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1st September 2014
Poll: Should supervised injecting centres be introduced in Ireland?
The call has been made by people involved in providing services for drug users.
1st September 2014
Calls for supervised injecting centres as ‘far more people die from overdose than on Irish roads’
“Far more people die from overdose every year than die on the roads, but each death is just as devastating to the children, families and friends of those who die.”
1st September 2014
Task force hopes councillors will help tackle drug problem
A European study that has revealed drug use is higher than the EU average among young people in Ireland and that we have a more relaxed attitude to drug taking than our European neighbours comes as no surprise to the co- ordinator of the North Dublin Regional Drugs and Alcohol Task Force (RDTF), based in Swords.
1st September 2014
Opinion: Addiction is often boiled down to sound bites – but the truth is complex
We need to reflect on how addiction affects an individual, their experience of seeking help, and what the throes of addiction are like.
29th August 2014
Experts call for opening of injection centres to cut number of overdose deaths
The huge number of drug overdose deaths here could be cut by opening medically supervised injecting centres, it has been was claimed.
29th August 2014
Australia’s plain cigarette packaging has not given a boost to the illicit tobacco trade
Australia was the first country in the world to introduce standardised packaging for tobacco products in December 2012.
29th August 2014
Stubbing out e-cigarettes will condemn smokers to death
Earlier this week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that electronic cigarettes posed a serious threat to public health.
29th August 2014
Treatment for ‘benzos’ addiction soars
The number of people seeking treatment for addiction to benzodiazepines has more than doubled since 2009, according to figures released by the Health Service Executive.
29th August 2014
Calls for drug consumption rooms
Drug-related deaths would fall and public injecting would decrease if consumption rooms were set up, two national groups have said.
28th August 2014
Courses and costs seem to be greatest concerns
A survey of third-level students suggests that their lifestyle is not as bad as we might have thought

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