Ireland has EU’s highest level of drugs fatalities

IRELAND has the highest mortality rate from drugs in the EU and the third highest across the whole of Europe, according to the UN.

A report by the UN’s drugs agency said Ireland was ranked sixth in the EU for heroin use and ninth across 43 European countries, including Russia and Ukraine.

“In terms of mortality rates, Ukraine, Iceland, Ireland and Luxembourg seem to experience some of the highest levels in Europe, with over 100 drug-related deaths per one million inhabitants aged 15-64,” said the report.