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Dublin: Is crack cocaine the new heroin?

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78% Informative

People seeking treatment for the use of the drug increased by 594% from 173 cases in 2017 to 1,201 in 2023 .

Daithi Doolan , from the South Inner City Drug and Alcohol Partnership , said many homes in Dublin had some form of addiction.

In 2023 , 4,923 people sought treatment with cocaine, in its powder or crack form, as the main problem.

VR Score

78

Informative language

74

Neutral language

83

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

42

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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