[Irish Times] , Lally, Conor Drug-driving surging due to ‘really concerning’ rates of cocaine use. (12 Nov 2025)
External website: https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/11/11/dru...
Garda Commissioner also concerned about synthetic opioids fentanyl and ‘more dangerous than heroin’ nitazenes.
Item Type
News
Publication Type
Irish-related
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco), Cocaine, Opioid, New psychoactive substance
Intervention Type
Crime prevention
Source
Date
12 November 2025
EndNote
Subjects
A Substance use and dependence > Prevalence
A Substance use and dependence > Substance related societal (social) problems / harms > Drug use and driving
B Substances > Cocaine
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic opioids
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic opioids > Fentanyl, Fentanils
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic opioids > Benzimidazole, Nitazenes, Brorphine
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance transportation laws (driving)
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
A Substance use and dependence > Substance related societal (social) problems / harms > Drug use and driving
B Substances > Cocaine
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic opioids
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic opioids > Fentanyl, Fentanils
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic opioids > Benzimidazole, Nitazenes, Brorphine
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance transportation laws (driving)
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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