Young cannabis users are being spiked with heroin and pushed to take cocaine by dealers intent on hooking them to expand their market. Free samplesHe said cannabis users as young as 13 and 14 have told him they have been given free samples of cocaine to try. He said it is not unusual for cocaine users to say their habit is costing them between €1,000 and €1,500 a week. Heroin dealers are also pushing the drug on cocaine users and crack cocaine users to medicate the cocaine ‘come-down’, Mr Guerin said. “Most towns in Co Cork now have some heroin users,” a Garda source said.

Source: Irish Examiner November 18, 2024 19:00 UTC