The Citizen’s Assembly on Drug Use says it wants to see a whole-government approach to the issue to help stem the increase in drug addiction.
The group has published its final report, following what it calls the most comprehensive examination ever undertaken of drug use in Ireland.”
The Assembly agreed on 36 recommendations on how to tackle the issue, including a degree of decriminalisation of some drugs for personal use.
To discuss this further on Friday’s Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Michael Guerin, an addiction counsellor at Cuan Mhuire in Bruree, and Julie McKenna, Novas’ MidWest Head of Research Policy, who’s involved with homeless drug programmes in Clare.
You can listen to the full interview below.
