2021 Drug Treatment

in Ireland
HRB StatLink Series 8

10,769
total number of cases treated for
39%
new
cases 57% previously
treated
cases

problem drug use

34%
opioids
30% Main 28%
cocaine females
problem Gender
21% drug 72%
cannabis males

11%
benzodiazepines

32 21%
32 yrs 13% 21% Ever
median age homeless employed injected
All percentages cited above are a proportion of the total number of cases.

Cocaine Cases

3,248 31
cocaine 25% 31 yrs 34%
cases females median age employed

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 Cocaine

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

All cases 10% 12% 17% 22% 24% 27% 30%
New cases 14% 16% 23% 31% 32% 36% 38%

Cannabis

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

All cases 28% 26% 25% 23% 24% 22% 21%

New cases 45% 41% 39% 38% 38% 35% 35%

Polydrug

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Two or
more drugs 61% 62% 57% 53% 55% 59% 58%
Cannabis 32% 33% 33% 35% 37% 40% 42%
Cocaine 23% 26% 28% 30% 33% 37% 36%

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