Lifetime usage — defined as someone who has taken a drug at some stage in their life — has increased for virtually all drugs, with the exception of alcohol and tobacco, which have noticed reductions.
The Drug Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland survey shows “significant” increases in last-year (recent) and last-month (current) use, particularly in relation to drugs such as cannabis, ecstasy, opiates (excluding heroin and methadone), and anti-depressants.
The survey, conducted by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol, was first conducted in 2002/03 and repeated every four years since.
Source: Cormac O'Keeffe, The Irish Examiner,9/11/16
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