Hugo Chávez is accused of drug addiction propaganda

Venezuelan opposition members accused Hugo Chávez of propaganda of drugs and demanded that he should go through a toxicological test.
The ideas were caused by Chávez’s confession - he admitted that he liked chewing leaves of coca, reports “Interfax”.

According to Chávez, coca gives him additional energy. He also used to say that he “chewed coca every morning and felt great”.

Coca is not only used in the food industry, it is a component of a hard drug – cocaine.