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Rural Cocaine: An 'Open Secret'

Over the years we have discussed various  issues related to alcohol consumption in rural Ireland...

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17.52 30 Jan 2020


Rural Cocaine: An 'Open Secret'


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17.52 30 Jan 2020


Over the years we have discussed various  issues related to alcohol consumption in rural Ireland, but now it seems  there are concerns about the number of farmers presenting at rehab clinics for issues related to drugs. 

Micheal Gerin Senior Addiction Therapist based in Cuan Mhuire addiction treatment center Co Limerick joins me on the line and Hannah Quinn Mulligan News Correspondent with The Irish Farmers Journal ,who sat down with a farmer who is a recovered cocaine addict, joined Ivan in the studio to discuss the issue. 

 

 


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