More than one-in-forty people living in Ireland say they have used cocaine in the past year, according to a new UN report.
A new UN report has found that more than one-in-forty people living in Ireland reported using cocaine in the past year.
The report notes that cocaine dealing is associated with violence and intimidation in disadvantaged communities. Meanwhile, the study warns that a growing number of children as young as 10 to 14-years-old are taking part in “intimidation practices such as throwing stones at houses and damaging cars.”
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