THE OIREACHTAS HEALTH Committee has heard that more people die each year in Ireland from drug overdose than from road deaths.
Dr Gerard Bury told the Health Committee the issue of overdose was down people not being able to access proper medication and supports to combat the issue.
203 people died in 2013 from a drug death in which an opiate was implicated.
Dr Bury was speaking to the committee in relation to the introduction of medically supervised injecting centres in Dublin.
Source: Cormac Fitzgerald,The Journal.ie, 30/11/16
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