Last month, the IMO passed a motion at its AGM urging the Department of Health to launch a national campaign “advising the dangers of cannabis use, especially in young adolescents”.
Dr Ray Walley, a GP in Dublin’s north inner city, said he had “many patients who, unfortunately, have experienced the ill-effects of cannabis addiction. It has been a scourge on them and their families.”
The Department referred this newspaper to the HSE. “‘Know the Score’ is a senior cycle resource addressing substance use,” a HSE spokesperson told the Medical Independent.
“There are 12 lesson plans for teachers, with several addressing drug use and one addressing cannabis specifically. It is currently being finalised and teacher training will be available from autumn 2019. It has been developed by a partnership group that includes HSE Health and Wellbeing, HSE Social Inclusion, the Professional Development Service for Teachers and a representative from the Drugs and Alcohol Task Forces. Post-primary teachers and students were involved in piloting the resource.”
Source: David Lynch, 23rd May 2019,The Medical Independent
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