Cocaine is now the most common main drug among new cases in treatment services
The number of people seeking treatment for crack cocaine use has increased by 400 per cent in the last six years.
Figures from the Health Research Board show nearly 70,000 cases of problem drug use since 2014.
The latest @hrbireland "National Drug Treatment Reporting System. 2014 – 2020 Drug Treatment Data" Bulletin has just been published reporting a rise in cocaine & crack cocaine treatment.
— HealthResearchBoard (@hrbireland) July 20, 2021
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Cocaine is now the most common main drug among new cases in treatment services.
Dr Anne Marie Carew is Research Officer with the HRB.
She joined Eoin Beatty on Wednesday's edition of Kildare Today.
National Drug Treatment Reporting System 2014 – 2020 drug treatment data https://t.co/BquEqqZy2E pic.twitter.com/FSbCL7yyQy
— Drugs Library (@HRBdrugslibrary) July 20, 2021
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