Carlow Nationalist — Citizens' Assembly on Drugs use says overdose figures a 'wake-up call' for action
Ireland has one of the highest rates of drugs deaths per capita in Europe…
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Ireland has one of the highest rates of drugs deaths per capita in Europe…
According to new statistics from the Health Research Board (HRB), over 400 drug-related deaths were recorded in Ireland in 2020.
Ireland has one of the highest rates of drugs deaths per capita in Europe…
Figures showing a sustained rise in drug overdose deaths in Ireland are a wake-up call that the country needs to get its act together on the issue, the chairman of the Citizens’ Assembly has said.
Lyons said that since 2017 there has been a “sustained increase” in poisoning deaths, which is not attributable to factors such as population growth.