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22nd August 2019
Merchants Quay appeals decision to reject permission for country’s first injection room
The refusal of planning permission for the country’s first drug injection room is being appealed to An Bord Pleanála by Merchants Quay Ireland.
22nd August 2019
Addiction counsellors in Cork seeing first cases of women hooked on crack cocaine
According to counsellors at the Cuan Mhuire treatment centre for women, addiction to crack cocaine was unheard of until recent times.
21st August 2019
Queen’s researchers explores the use of New Psychoactive Substances by young people
Queen’s researchers explores the use of New Psychoactive Substances by young people
20th August 2019
Minister would ‘report college drug dealers to gardaí’
Higher Education Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor has said she would report those dealing drugs in colleges to gardaí.
19th August 2019
HSE addiction expert: Festivals that don’t provide drug information and support should be refused a
Some festivals are keen to explore new measures but others fear it would do reputational damage.
19th August 2019
‘We must not let this happen again’ - parents’ drugs warning after tragic deaths
Drugs ‘freely available’ in colleges
13th August 2019
Talks underway between HSE and labs that could carry out drug-testing at festivals
A senior HSE doctor has outlined a number of ways drug-testing could be introduced in Ireland.
12th August 2019
Fears of hidden steroid abuse by males
A person has sought medical help for health problems caused by serious steroid abuse once every nine days so far this year amid fears of a hidden crisis among young men.
12th August 2019
Children need more effective education around drugs - expert
More consistent and realistic education programmes for young people are needed to tackle dangerous drug use, according to a leading addiction expert within the health service.
9th August 2019
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/charity-to-appeal-rejection-of-plan-for-supervised-in
Merchants Quay Ireland says society has a duty to protect most vulnerable citizens

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