97% of Mid-West addiction service users are women; cocaine in 1/3 cases

New figures from an Irish addiction service show that 97% of those accessing care in the Mid-West are women, with powder cocaine involved in nearly one in three presentations. The data signals a notable gender skew in treatment demand, though the underlying causes and broader regional trends remain unclear. This matters for public-health resource allocation and highlights a potential shift in substance-use patterns.

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