Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)

My question relates to the assistance given to people to get off drugs, and concerns the use of methadone. Some articles state that methadone is involved in many deaths. A question raised here asked if drug addicts were getting access to methadone from more than once source. If that is the case, instead of curing themselves, addicts are creating more problems for themselves and can become addicted to using methadone. The figures stated that in 2005 more than 60 deaths were as a result of one drug and 60 deaths involved the use of methadone.

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