‘Cocaine is in GAA every club, it’s frightening’ – Limerick legend Ciarán Carey

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Milltown Row2

Quote from: seafoid on February 03, 2024, 07:29:40 PMA typical Irish independent article. A leading headline and SFA detail. What are the numbers on cocaine spend and abuse and how much does it cost the health system ?

Not much of a cost of living crisis if all the lads are on the coke
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

seafoid

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on February 03, 2024, 08:12:50 PM
Quote from: seafoid on February 03, 2024, 07:29:40 PMA typical Irish independent article. A leading headline and SFA detail. What are the numbers on cocaine spend and abuse and how much does it cost the health system ?

Not much of a cost of living crisis if all the lads are on the coke
Depends what level of society and what age group

VHI is up, petrol hasn't come down much, food is up , mortgage rates are up
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Milltown Row2

Quote from: seafoid on February 03, 2024, 08:25:08 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on February 03, 2024, 08:12:50 PM
Quote from: seafoid on February 03, 2024, 07:29:40 PMA typical Irish independent article. A leading headline and SFA detail. What are the numbers on cocaine spend and abuse and how much does it cost the health system ?

Not much of a cost of living crisis if all the lads are on the coke
Depends what level of society and what age group

VHI is up, petrol hasn't come down much, food is up , mortgage rates are up

Apparently they are taking it from the ages of 18 through to 60!

Is food bank usage up?
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

seafoid

"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

trueblue1234

Grammar: the difference between knowing your shit

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seafoid

This is a good overview of cocaine use in Ireland from the Oliver Callan show

Public disorder arrests do not involve drug testing . Perhaps a Limerick hurler should have been tested

https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22352025/
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Eire90

Cocaine has become so widely used in rural Ireland that in some areas you could expect it to arrive quicker than if you ordered pizza.

This week on The Pat Kenny Show, reporters are investigating the use, impact and future of cocaine in Ireland.

Speaking to experts and those with first-hand experience, reporter Josh Crosbie began investigations in rural Ireland, where the white powder has seen an explosion in popularity.

"Five years ago, you would have had to know the mate of a mate of a mate," one man said.

"Now it's a one-space transaction - you know someone."

One man in Offaly said he would use cocaine "here and there".

"It wouldn't be every weekend," he said. "Maybe the bank holiday.

"It's a party drug."

Cocaine 'freely available'
Addiction counsellor and former Galway hurler Justin Campbell said the "supply and demand" for cocaine in rural Ireland has grown dramatically.

"The fact that you can go into any village or town and get it in 10 of 15 minutes," he said.

"I had a client who once told me if he ordered cocaine and ordered a pizza, the cocaine would arrive before the pizza.

"That's worrying and that's concerning – how freely available it is.

"When you have a lot of young people who have access to the drug and it becomes trendy, then it sort of becomes acceptable and normalised."

Mr Campbell said men aged between 20 and 35 are the most common patients coming to him now.

"If you were to put somebody on a conveyor belt to choose drugs, they seem to move up the conveyor belts very, very quickly," he said.

'I don't want your patronage'
Local publican Joe Sheridan in Galway has recently joined a "Sneachta-free" campaign to prevent drug use in rural Ireland.

"I don't want your patronage if you partake in cocaine or illicit drugs," he said.

This campaign includes a sign that says "This is a sneachta-free zone, you may be required to test. We operate at zero-tolerance. If in doubt, stay out".


Milltown Row2

None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

yellowcard

This should come as a surprise to nobody. I remember an addiction counsellor telling me recently it wasn't just young people in their teens or 20s attending rehab, they are full of people of all ages and from all backgrounds.

seafoid

Drugs are freely available across the country . Unlike alcohol, drug use doesn't add weight to anyone . Cnnabis psychosis happens in around one quarter of cases. Gardai do not drug test public order offences. A prominent sports star is due to be sentenced tomorrow afaik.   
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU