Young Irish among top drug users in Europe, says report

IRELAND is ranked towards the top of the European drug league, particularly for cocaine and ecstasy, according to a new report.

The report, published by the EU drugs agency, also expressed concern that a small, but growing, group of cannabis smokers were becoming more heavy users of the drug.

The 2003 annual report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) estimates between 1-4% of young adults in the EU are using cannabis daily. Ireland is towards the top of that group, with 3% of 15-34-year-olds smoking it every day.