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:

The recognition of adverse events as part of the journey of addiction is very important. That is clearly documented. There is an onus on any system to try to stop that intergenerational addiction because experience of addiction is in itself an adverse childhood event for the child of the parent who is addicted. If we want to be serious about this-----