Calls for Government to address the issue of drugs education
The sister of the Cork teenager who died after consuming a deadly hallucinogenic drug says the government needs to address the issue of drugs education.
Alex Ryan lost his life after taking a designer drug at a house party in Greemount in the city on January 18th of this year.
Six people, including the 18-year-old, ended up in CUH after ingesting the drug known as N bomb.
Five of them made a recovery but Alex lost his fight for life five days later.
Last week one man was jailed for six months and two other people were given suspended sentences for drug offences following a garda investigation into Alex's death.
His sister Nicola has since spoken out on the Neil Prendeville Show on Cork's RedFM about her brother's death and she's called on the government to tackle the issues of drugs by educating people in school on their dangers.
Speaking on the Neil Prendeville Show on Cork's RedFM Nicola says often young people don't know about the dangers of drugs:
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