'They wait until the kids are in bed to use cocaine' - middle-class drug use on rise in Ireland

Cormac Colleran reveals that for many professionals battling addiction, the stark realization of how their drug use affects their children often leads to profound emotional breakdowns.

Over the past two years, Colleran has witnessed a 'new norm' wherein middle-class cocaine users frequently indulge in drug use at home, seeing it as socially acceptable.

His clientele, mainly from the professional sectors in south Dublin, are increasingly expressing anguish over their cocaine habits, which they claim are eroding both personal and familial relationships.

Colleran’s experience highlights a troubling trend of normalization around cocaine use, as he notes a significant rise in individuals seeking help for addiction in recent times.

Read at Independent