Treatment for cocaine use surged last year, with more than 15,442 cases, report shows

The report said crack cocaine cases were recorded in all counties, bar Leitrim, Monaghan and Mayo.

Treatment for cocaine surged to new heights last year, with an emerging trend of increased use of synthetic drugs and ketamine.

The Health Research Board (HRB) said social disadvantage remained a “persistent feature” of treatment cases, with six out of 10 people unemployed and almost one in eight homeless.