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4th March 2020
Homeless women suffering gravely from social exclusionExpert says more women-only homeless hostels and funding for domestic violence services are needed
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4th March 2020
Task force unveils new strategy for KilkennyEducation and early intervention alongside treatments and supports for families and communities
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2nd March 2020
The Lived Experience of Addiction Exhibition‘Hello, I hear there’s someone in the house acting the b*ll*cks’
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26th February 2020
Colleges must provide alcohol-free student accommodation under new rulesGovernment health drive also urges drug and alcohol-free social spaces on campus
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24th February 2020
Cocaine fuelling rise in violence in CorkCocaine fuelling rise in violence in Cork: Garda says people need to stop describing it as a ‘recreational drug’
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20th February 2020
Methadone patients four times more likely to overdose in month following treatment ending, study finMethadone patients are four times more likely to overdose in the month after their treatment ends, according to a new study.
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20th February 2020
Study shows Dublin hospital has third highest number of drug-related medical emergenciesA Dublin hospital has the third highest number of drug-related medical emergencies out of more than 30 clinics across Europe, according to a new study.
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19th February 2020
Injecting drugs in public places linked to a higher risk of HIV, hepatitis C and overdose, ScottishLack of safer drug consumption facility impeding efforts to control HIV outbreak among Glasgow drug users
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17th February 2020
Reducing drug deaths made national priority under Operation TaraReducing drug deaths has been made a national priority for An Garda Síochána under a new operation similar to the high-profile crackdown on burglaries.
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17th February 2020
A quarter of street drugs are fake and dangerous to usersAs overdose deaths rise, many buyers don’t know strength or content of what they buy