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Professor Anne Doherty speaks to the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use

Representing the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland at to the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use, Professor Anne Doherty, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist and former chair of the Faculty of Liaison Psychiatry, presented the key points of College submission to same on Sunday, 3 September.

Prof Doherty highlighted relevant data, outlined key concerns with regard to drugs use and the impact on individuals’ mental health and on the services, to the 99 members of the Assembly.

You can view the presentation in full below or on YouTube here.

View the slides from the presentation here, and read the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs use in full here.