Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is entirely correct and I want to build on his last point. I am very concerned about the growing social acceptance of drug-taking in this country. Let me be clear, I am not talking about people with drug addiction and the pain and hurt associated with that. We need to support people in overcoming addiction. They need our help, not stigma, and they need a health-led approach but there is another type of drug use that we have to start talking about in this country. We have to call it out and talk about it clearly. I am talking about the increasing prevalence, and often visibility, of drug-taking as part of a night out in Ireland.

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