Drug expert warns against ‘free gaffs’ for teenagers

THE country’s top drug adviser yesterday told parents giving their children a “free gaff” was a “disaster waiting to happen” in terms of drug use.

Dr Des Corrigan, chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD), said people mainly got their cannabis from friends and family and mainly used it in friends’ houses.

“I’d say to parents, their children’s friends are crucial. Do you know who your children’s friends are, who the children’s parents are?” he said.