Author Archives: RCDT1992G

‘I thought I had the whole world fooled. I couldn’t control it’: Rural Ireland’s love affair with cocaine’ Cocaine use is on the rise in almost every town and village in the country and, unlike other drugs, users span all ages, and socio-economic classes. “Cocaine will probably go down in history as the drug thatContinue reading “Cocaine Use In Rural Ireland…”

Why does Ireland have so many cases of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome? Ireland is estimated to have the third-highest prevalence of FAS in the world, with about 600 babies born here each year with the syndrome A 14-point action plan for the prevention of foetal alcohol syndrome disorders, due to be presented to the board ofContinue reading “Foetal Alcohol Syndrome”