The number of cases entering treatment for cocaine as a main problem drug has trebled between 2013 and 2019. It comes as for the first time more people are seeking treatment for it than for cannabis addictions. For more on this we were joined by Pat Leahy, the former Assistant Garda Commissioner, who retired from the force last week after 38 years service.
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