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Cocaine treatment jumped from 1.5 to 93.2 per 100,000 people between 2020 and 2023. That's just one of the startling findings from new research by the Heath Research Board. It describes the use of the drug as a 'perfect storm' with higher availability, purity and affordability. Addiction Specialist Dr Garrett McGovern says despite work being done to prevent cocaine being sold here, the statistics continue to worsen. To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Michael Guerin, Addiction Counsellor. PHOTO CREDIT: majo1122331 from Getty Images Pro via Canva