Crack cocaine treatment cases rise seven-fold in six years

Crack cocaine cases made up over a fifth of all cocaine treatments last year. 

Treatment for crack cocaine has jumped seven-fold in the last six years and people are now being treated for it in almost every county in Ireland, according to a new study

The startling increase and spread of the drug comes as treatment for cocaine powder has more than trebled in the same period, between 2016 and 2022.