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Cork City facing 'significant challenges' around drug use

Is enough done to deal with drugs in Cork? Before Christmas there was a spate of overdoses in th...

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13.50 15 Feb 2024


Cork City facing 'significant challenges' around drug use


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Is enough done to deal with drugs in Cork? Before Christmas there was a spate of overdoses in the city, with the HSE issuing warnings about a nitazene-type substance. 

Does the city get enough attention when it comes to drug issues and dealing with them? 

Andrea was joined by David Lane, General Manager for Social inclusion in the HSE, Fianna Fáil Councillor Colm Kelleher and Nicole Ryan, a counsellor specializing in addiction, who also give talks in schools to discuss...


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