EU Commission figures out today (Tuesday, November 15) show that Ireland has the highest-documented problem opioid use in the EU.
According to estimates, opioid use — mainly heroin — in Ireland is about 8 cases per 1,000 population aged 15 to 64, compared to an EU average of around four cases.
The estimated mortality rate among Irish adults (aged 15-64 years) due to drug-induced deaths is also second highest in the EU at almost 70 deaths per million as against an EU average death rate of 21 per million (2009).
Source: Dara Gantly, Irish Medical Times, 19/11/2011
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