Anti-drugs activists threaten protests

ANTI-DRUGS activists warned yesterday they may again take to the streets of Dublin as latest figures show heroin use is increasing.

Last June, inner-city communities marched in the capital to ensure the ongoing drugs crisis was kept high on the political agenda and more resources were provided to tackle the menace.

"The drugs are never going to go away and they must sit up and take note of that," said Bernie Howard, family support co-ordinator in a North inner-city community."What they are giving now would have been great in the 1980s or early 90s, but they are not moving up with the resources."