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8th November 2015
Revealed: cost of drugs crisis has been €1bn over past five years
The true scale of the financial cost of the country drug addiction problem - an estimated €1bn in five years - has been laid bare in previously unreleased figures.
6th November 2015
‘Alcohol put us here today’ says grieving dad at funeral
A grieving father of six appealed for an end to the “frightening culture of excessive drinking” among young people.
6th November 2015
Neknomination ‘played part’ in death of DJ who drank pint of whiskey
The internet craze Neknomination played a part in the death of a DJ (22) who died after he “threw back” a pint of whiskey, an inquest has heard
6th November 2015
Justice Committee launches report on strategies to deal with substance abuse
Cork East Fine Gael TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, David Stanton today launched the Committee’s ‘Report on a Harm Reducing and Rehabilitative approach to possession of small amounts of illegal drugs.’
6th November 2015
Change could affect 11,000 drug cases a year
Some 11,000 people who face the prospect every year of a criminal conviction for possessing small amounts of drugs could be diverted to health authorities, under decriminalisation proposals.
6th November 2015
The decriminalisation of drugs for personal use has moved another big step closer
THE OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE set up to look at possible changes to the drug laws has ‘strongly recommended’ that the possession of a small amount of illegal drugs be decriminalised.
6th November 2015
Plans for heroin injection centres a step in right direction
Walk down any alleyway in central Dublin and you’ll see the evidence: discarded needles and tinfoil.
5th November 2015
Inside the Injection Rooms: Joeie Looks at Ireland’s Evolving Drugs Policy
In a speech at the London School of Economics on Monday, Ireland’s Minister for Equality Aodhán Ó Ríordáin announced that the government would be dramatically revising its attitude towards drug addiction in Ireland through a stream of new policy initiatives.
5th November 2015
Ireland should follow Portugal on drug laws, report suggests
Proposals for Government suggest possession should be similar to road traffic offence
5th November 2015
Most men think decriminalising drugs is a good idea – but women aren’t so sure
The government is considering decriminalising the possession of a small amount of drugs like heroin, cannabis and cocaine.

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