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ABOUT ONE IN eight Irish people who took part in the Global Drug Survey said they’d used drugs at some point to help them with work or while studying.
They were even more likely to do so around exam time or at other stressful work periods.
As well as looking at the recreational use of drugs worldwide, the international survey also sought to see if drugs were used by people for cognitive enhancement.
The Global Drug Survey does not take a cross-section of every demographic but rather looks to probe trends and attitudes among people who have had some experience using drugs or alcohol.
More than 2,000 Irish people responded to that callout.
If found that 12% of Irish people said they’d used drugs to help them at work or while studying.
The use of drugs to help focus is much more likely among those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).
The survey shows that Ireland was almost exactly on the worldwide average when it comes to the prevalence of drug use for work-related reasons.
The below table includes those with either of the stated disorders as well as those without them.
The most common drug for use in cognitive enhancement is methylphenidate, often used for the treatment of ADD and ADHD. Nearly 4% of Irish respondents to the survey who did not have either of those two disorders say they’d used methylphenidate.
One in forty (2.5%) of respondents say they’d used cocaine at work or while studying. Among those who’d said used some form of drugs at work, cocaine was the drug of choice for about one-in-seven “healthy” users.
Exam time
The survey looked at how often people who use drugs at work use them. It found that it’s most likely during stressful periods at work or around exam time. This is especially true for users without ADD or ADHD.
The research showed that, of those who use drugs for cognitive enhancement, just over 22% say they do it with prescription drugs during this period. For illegal drugs, the figure is 13.1%.
Sourcing the drugs for cognitive enhancement comes most commonly from friends according to the survey.
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it seems hash and weed is all the guards can get STOP wasting time going afterthosedrugs i would think all resorces and time should be spent trying to get as much herion and cocaine of the streets they are the problem drugs people will do crazy things to get there hands on those drugs when they have no cash which is always, com on get your act together enough is enough earn your wage end of
@Danny
I would like to point out that I work with drug addicts every day! Class B (HASH)has longer lasting and probably even worse effects than the various Heroin’s, Crack’s , amphetamine’s that are out there
Long term use makes people so paranoid, and it’s a very different situation then that most perceive Class B the calming relaxing effects that we see on TV
If u think our Law Enforcers are wasting their time Then I suggest u have a good think about this 1, if your child had been smoking this (SHITE is how i would describe it ) for years and their once intelligent curious minds were active now there brains are so fried that you can’t even have a simple conversation with them , then maybe u would think twice !!!!!
Class A,B, &C are all as bad as each other,
Illegal Importers, Dealers of banned illegal substances should not be jailed its too good for them, they should be made work day in day out in homes where these poor folk are detained due to drug induced mental health issues! That would teach them!
I call bullshit Anita, how can you put cannabis in the same category as heroin? Are you for real? I haven’t heard of anyone dying of a cannabis overdose. Also, cannabis doesn’t necessarily make people paranoid, it affects people differently. And you work with these people? God help them.
Lol @ hash addicts
Cannabis is a gateway drug which not always but can often lead to the use of heavier class A drugs. By inhibiting the gateway drug they are still lessening the impact and demand for class A drugs. ‘nipping it in the bud’ as such.
Good work again by Customs and police.
I hope they throw away the key.
Great news.. will hopefully drive up the price for all the stoners.
thats a lot of peoples medicine gone down the drain :(
Ah Jesus, my 3 million spot is gone. My weekend is ruined
The two Irish are a couple who are very well known in the Cork city chattering classes brigade. Your man has a penchant for fast expensive cars. Now everyone knows how he could afford them.
bussted
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