Community and drug treatment groups welcome sanctions against the Kinahans
Project leader says even if the Kinahans are put out of action altogether ‘there is always another gang waiting to take their place’
Demand for addiction services in midwest almost doubled in 2020
Crack cocaine and polydrug use ‘significant problem’, Ana Liffey Drug Project says
Drug use in Dublin: ‘People are passing all the time. It’s disgusting, for me, for them’
Addicts are injecting on the streets as permission for a facility has been set aside
High Court decision on supervised injecting centre will cost lives, claims TD
Planning permission for facility on Merchant’s Quay was overturned after challenge
Warning of big rise in use of crack cocaine in Limerick
More people now seeking help for cocaine addiction than cannabis
Calls for decriminalisation of personal drug use
By treating drug addiction as a health issue, crime would be reduced, say supporters
Drug use should be dealt with by health system – survey
Intervention should be left to health workers, not the gardaí or courts, Ana Liffey finds
North inner city Dublin areas like a drug ‘supermarket’ at times - Lord Mayor
Ana Liffey Drug Project begins information campaign on street tablets such as benzodiazepines
Group calls for decriminalisation of minor drugs possession by 2022
Ana Liffey chief executive says ‘nimbyism’ remains a factor around placement of drug injecting facility
Legislation to decriminalise drugs could come in ‘early 2019’
HSE will recommend location for supervised injection centre in Dublin in ‘mid-December’
National Youth Media Awards competition tackles drugs issue
Prizes range from €250 to €1,000 for the best videos, posters, articles and podcasts
Drug policy expert sceptical about supervised injecting units
Prof David Best also questioned the ongoing reliance on methadone as a treatment
Possible decriminalisation of drugs for personal use welcomed
Proposed move is health-based response to drug use, campaigners note
Nearly 70 Dublin binmen injured by syringes since 2011
Dublin City Council paid out €83,779 in related injury claims from staff in recent years
Dublin school takes top prize in National Youth Media Awards
Coláiste Eoin beats competition from 700 other entrants to win overall prize of €2,000 with a song, titled ‘Take Your Mask Off’
Irish Times partners with Drugs.ie for youth media awards
Chance to have work published on Student Hub site for National Youth Media Awards
Young people feel ‘just say no to drugs’ line is a lie - Ó Ríordáin
Minister with Responsibility for Drugs says advice on drug use should not be moralistic
Ecstasy and toxic varieties easily available at student hangouts
‘The worst experiences I’ve had were more to do with taking more than one pill in a night’
Call for medical injection centres for drug users
Draft legislation may be brought before Government in second quarter of next year
Warning about PMA/PMMA drug after six deaths in Ireland
Ana Liffey Drug Project highlights dangers of a pill being passed off as ecstasy
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