crack's been bubbling under for the last few years. Now it appears to be the drug of choice'

SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Manchester Evening News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 18 Sept 2026, 18:44 UTC. The headline in use is “'Crack's been bubbling under for the last few years. Now it appears to be the drug of choice'”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.