Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail)
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Both groups are saying that they are not in favour of legalisation of any substance but the decriminalisation of the individual.

In Dr. Crowley's contribution, he said that the response the individual receives when he or she seeks help is so important. It is a question of the initial reaction, let us say, from the care provider or the potential care provider, and being honest with one's GP about one's health. Being honest with ourselves about our health is a challenge. Dr. Crowley talks about the framework and having a comprehensive framework. The inadequacies of the resources available to his members and, more generally, in society to support people to commence a journey of recovery have been articulated, but in an anecdotal sense. To get to a properly quantified and properly resourced response from the State to help people who are suffering with drug addiction, would it require the individuals to self-declare or should Dr. Crowley's members take a leading role in helping individuals to self-declare?