Citywide’s Anna Quigley said the findings by Dr Matt Bowden of the Technological University Dublin are based on the experience of those working with people who are involved in, or risk involvement in the trade.
“[Researchers] see young people’s aspirations channelled into drug selling as an alternative to precarious labour and as a means of accessing consumer goods.“The research highlights the need for awareness and prevention work to include education on how debt and credit work in the drugs economy. He said: “The research identifies the quality of the relationships that young people have with youth workers and drug services, family and other advocates, as crucial to disengagement from the drugs trade.
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