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May 2024
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Episode 584: Crack cocaine and its effec...

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Crack cocaine seizures are on the increase and health watch dogs are warning an epidemic amongst users of the drug which devastated the US during the 1980s.


So is the highly addictive substance the new heroin and how are community groups coping with its spread.


Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the drug and its effects on the health and mental wellbeing of users.



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