A young woman, who decided to work in the field of addiction when her brother passed away after taking the synthetic drug N Bomb, has received a Social Enterprise Mark CIC award.
Alex Ryan (18) of Liscahane in Millstreet, Co Cork died on January 23, 2016, after consuming a synthetic drug of the 2C family called 251 NBOMe at a house party in the city.
His older sister Nicole Ryan has visited dozens of schools around the country to speak to students and to raise awareness of the dangers of synthetic drugs.