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Cocaine most common drug for individuals seeking treatment

New research from the Health Research Board has shown that cocaine is the most common drug for which individuals are seeking treatment. In the period from 2016 to 2022, there was a 259% increase in the number of cases where cocaine was the main problem drug Professor Colin O’Gara, Addiction Psychiatrist at St John of Gods & Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD and James Lawless, Fianna Fail TD & Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee joined Shane Coleman on the show this morning.

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07.35 20 Jun 2023


Cocaine most common drug for individuals seeking treatment


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07.35 20 Jun 2023


New research from the Health Research Board has shown that cocaine is the most common drug for which individuals are seeking treatment. In the period from 2016 to 2022, there was a 259% increase in the number of cases where cocaine was the main problem drug

Professor Colin O’Gara, Addiction Psychiatrist at St John of Gods & Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD and James Lawless, Fianna Fail TD & Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee joined Shane Coleman on the show this morning.


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