{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6a0ed5dbd7997e788c44777f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"More People Seeking Rehab for Psychoactive Drugs as Cocaine Treatment at All-Time High - 21/05/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1779356864421-27c5fd8e-2323-4433-8157-acfbeb87b98e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Growing numbers of people are having to be treated for new psychoactive drugs and ketamine use, while demand for cocaine recovery is at an all-time high, a report has shown.</p><p><br></p><p>The Health Research Board report on drug treatment in Ireland last year showed 15,422 cases received therapy for problem drug use.</p><p><br></p><p>Cocaine remains Ireland’s most common drug treated, excluding alcohol. There were 6,535 cases of cocaine treatment, the highest number recorded to date.&nbsp;</p><p>Last year, treatment demand for powder cocaine increased by 21pc to 834 cases. For crack cocaine treatment, it went up by 31pc.</p><p><br></p><p>Cocaine also remains the main problem drug for more than half of cases new to treatment and more than one in three previously treated.</p><p><br></p><p>We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Medical Director and GP Specialising in Addiction Medicine, Dr Garrett McGovern, to find out more about this.</p>","author_name":"lmfm "}