Teenage cocaine overdose speeds up anti-drug programme

THE death of a 19-year-old man from a suspected cocaine overdose and subsequent multiple seizures of narcotics in a rural part of north Cork has accelerated an anti-drug programme in the area.

A dedicated drugs worker being appointed to the area and a cross-section of community leaders has established a working group which aims to set up a youth cafe for teenagers.

Martina Munnelly, has just been appointed by the Southern Regional Drugs Taskforce as a community outreach drugs worker in the Fermoy area.