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27th October 2010
Government ‘determined to deal with spread of heroin’Drugs Minister Pat Carey has insisted the Government was “determined to deal” with the spread of heroin across the country.
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26th October 2010
€11m being ‘wasted’ on urine tests for addicts.Nearly €11m is being wasted by the HSE conducting urinalysis tests for drug addicts that doctors and addiction experts say serve no purpose.
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26th October 2010
Heroin deepens its grip outside capitalHeroin is deepening its grip across the country with record numbers of new addicts outside Dublin looking for help.
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26th October 2010
More drugs than sweets’ in prison tuck shopMountjoy Prison has “more drugs than sweets in the tuck shop”, according to the latest damning report by the jail’s visiting committee.
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22nd October 2010
Risk and Protection Factors for Substance Use Among Young PeopleMinister Pat Carey will launch the National Advisory Committee on Drugs report entitled Risk and Protection Factors for Substance Use Among Young People: A Comparative Study of Early School-Leavers and School-Attending Students at 11.00 am on Thursday 28 October 2010 in Buswells Hotel.
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21st October 2010
Effort to combat Mullingar drugs scourge is formalisedThe recently-formed Mullingar Drugs Network (MDN) formally came together last week to elect a committee, in a bid to draw down crucial funding to facilitate a multi-agency fight against drugs problems in Mullingar.
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21st October 2010
Project aims to fight intimidation by drug dealersA Garda pilot project aimed at combating intimidation of families by drug dealers is due to be launched in December.
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21st October 2010
Kells ‘No Name Club’ to open doors within weeksThe newly formed Kells No Name Club is set to open its doors to its first members in the coming weeks.
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20th October 2010
Scientists find gene that beats alcoholismA gene that helps drink go to your head has been discovered by scientists.
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19th October 2010
Drug driving on the riseHauliers have become accustomed to meeting drink drivers on the roads especially in the early hours of the morning, but now they must contend with drug drivers also.
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