There has been an increase in use of crack cocaine in the North Inner City area of Dublin in recent months.
Staff at the Ana Liffey Drug Project, which works with drug users and people who are homeless in the area, say there’s been a noticeable increase in use of the drug among service users since the summer.
Crack cocaine is a smokeable form of cocaine which is made by chemically altering cocaine powder to form crystals or rocks. It produces a short but intense high, with effects much stronger than cocaine powder.
Drug treatment services in Ireland began to notice increased use of the drug as far back as the late 1990s.
An increase in paraphernalia associated with crack cocaine, including makeshift pipes, was also noticed around some areas of Dublin city towards the end of last year.
Source: Daragh Brophy, The Journal.ie, 15/11/17
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