Today Sankalpa travelled from Finglas to Dáil Éireann to support the Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign to make the drugs crisis an election issue. The event was was well attended by community groups and services who work with drug users. Drug rehabilitation and recovery reduces crime and saves lives. Drug prevention programs offer hope of better lives to young people. According to Dr. Tom O Brien, Manager of Sankalpa, ‘the problem in Finglas is huge. The drug problem is fueling gang and gun culture. If governments cut services further, it will send a message to young people in Finglas that there is no hope. We need a government that will treat all of its citizens equally and that means prioritizing young people from Finglas and Cabra, in the same way we prioritize young people from Blackrock and Foxrock’.
