Eels in the Thames River have been left ''hyperactive'' due to high levels of cocaine in the water.
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According to researchers from London's King's College, the drugs consumed by people in Britain's capital are being urinated into the wastewater system and having a negative effect on water life.
Researchers said in a paper: ''Concentrations of cocaine and benzoylecgonine remained high in wastewater across the week with only a minor increase over the weekend, which is not consistent with other cities. London is known as one of the highest consumers of cocaine.''
The paper has been read alongside a separate report, published by the University of Naples Federico II last year, which showed European eels ''appeared hyperactive'' when put in water containing a small dose of cocaine.