Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health
Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source
I want to make the point that criminalisation cannot be uncoupled from a health-led approach and they cannot be offered up as two separate themes. They are intrinsically linked. We do not reduce harm or increase happiness unless we stop labelling and criminalising people for their drug use.
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