Society looking down on drug users 'through a pint glass', Citizens' Assembly hears

Society looking down on drug users 'through a pint glass', Citizens' Assembly hears

The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use is tasked with identifying the nature and scale of the drugs problem.

Society should not be looking down on drug users “through a pint glass”, the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use heard this morning.

A university graduate, aged 23, who lost his brother and two friends through drug use, said young people are dealing with “immense pressure”.

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