Cocaine, ecstacy remain the most consumed illegal drugs in Malta
'One can go and purchase ecstasy as if he’s going to buy a drink,' an expert tells Illum about current drug accessibility in Malta.
23 February 2014, 12:00am
James J. Piscopo
James J. Piscopo
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Stimulant drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and mephedrone are the most preferred drugs in Malta, Sunday newspaper Illum reports. This is in line with European trend.
Mariella Dimech, a psychologist who worked in this field for several years, told the newspaper that it was increasingly worrying that drugs have become much more accessible and affordable.
“What is worrying is that drug abuse especially on weekends have become the norm. One may go and purchase ecstasy as if he’s going to buy a drink.”
The psychologist said that youths who are not supervised adequately are at the greatest risk of touching drugs.
“In my experience, youths run a great risk of touching drugs when the parents are completely oblivious of their child’s surroundings and friends. Likewise, those youths who have too much money in their hands and those who do not have any specific goals in their life are also prone to succumb to the drug temptation.”
Asked whether drug abuse had become more prevalent among youths, Dimech answered in the affirmative and cited the accessibility of drugs as the main cause.
Read more in today’s edition of Illum.
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We are hearing much talk about some kind of 'theft' or other and how these 'thieves' and the 'big fish'should be brought to justice, so what about these thieves and big fish who are stealing our youth right under our noses? and please don't say that the Police don't have information to catch these ring leaders operating from Malta.
Dr. Muscat and Dr.Simon and the rest of all you merry men please take note and for heaven's sake don't drag this into another political issue, but as decency and moral righteousness would have it, work at it for the sake of our future generations
