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Fri 11 Nov 2008Ireland fourth-worst in Europe for drug deaths
IRELAND HAS the fourth-highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe, new research has found.
The Health Research Board's (HRB) first report on deaths among drug users found Ireland has 54.2 deaths per one million population, compared with the European average of 20.9. Only Estonia, Denmark and Luxembourg are ahead of Ireland.
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