Benzos are ‘little ticking time bombs’ on the streets of Cork

The problem is particularly acute in Cork, with the highest per capita rate of benzodiazepine dependence in the country on the northside of the city.

Benzodiazepines: Blackouts, violence and “a feeling that you’re invincible, that you don’t care" caused by the prescribable tranquilliser drugs benzodiazepines have caused them to be christened colloquially as ‘charge sheets’. File picture

The extremely dangerous benzodiazepines have become 'a very big Cork thing'

“Little ticking time bombs” are being passed around on the streets or outside pharmacies every day, unseen or not noticed by much of the population.