Letter to the Editor: Worrying drug trend among our young people

There is a serious drug problem in this country that needs to be tackled by all sections of society with urgency, consistency and determination

A report has shown increase in the number of young people taking drugs.

The latest report from the Health Research Board makes for very troubling reading — Surge in cocaine-related hospital emergencies among young people (Irish Examiner, June 8).

With cocaine use among young people in Ireland the second highest in Europe, it seems clear to me that we are deep in the throes of a drug use epidemic in this country.