Report: Over 28,000 hooked on cannabis

Over 28,000 people are hooked on cannabis in Ireland, an Oireachtas report said today.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2006 - 15:50

Over 28,000 people are hooked on cannabis in Ireland, an Oireachtas report said today.

Findings by the Oireachtas Committee on Community and Rural Affairs found the drug is a serious menace to school students and chairperson Cecelia Keaveney called for a national strategy.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Ireland Person: Cecelia Keaveney Person: Keaveney Person: Minister of State Person: Noel Ahern Organisation: Oireachtas Organisation: Oireachtas Committee on Community and Rural Affairs Organisation: National Advisory Committee on Drugs Organisation: NCAD Organisation: Oireachtas Committee Organisation: Trinity College

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