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Ireland has twice EU level of heroin use, says Commission report

Ireland has the highest documented use of heroin use in the EU, new figures show.

According to estimates from the EU Commission, the use of "opioid" drugs in Ireland (mainly heroin) is about eight cases per 1,000 people aged between 15 and 64, compared to an EU average of around four cases.

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Source: Evening Echo, 15/11/2011

Posted by Andy on 11/15 at 05:09 PM in
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