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# Drug use

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Opinion: Supervised drug injecting in Ireland – 10 years of advocacy, legislation and delays
Growing expectation of Irish citizens’ assembly on drug use this year
Complaints from people staying in Dublin homeless hostels jump from 34 in 2020 to 122 in 2021
People born between 1965 and 1985 should be tested for Hepatitis C, Hiqa recommends
Numbers seeking treatment for crack cocaine use surges nearly 400% since 2014
Opinion: Most young people involved in street-level dealing are among our most vulnerable citizens
More people are using cocaine and ecstasy, but slightly fewer are using cannabis
Complaints of alleged Garda drug use made to new Anti-Corruption Unit
How Covid-19 changed drug crime in Ireland
Report finds people use psychedelic drugs to self-medicate for depression, anxiety and trauma
HSE launches online resources and supports to mark International Overdose Awareness Day
7,500 cases of problem alcohol use were treated in Ireland last year, with an increase in cases involving cocaine
Two Irish jockeys test positive for cocaine
Number of cocaine treatment cases doubles in one year with economic recovery deemed as key factor
Ministers considering alternative approaches to dealing with drug possession for personal use
Problem cocaine use increases by nearly 100%
Cannabis and cocaine are most common drugs used by people seeking treatment for alcohol abuse
Majority of Irish people believe drug users should be dealt with by health services, not courts
'You feel you can't get a job': Methadone users face stigma and isolation, new report finds
'I started taking drugs when I was 12 ... it was just seen as a cool thing to do'
Drug-testing roll out at music festivals and nightclubs to be examined by expert group
'They're asking about MDMA, LSD and cocaine': Keeping people drug-safe at Electric Picnic
Young adults in Ireland are taking more MDMA and cannabis than they used to
One in every five young adult deaths in the US is related to opioids
HSE issues drug safety advice to Irish festivalgoers in wake of two deaths in UK
Grime star Stormzy hits back at Daily Mail for saying his music 'glorifies' cannabis use
Stormzy has ripped into the Daily Mail for saying his music is 'glorifying' cannabis use
'I was nearly crying when I got accommodation. It's not just my home, it's a home for my children'
Pill testing kits, chill-out rooms and free water: How to reduce harm from taking drugs in nightclubs
'I used to have to wash myself in a bookies every morning because there would be needles all over the hostel'
HSE looking for company to operate pilot supervised injection centre
Social work action 'unacceptably slow' in case of heroin user whose newborn died
Two million people are addicted to opioid drugs in US, with 90 dying every day
FactCheck: Has the rate of illegal drug use increased most among young Irish people?
The number of people seeking treatment over cocaine use at highest since 2010
'A great day for drug policy in Ireland': Supervised injecting centres get go-ahead
Opinion: 'Ireland could lead the way in developing new human-centred approaches to drug use'
FactCheck: How many detox beds are there in Ireland?
Teenage boy kicked his mother in head during assaults
These are the European cities that use the most drugs (based on their toilet water)