Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

For many years, methadone has been used on a large scale to help people with serious addiction problems. There seems to be no end in sight to its use. It is very addictive. In other European countries, Suboxone has been introduced as an alternative. It has proven effective and is not as addictive. The problem, however, is that it is expensive.

The misuse of drugs (amendment) Bill is to be introduced with the aim of controlling certain drugs that are being misused. When will it be published? Are there plans to consider Suboxone under the Bill? It is high time that we examined the continuous use of methadone, which some people have used for more than ten or 20 years. Many are addicted to it.

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