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# European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

All time
Cannabis is the most commonly used illegal drug among young adults in Ireland (but MDMA use is on the rise)
Coke, cannabis and getting clean: Ireland's drug problem, in numbers
Cigarettes and alcohol: less experimenting, more abstinence by Irish teens
Irish teens drinking less often than European counterparts
Taking new illicit drugs is like playing 'a dangerous game of roulette'