Record-high level of drug treatment cases in 2024

Record-high level of drug treatment cases in 2024

There was a record-high level of people being treated for drug problems last year, according to new figures from the Health Research Board.

Women seeking help for cocaine use up 426% new research finds

New Health Research Board figures reveal a record high of 13,295 people were treated for problem drug use in 2024, with cocaine accounting for almost half of cases. Since 2017, there has been a 250% increase in people receiving treatment for cocaine as their main problem drug, while the number of women seeking treatment for cocaine use has risen 426% to 1,494 cases last year. Professor Colin O’Gara, a consultant psychiatrist who specialises in a…

Record rates of treatment for drug use in 2024

New report highlights high prevalence of cocaine in the country, with 426 per cent increase in treatment rates for female users of the drug in the last seven years The post Record rates of treatment for drug use in 2024 appeared first on Irish Medical Times.