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#Addiction

# addiction - Last week 25th May 2025 - 31st May 2025

Doom and zombie scrolling: 'Some believe humans go through 300 feet of content in a single day'
# Smartphone Addiction
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# Smartphone Addiction

Doom and zombie scrolling: 'Some believe humans go through 300 feet of content in a single day'

Sat 8:00 PM 6,158 Views 20 Comments

Cocaine the main drug in almost 40% of addiction treatment cases last year
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Cocaine the main drug in almost 40% of addiction treatment cases last year

Wed 7:29 AM 6,914 Views 75 Comments

# addiction - Last month May 2025

'Life-saving' 100-bed addiction rehabilitation facility running at half capacity due to funding gap
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# Usher's Island

'Life-saving' 100-bed addiction rehabilitation facility running at half capacity due to funding gap

May 23rd 2025, 5:59 PM 17,008 Views 0 Comments

# addiction - Last year 2024

'This will save lives' - Ireland's first supervised drug injection centre to open this December
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'This will save lives' - Ireland's first supervised drug injection centre to open this December

Nov 24th 2024, 6:00 AM 19,744 Views 0 Comments

Lynn Ruane: It's time to change our approach to drug use and addiction
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Lynn Ruane: It's time to change our approach to drug use and addiction

Oct 27th 2024, 7:30 AM 13,722 Views 50 Comments

Opinion: 'Neuroimaging has shown that psychedelics can increase connectivity in the brain'
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Opinion: 'Neuroimaging has shown that psychedelics can increase connectivity in the brain'

Updated Oct 25th 2024, 6:10 PM 11,431 Views 0 Comments

Testing of drugs found in Irish prisons can take three months on average
# Addiction
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Testing of drugs found in Irish prisons can take three months on average

Sep 26th 2024, 11:24 AM 4,383 Views 0 Comments

Doctors' group warns about synthetic cannabinoid that has caused 'severe psychosis' in Ireland
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# Hhc

Doctors' group warns about synthetic cannabinoid that has caused 'severe psychosis' in Ireland

Sep 17th 2024, 8:47 AM 13,800 Views 70 Comments

Leading addiction treatment centre reports significant rise in cocaine and gambling addictions
# The Rutland Centre
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# The Rutland Centre

Leading addiction treatment centre reports significant rise in cocaine and gambling addictions

Jul 17th 2024, 3:39 PM 6,832 Views 0 Comments

Drug policy is 'literally killing people' and Ireland should decriminalise use, committee hears
# Addiction
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Drug policy is 'literally killing people' and Ireland should decriminalise use, committee hears

Jun 27th 2024, 12:16 PM 9,634 Views 0 Comments

Senator on helping woman who was likely overdosing: 'No one wanted to help, it was really horrible'
# Addiction
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Senator on helping woman who was likely overdosing: 'No one wanted to help, it was really horrible'

Updated Jun 20th 2024, 1:20 PM 19,017 Views 0 Comments

'They see no way out': 113% jump in homeless people seeking mental health support from charity
# Merchants Quay Ireland
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# Merchants Quay Ireland

'They see no way out': 113% jump in homeless people seeking mental health support from charity

Jun 17th 2024, 4:54 PM 7,972 Views 0 Comments

Widow of Hunter Biden's brother tells court she 'panicked' when she found revolver in truck
# Trial
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# Trial

Widow of Hunter Biden's brother tells court she 'panicked' when she found revolver in truck

Jun 7th 2024, 9:03 AM 11,811 Views 0 Comments

Tony Duffin: The trauma of war is fuelling drug abuse among soldiers in Ukraine
# War
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# War

Tony Duffin: The trauma of war is fuelling drug abuse among soldiers in Ukraine

Apr 21st 2024, 7:30 AM 9,600 Views 0 Comments

'Everyone knows drugs are sold and people are intimidated in areas affected by poverty'
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# The Morning Lead

'Everyone knows drugs are sold and people are intimidated in areas affected by poverty'

Mar 17th 2024, 12:05 AM 13,355 Views 0 Comments
  • 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
Ireland has 'once in a generation' chance to decriminalise personal drug use, Paul Reid says
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# Assembly's Final Report

Ireland has 'once in a generation' chance to decriminalise personal drug use, Paul Reid says

Updated Jan 25th 2024, 2:00 PM 40,434 Views 280 Comments
  • 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
Detoxing from G is '100 times worse than alcohol withdrawal', expert warns
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# Chemsex

Detoxing from G is '100 times worse than alcohol withdrawal', expert warns

Jan 15th 2024, 12:05 AM 42,165 Views 0 Comments
  • 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
No heroin found among drugs used in recent overdose clusters in Dublin and Cork, HSE finds
# Addiction
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# Addiction

No heroin found among drugs used in recent overdose clusters in Dublin and Cork, HSE finds

Jan 4th 2024, 8:23 AM 15,933 Views 0 Comments

Naloxone will be more widely available after helping save lives in recent overdose cases
# Addiction
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# Addiction

Naloxone will be more widely available after helping save lives in recent overdose cases

Jan 3rd 2024, 6:00 AM 12,983 Views 21 Comments

# addiction - All time

'Vital' addiction support service in Dublin to remain open after campaign by staff and locals
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# Clondalkin

'Vital' addiction support service in Dublin to remain open after campaign by staff and locals

