Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 October 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Mr. Barry McBrien:

Opiates, which are controlled drugs, are not. They are something I can prescribe. If someone who is a heroin addict needs to come in to get a procedure, I could give them IV morphine. If a person needs their methadone, legislation absolutely dictates that I cannot prescribe it.

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