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17th June 2011
We need your help! New services directory launching soonAt drugs.ie we provide information and support to anyone who has questions and concerns about drugs and alcohol.
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17th June 2011
Needle exchange programme set up in DundalkA needle exchange programme for drug users is now available in Dundalk.
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17th June 2011
Internet drugs linked to deathsGardai have issued a stark warning about the use of counterfeit prescription drugs following the death of two men who are believed to have overdosed accidentally.
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16th June 2011
Helpline lends a handPeople struggling with drug and alcohol problems in Sligo now have a new place to go for help and advice since the launch of the Drug & Alcohol Services Helpline (DASH).
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15th June 2011
Northern Ireland: New drivers may face alcohol banNewly qualified drivers may be banned from drinking any alcohol before getting behind the wheel in Northern Ireland, the environment minister has said.
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14th June 2011
Thinking of quitting smoking?Find out what stage you’re at and weigh up the positives and negatives of quitting.
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14th June 2011
Stress and addiction rise blamed on recessionSupport groups dealing with the least well-off and unemployed are facing an increase in demand from men suffering recession-related health problems.
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13th June 2011
Alcohol charity urges ‘hidden child carers’ to be remembered during National Carers WeekEstimated 71,000 children in Ireland taking care of a parent or siblings due to parental alcohol problems.
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13th June 2011
Time to use the nuclear option in the drugs ‘war’—legalise them allOFFICIAL: the world has lost the war on drugs. The formal surrender came last week in the form of a report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy, probably the most authoritative body ever set up to study the subject.
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12th June 2011
Press Ombudsman upholds complaint against the Irish IndependentThe Press Ombudsman has decided to uphold a complaint made jointly by the International Harm Reduction Association, the Irish Needle Exchange Forum and the CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign, supported by a number of Irish drug service providers and professionals, that an article published in the Irish Independent on 18 February 2011 breached Principle 8 (Prejudice) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines because it was likely to cause grave offence to or stir up hatred against individuals or groups addicted to drugs on the basis of their illness.
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