Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Committee on Drugs Use
Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed)
9:30 am
Dr. Des Crowley:
It is an enormous situation and we have tipped the iceberg on it. Part of it is the historical way our services have been set up. They were methadone-based and related to heroin use because that was the predominant opioid that was used but now codeine is definitely a sleeper and there is a huge issue there.