Nine in 10 Irish adults are in favour of intervention from health professionals when it comes to a loved one’s drug use but not intervention from gardaí or the courts system, according to new survey.
The poll, carried out by Red C on behalf of the Ana Liffey Drug Project, interviewed a representative sample of more than 1,000 adults – aged 18 and over – last month in relation to attitudes to interventions.
More than 90 per cent said if a loved one had problems, they would like them to get help from health professionals. However, there was far less support when asked whether a loved one using drugs should be dealt with by the Garda (a third) and the courts (a quarter).
In contrast, when it came to a loved one who turned to crime to support their drug use, three in five of people surveyed said they would support their conviction and sentencing .
The poll is part of the Ana Liffey Drug Project’s campaign Safer from Harm, which is calling for drug decriminalisation and for drug users to be dealt with in the health system rather than the justice system.
Source: Sarah Burns, The Irish Times,
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