[rte.ie] , O'Callaghan, Gavin Cocaine use 'becoming a bigger problem' on social scenes. (17 Feb 2025)
External website: https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0216/1497006-cocaine-...
The number of women - especially young women - who are seeking treatment for cocaine addiction is rising dramatically.
Figures provided by the HSE show that there was a 388% increase among females who sought drug treatment for cocaine between 2017 and 2023.
B Substances > Alcohol
B Substances > Cocaine
B Substances > Cocaine > Crack cocaine
G Health and disease > Public health
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Multiple substance use (Poly-drug /Poly-substance)
L Social psychology and related concepts > Life circumstances > Financial (money) difficulties / debt
L Social psychology and related concepts > Physical context, location or place > Alcohol beverage sales outlet (shop / pub / bar)
T Demographic characteristics > Gender / sex differences
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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