Time to act on drugs and alcohol abuse

STATISTICS have shown that alcohol and drug consumption among Irish youth rose steadily throughout the 1990s and that Ireland currently has one of the most alcohol and drug experienced youth populations in the EU.

Sat, 30 Jun, 2007 - 01:00
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In one day this month the Dublin county coroner dealt with five deaths linked to cocaine.

It has been shown that the toxic effects of cocaine are heightened further when combined with alcohol.

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