Prof Eamon Keenan said there has been ‘tripling’ in number of people presenting for cocaine treatment in last six years
“From an Irish point of view, our rates of cocaine use are increasing across all age groups, 2.3 per cent in 2019, up from 1.1 per cent,” Mr Keenan said.
“No other country in the world has fully legalised controlled drugs possession. It’s important to note that Ireland represents 67 per cent of the EU population,” he said. Mr Kelly pointed out that Ireland had a border with the United Kingdom and that any situation whereby there was a different regime across the two regions would lead to “significant policing problems”.“We know from colleagues elsewhere abroad that decriminalisation of cannabis can have negative effects on policing, with increases in crime and a normalisation of drug use.
“For example, the mandatory minimum sentences for possession of drugs, the senior dealers used to bring the drugs through themselves because they didn’t trust anyone else to do it.
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