Irish illegal drug usage nears top of European league

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

The World Drug Report 2005 puts Ireland in joint third place for cocaine and joint sixth place for ecstasy out of 30 European states.

The report, published by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said Europe was “particularly vulnerable” following a rise in cocaine production last year.