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# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead
'Everyone knows drugs are sold and people are intimidated in areas affected by poverty'
- The task force has been set up at a time when service providers in Dublin are bracing themselves for an increase in opioid use
- Areas in the north inner city have long been "traumatised" by poverty and addiction, Dr Austin O'Carroll told us
- He said the availability of naloxone was vital in preventing deaths during a recent spike in overdoses in Dublin and Cork
# Assembly's Final Report
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# Assembly's Final Report
Ireland has 'once in a generation' chance to decriminalise personal drug use, Paul Reid says
- The Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use today published its final report
- The document includes 36 recommendations to overhaul Ireland's drug policy and establish a more health-led approach
- A special Oireachtas committee will be set up to examine the report and suggest new legislation
# Chemsex
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- GHB or GBL is used socially and for the purposes of chemsex
- The drug is highly addictive and its potency varies widely
- Every year dozens of people seek help to detox from G at the Club Drugs Clinic in Dublin
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# Addiction
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# Addiction
GP centre won't prescribe 'highly addictive' painkillers due to concerns over illegal drug trade
- A GP centre in Dublin is refusing to prescribe powerful painkillers like Oxycontin or "highly addictive" benzodiazepines
- Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said prescription medications often end up being sold on the street
- Benzodiazepines are generally prescribed to treat anxiety, sleep disorders and seizures
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