Dec 22nd 2023, 11:30 AM 6,821 Views 10 Comments

GP centre won't prescribe 'highly addictive' painkillers due to concerns over illegal drug trade
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# Addiction

GP centre won't prescribe 'highly addictive' painkillers due to concerns over illegal drug trade

Dec 21st 2023, 12:05 AM 30,764 Views 0 Comments
  • 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
Public to be consulted about future laws on vaping, as Donnelly 'deeply concerned' about child usage
# Nicotine
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# Nicotine

Public to be consulted about future laws on vaping, as Donnelly 'deeply concerned' about child usage

Nov 25th 2023, 10:58 AM 12,042 Views 77 Comments

Irish society 'hates heroin users': Former minister hits out at drugs policy
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Irish society 'hates heroin users': Former minister hits out at drugs policy

Nov 19th 2023, 6:30 AM 21,493 Views 0 Comments

Service users 'devastated' amid plan to shut down 'vital' addiction support service in Dublin
# Neart Le Chéile
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# Neart Le Chéile

Service users 'devastated' amid plan to shut down 'vital' addiction support service in Dublin

Nov 17th 2023, 1:34 PM 10,328 Views 12 Comments

A potent synthetic opioid was found in the heroin that caused overdoses, but what are nitazenes?
# Nitazenes
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# Nitazenes

A potent synthetic opioid was found in the heroin that caused overdoses, but what are nitazenes?

Updated Nov 15th 2023, 7:27 AM 16,602 Views 0 Comments

At least 40 people in Dublin overdose on 'very potent' heroin batch as HSE issues fresh warning
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# Nitazenes

At least 40 people in Dublin overdose on 'very potent' heroin batch as HSE issues fresh warning

Updated Nov 10th 2023, 9:31 PM 40,627 Views 0 Comments

Fentanyl being 'constantly monitored' amid fears of drug hitting Irish market, minister says
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# Poppy Ban

Fentanyl being 'constantly monitored' amid fears of drug hitting Irish market, minister says

Oct 12th 2023, 11:07 AM 20,564 Views 0 Comments

Some ultra-processed foods should be labelled ‘addictive’, scientists suggest
# Craving
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# Craving

Some ultra-processed foods should be labelled ‘addictive’, scientists suggest

Oct 10th 2023, 8:22 AM 23,461 Views 72 Comments

Vigil held in memory of the 402 homeless people who died in Dublin since 2018
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# Streets Of Dublin

Vigil held in memory of the 402 homeless people who died in Dublin since 2018

Jul 12th 2023, 8:01 PM 10,286 Views 54 Comments

Cocaine overtakes opiates to become Ireland's 'most common' problem drug
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# Cocaine Addiction

Cocaine overtakes opiates to become Ireland's 'most common' problem drug

Jun 20th 2023, 6:00 AM 16,135 Views 81 Comments

Opinion: The Greek model of responding to drug use is worth keeping an eye on
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# Injecting Facilities

Opinion: The Greek model of responding to drug use is worth keeping an eye on

Feb 25th 2023, 8:00 PM 19,207 Views 7 Comments

Prison staff knew Cork man was suffering 'delusions' prior to fatal suicide attempt
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# Andrew Gearns

Prison staff knew Cork man was suffering 'delusions' prior to fatal suicide attempt

Jan 31st 2023, 9:49 PM 39,998 Views 3 Comments

Online gambling causing surge of suicidal young men in A&E, NHS clinic says
# Mental Health
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# Mental Health

Online gambling causing surge of suicidal young men in A&E, NHS clinic says

Nov 23rd 2022, 8:00 AM 10,019 Views 7 Comments

'Grimmest situation I've ever seen': Dublin Simon dealing with unprecedented levels of homelessness
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# Homelessness

'Grimmest situation I've ever seen': Dublin Simon dealing with unprecedented levels of homelessness

Updated Sep 22nd 2022, 2:48 PM 16,453 Views 28 Comments

Opinion: E-cigarettes are not part of the solution to a tobacco free Ireland
# Vaping
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# Vaping

Opinion: E-cigarettes are not part of the solution to a tobacco free Ireland

Jul 30th 2022, 9:00 AM 15,941 Views 72 Comments

Former England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland reveals he suffered with painkillers addiction
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# Addiction

Former England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland reveals he suffered with painkillers addiction

Jul 21st 2022, 3:14 PM 5,478 Views 0 Comments

Oireachtas Health Committee seek age restrictions on e-cigarettes and ban on flavourings
# Vaping
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# Vaping

Oireachtas Health Committee seek age restrictions on e-cigarettes and ban on flavourings

Jul 18th 2022, 12:09 PM 9,307 Views 35 Comments

Criminalising drug use is 'disastrous' waste of time and money, expert to tell Justice Committee
# Cannabis
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# Cannabis

Criminalising drug use is 'disastrous' waste of time and money, expert to tell Justice Committee

Jul 12th 2022, 6:15 AM 16,136 Views 22 Comments

‘I was literally trying to get through the next hour without having a drink’
# Problems
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# Problems

‘I was literally trying to get through the next hour without having a drink’

Jun 11th 2022, 8:00 AM 79,550 Views 10 Comments

Psychological Society criticises delay in 'vital' citizens' assembly on drugs amid death warning
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Psychological Society criticises delay in 'vital' citizens' assembly on drugs amid death warning

Feb 23rd 2022, 9:43 AM 7,619 Views 6 Comments

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