Europe’s Drug Crisis Needs More Than Policy
Decision-makers debate legalization and enforcement, but neither addresses the loneliness, nihilism and lack of purpose driving ma…
Ruadhan Jones graduated from University College Cork in Ireland majoring in Film and Screen Media, before receiving a master’s in Journalism from Technological University Dublin in Ireland. He has worked as a professional cricketer, filmmaker and for the past six years as a staff and freelance journalist covering politics, culture, religion and social affairs. He has bylines in national and international publications including OSV News, The Catholic Herald, La Bussola Quotidiana and The Irish Catholic. What spare time is left between work and a young family is spent reading, watching films and playing sports.
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