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8th May 2015
Heroin victim’s TD backs calls for injection rooms
A man who had sought help several times for drink and drug addiction died after injecting heroin in the toilet of a city shopping centre.
7th May 2015
Minister wants to see supervised ‘injection centres’ for addicts
Drugs Minister Aodhan O’Riordain has said he wants to see legislation introducing injection centres for addicts before the next election.
7th May 2015
Minister calls for injection rooms for addicts
Heroin addicts should be allowed to legally inject their drug in a medically supervised setting, drugs minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said.
7th May 2015
Public drug use sees 25% avoid city centre
More people feel safe travelling into Dublin city centre to shop and socialise but over a quarter still say they will not do so because of drug-related antisocial behaviour.
6th May 2015
Drugs and homelessness in Dublin to be focus of special conference
LISTEN: It will involve stakeholders from homeless, drug treatment and business groups

Concerns over the level of drugs and homelessness in Dublin are to be addressed at a special conference in the city today.
6th May 2015
People are sniffing cheap butane gas to get high on the streets of Dublin
There has been an increase in the number of drug users in Dublin sniffing butane gas openly on the streets, the director of the Ana Liffey Project has revealed.
6th May 2015
Worldwide alert over lethal ‘diet’ drug DNP
Interpol has issued a warning to 190 police forces across the world, including gardaí, in relation to 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP), which it describes as “an illicit and potentially lethal” drug used as a dieting and body-building aid.
6th May 2015
Seminar to tackle street drug problems
Drug-fuelled anti-social behaviour in central Dublin will be the subject of a special seminar in the city today.
5th May 2015
Local drugs taskforces endure budget cuts of more than 90%
Funding for drugs and addiction services in some of the most deprived areas of the State has been cut by almost 80 per cent since 2010, figures provided by the Department of Health show.
4th May 2015
Concerned about drug users openly injecting in public? Get in touch
The issue of drug use in Ireland has been hitting the headlines recently, with the issue of drug users openly injecting in public becoming more prevalent.

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