An emergency meeting of belfastcc hears that 34 people have died in the city as a result of drugs overdoses this year - 15 since the start of June.
It is understood there have been 34 deaths in the greater Belfast area as a result of drug overdoses since the start of the year
The news was revealed during an emergency meeting of Belfast City Council on Friday to address the issue. Mr McCusker, who has worked with homeless people on the streets of Belfast for more than 10 years, said he had never seen "such despair and devastation" with agencies close to calling a public emergency.
"I have been doing work on the streets for many years, we've an increased young population of people who are homeless on our streets, they are caught up with addiction, poor mental health."SDLP councillor Paul McCusker said that the meeting highlighted the need for better coordination between agencies to identify those most at risk
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