Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed)

7:00 pm

Ms Fiona Wilson:

That is a good question. I have the statistics for 2022, but unfortunately do not have them at my fingertips. In respect of the five or so charges of simple possession, the numbers were not disproportionate. We know indigenous people in this province, in particular, are much more likely to be impacted by the illicit drug crisis. We see that in the number of overdose deaths.

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