It’s emerged that 124 people from the north west received treatment for cocaine-related addiction issues in 2023.
Figures published by the Health Research Board show that there were 17 in Sligo, in Leitrim there were 10, while Donegal recorded 97, representing a 2.4 per cent rise in the north west on 2022 figures.
They were some of the 307 overall cases of drug treatment in the three counties last year.
They are some of the 13,104 cases reported nationally to the National Drug Treatment Reporting System during the year.
Sligo-Leitrim TD Frank Feighan says while unfortunately, the figures are not surprising, it’s important to note that help is out there for those struggling with addiction:
