We are continuing are Newstalk series now “Cocaine Nation” which is running across Newstalk Breakfast and The Hard Shoulder until the end of this week.  

Last week we heard first hand from users and experts about how prevalent recreational drug use has become here in Ireland. But what exactly is in the substances people are taking and would the facilities to test illegal substances cut down the number of drug related fatalities? 

Richie Oakley was joined on the line by Fiona Measham Director of The Loop over in the UK.