Ireland has one of EU's highest rates of drug-related deaths

Ireland now has one of the highest death rates in the EU from drug use.

Ireland has one of EU's highest rates of drug-related deaths
Tue, 19 Jun, 2018 - 10:51

Ireland now has one of the highest death rates in the EU from drug use.

New figures for 2015 just published by Eurostat show that 70 people in every million in this country are now dying from illicit drug usage.

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