Category: Public Health

How cocaine is being ‘marketed’ to Irish youth

Jan 27, 2020Mar 9, 2020 ~ - ~ Leave a comment

From RTÉ Radio One’s Drivetime Monday 20 January 2020, Michael Guerin, Senior Addiction Therapist in Cuan Mhuire, discusses cocaine use at debs.

https://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/share/radio1/21696708

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