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Do we need to decriminalise drugs?

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said that he believes drugs should remain criminalised -...

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16.24 18 Jul 2025


Do we need to decriminalise drugs?


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16.24 18 Jul 2025


Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said that he believes drugs should remain criminalised - saying that countries who have decriminalised or legalised certain substances face more issues than before.

Is he right?

Joining Kieran to discuss is Garrett McGovern, Addiction Specialist and Medical Director, Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum and Patricia Casey, Consultant Psychiatrist in the Mater Hospital and Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at University College Dublin.


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