The optics of it is that it is a big problem in the GAA but it is not really. It highlighted that while opioids remain the most common drug among cases treated for problem drug use in Ireland, the number of cocaine cases continues to increase. A total of 2,619 people were treated for problem cocaine use in Ireland in 2020 - more than three times the number of cases reported in 2014 (853 cases). Cocaine and cannabis are the main two.” Justin Campbell sees an increase in cocaine use in rural Ireland through his work. “Drug use in Ireland is a public health issue, that has huge personal, social and economic costs,” she says.

Source: Irish Examiner March 19, 2022 22:41 UTC