Ireland's first interactive drugs website has been launched today.
The website www.dap.iewas set up by Crosscare, the social care agency of the Dublin Diocese, under its drugs awareness programme (DAP).
The main focus of the site is to give advice on drugs and drug-related issues.
There are sections with information aimed specifically at parents, current professional research on drugs and an interactive map detailing centres treating addictions.
There will also be a trained councillor, known as the Live Helper, available online from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. every Monday to Friday to offer information, support, advice and referral to anyone who needs it.
The site is divided in two; a youth section providing games, information, quizzes and polls about drugs and a professional/family section with information on various types of drugs, their effects and an interactive map of services for any area in Ireland.
