News

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3rd December 2015
MY BROTHER SAYS HE WANTS TO KILL MY FAMILY AND NO ONE CAN HELP USMY BROTHER SAYS HE WANTS TO KILL MY FAMILY AND NO ONE CAN HELP US
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2nd December 2015
Heroin ‘is now a major problem in Galway’Heroin is now a major issue across Galway county, according to one drugs counsellor.
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2nd December 2015
Ó Ríordáin and Varadkar push for supervised drug centresDrugs Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Health Minister Leo Varadkar will bring plans for supervised drug injection centres to the Government before Christmas in a bid to tackle the addiction crisis.
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2nd December 2015
North South Alcohol Policy Advisory Group Knowledge Exchange Forum 2015North South Alcohol Policy Advisory Group Knowledge Exchange Forum 2015
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2nd December 2015
Minister’s tour of ‘shooting up’ lanes strenghtens call for injecting centresThe minister responsible for the nation’s drugs strategy hunkered down behind a rubbish bin in a dark laneway to look at the large number of used needles, empty packages of citrus powder, used condoms and human blood and excrement.
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2nd December 2015
Drugs driving crime rates with capital worst hit■ Dublin city centre worst affected by drugs epidemic ■ Figures indicate link between drug crime and theft rates
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1st December 2015
Minister: Children could touch syringes on Dublin streetsMinister with responsibility for National Drugs Strategy says he wants to see legislation for medically-supervised injection centres introduced as soon as possible.
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1st December 2015
The needles on the cobbles are nothing new – but the human excrement is shockingA grim tour of the backstreets of the capital…
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1st December 2015
Dirty syringes and pavements soiled with excrement and blood - Shocking images show drug problem onThe Drugs Minister says these shocking images show exactly why there is an urgent need for mobile injecting centres in Dublin.
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1st December 2015
Mind and meaning: Decriminalising DrugsThe Minister of State for the National Drugs Strategy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin is considering decriminalising heroin, cocaine and cannabis. In other words, possessing small amounts for personal use will no longer be an offence.