Others position on drugs has lessons for Ireland, says expert

IRELAND should learn from other European countries which are successfully tackling alcohol and other substance abuse, an expert told a conference yesterday.

Grainne Kenny, president of Europe Against Drugs, said that as a population which regularly reached for substances of various kinds, we were at great risk from liberal policies being pursued in neighbouring countries.

“We need to follow the example of Scandanavian countries and concentrate on prevention and early intervention as well as engaging parent organisations,” she stressed.