The Mick Clifford Podcast: Should drug abuse be treated with an urgent response?

In this week's podcast we spoke to Michael Guerin, a senior therapist with the Cuan Mhuire treatment group.

Figures released this week by the Health Research Board point to a major increase in demand for drug treatment services. In particular treatment for cocaine abuse has rocketed in recent years.

Much of this is being attributed to the economic recovery and corresponding so-called recreational drug use.