Alcohol addiction worse than drug addiction in Cork/Kerry

Alcohol addiction is far more serious in Cork and Kerry than drug addiction, according to an expert from the HSE.

Alcohol addiction worse than drug addiction in Cork/Kerry
Tue, 24 Oct, 2017 - 01:00
Sean O’Riordan

David Lane, co-ordinator of the HSE’s Southern Region Drugs & Alcohol Taskforce, said his services deal with around 2,000 people in the region every year and for 85% of them, alcohol is their main drug.

He told a Cork County joint policing committee (JPC) meeting more than 1.1m people in this country drink harmfully.

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