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• Drugs Info  
  • Type of drugs
  • About drugs
    • Drugs and mental health
    • Drugs and pregnancy
    • Drugs and the law
    • How long do drugs stay in your system?
    • Drug emergencies
    • Drug Combinations 'Mixing Drugs'
    • Chemsex
  • Harm Reduction
  • For parents / carers
    • Talk to your child about drugs
    • New drug trends in the media
    • Family Support
    • Resources for guardians
  • For teens
    • Cannabis
    • Know the score
    • The teen brain
    • Worried about someone
    • For teens: Drugs and mental health
  • Getting help
  • Drug trend updates and warnings
• Alcohol Info  
  • About alcohol
    • What is alcohol?
    • How alcohol affects the body
    • How alcohol affects mood
    • Alcohol and pregnancy
    • Alcohol and the law
    • Drink driving
    • Interactions with other drugs
    • Alcohol and sports performance
    • Fact or myth quiz
    • FAQ
  • Stages of alcohol use
    • Stages of alcohol use
    • Abstinence
    • Experimentation
    • Low risk drinking
    • Problem drinking
    • Alcohol abuse and misuse
    • Alcohol dependence
    • Changing your drinking
  • Tips & Tools
    • How much am I drinking?
    • Alcohol diary
    • Alcohol use Balance Sheet
    • Change Plan worksheet
    • Goal Setting
    • Guidelines for supporters
    • How to stick to your plans
    • Tips for drinking less
    • What to do about boredom
  • Young people and drink
    • Why young people drink
    • What are the signs and effects?
    • Concerned parents
    • Children affected by a parent's drinking
  • Alcohol and Cancer
  • Worried about someone?
    • When a loved one has a drink problem
    • What can I do to help?
    • Coping with a partner's drinking
    • How drink can affect families
  • Looking for help?
    • What you can expect when you look for help
    • Find a service
  • Drink spiking
• Services  
• Features  
• Resources  
  • Multimedia
  • COVID-19
    • Drug services during COVID-19
    • Why people who use drugs are at risk during COVID-19
    • Harm reduction advice for people who use drugs during COVID-19 pandemic
    • Changes to OST
    • Overdose awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Alcohol
    • Dual diagnosis
      • Dual diagnosis: Why people are at risk during COVID-19
      • Dual diagnosis: Minding your mental health and staying safe during COVID-19
    • Drug recovery
    • Family support
    • Domestic violence
    • Professionals/Staff
  • Community detox
    • Community Detoxification Information
    • FAQ for Community Detoxification Guidelines
  • National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare
    • National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare
    • SBHC workbooks
    • Tools and templates
      • National Standards SBHC workbooks
      • HSE Quality Improvement Division
      • Shared Resources
      • Policy Template Library
    • eLearning Portal
      • Quality Champions Training
      • Service User Confidentiality Training
      • Complaints Training
    • Links
  • Dealing with drug litter
    • Drug litter information
    • Drug litter safe disposal contacts
  • Naloxone
  • National Drug Rehabilitation Framework (NDRF)
    • Online Resource Library
  • Drug-Related Intimidation Programme
  • Factsheets and posters
  • Overdose resources

Drugs Info

Type of drugs
Learn the fact about drugs: what they are and what they do to your body and mind.

Types of drugs

About drugs
There's more to drugs than their immediate effects, weigh up the pros and cons here.

Drug use factors
Drugs and mental health
Drugs and sport
Drugs and pregnancy
Drug and the law
How long do drugs stay in your system?
The nature and states of drug use
What are the most commonly used drugs
What are they and where do they come from?

Headshops
There’s more to headshops than meets the eye. We take you through some of their products.

Headshops

For teens
Helping you make informed decisions about drugs in your life

Cannabis
Know the score
The teen brain
Worried about someone?

For parents / carers
Bringing you up to speed with the drug issue so you can be confident enough to bring it up with them.

Don't Lose the Head
Effects on the family
How can I prevent my child from becoming involved with drugs?
How can I tell if my child is using drugs?
I am worried that my teenager might be using drugs
Intervention
Prevention
Signs and symptoms
What should I do if I find out that my child is using cannabis?

Getting help
Contact details for services providing support around drugs and drug related problems.

Getting help