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
Lynn Ruane (Independent)
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It is not to fully say that is where benzo addiction comes from. Obviously, prescribing is a big part, but a lot of benzo addiction is starting anyway within the illegal market without it ever having been prescribed, so there are definitely two cohorts or transitions happening there. Senator Seery Kearney is next.