Irish top uppers and ecstasy users, says UN

IRELAND tops the table in Western Europe for ecstasy and amphetamine use, according to a United Nations drug report.

Wed, 30 Jun, 2004 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

And we lie second out of 24 countries for cocaine consumption, and fourth for cannabis use.

The World Drug Report 2004 updated 1998 figures for Ireland using statistics from the Government's Slán household study of 2002.

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