Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 June 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Matt ShanahanMatt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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We have people who are functioning alcoholics and we may have functioning people on opioids who are in employment. Are the toxicity and rate of dependency not generally higher as you get up to the harder drugs?