# Addiction
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Last week
17th March 2024 - 23rd March 2024
THE MORNING LEAD
'Everyone knows drugs are sold and people are intimidated in areas affected by poverty'
The North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force has been reestablished amid a national conversation about our approach to drug use.
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
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Mar 17th 2024, 12:05 AM
RELATED
Taoiseach expects Oireachtas committee on drug use to be up and running no later than April
Feb 13th 2024, 7:40 PM
Ireland has 'once in a generation' chance to decriminalise personal drug use, Paul Reid says
Jan 25th 2024, 2:00 PM
Naloxone will be more widely available after helping save lives in recent overdose cases
Jan 3rd 2024, 6:00 AM
This year
2024
assembly's final report
Ireland has 'once in a generation' chance to decriminalise personal drug use, Paul Reid says
A special Oireachtas committee will be established to examine the Citizens’ Assembly’s recommendations, Drugs Minister Hildegarde Naughton confirmed.
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
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chemsex
Detoxing from G is '100 times worse than alcohol withdrawal', expert warns
Chemsex – using drugs like G to enhance and prolong sex – has become more common in Ireland in recent years.
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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Jan 15th 2024, 12:05 AM
Addiction
No heroin found among drugs used in recent overdose clusters in Dublin and Cork, HSE finds
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Jan 4th 2024, 8:23 AM
Addiction
Naloxone will be more widely available after helping save lives in recent overdose cases
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Last year
2023
Clondalkin
'Vital' addiction support service in Dublin to remain open after campaign by staff and locals
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Dec 22nd 2023, 11:30 AM
Addiction
GP centre won't prescribe 'highly addictive' painkillers due to concerns over illegal drug trade
There have been growing concerns in recent weeks about the sale of opioids and other powerful painkillers.
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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Dec 21st 2023, 12:05 AM
Nicotine
Public to be consulted about future laws on vaping, as Donnelly 'deeply concerned' about child usage
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Nov 25th 2023, 10:58 AM
Addiction
Irish society 'hates heroin users': Former minister hits out at drugs policy
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Nov 19th 2023, 6:30 AM
Neart Le Chéile
Service users 'devastated' amid plan to shut down 'vital' addiction support service in Dublin
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Nov 17th 2023, 1:34 PM
nitazenes
A potent synthetic opioid was found in the heroin that caused overdoses, but what are nitazenes?
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Nov 15th 2023, 7:27 AM
nitazenes
At least 40 people in Dublin overdose on 'very potent' heroin batch as HSE issues fresh warning
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Nov 10th 2023, 9:31 PM
poppy ban
Fentanyl being 'constantly monitored' amid fears of drug hitting Irish market, minister says
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Oct 12th 2023, 11:07 AM
craving
Some ultra-processed foods should be labelled ‘addictive’, scientists suggest
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Oct 10th 2023, 8:22 AM
streets of dublin
Vigil held in memory of the 402 homeless people who died in Dublin since 2018
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Jul 12th 2023, 8:01 PM
cocaine addiction
Cocaine overtakes opiates to become Ireland's 'most common' problem drug
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Jun 20th 2023, 6:00 AM
Voices
Opinion: The Greek model of responding to drug use is worth keeping an eye on
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Feb 25th 2023, 8:00 PM
Andrew Gearns
Prison staff knew Cork man was suffering 'delusions' prior to fatal suicide attempt
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Jan 31st 2023, 9:49 PM
All time
Mental Health
Online gambling causing surge of suicidal young men in A&E, NHS clinic says
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Nov 23rd 2022, 8:00 AM
Homelessness
'Grimmest situation I've ever seen': Dublin Simon dealing with unprecedented levels of homelessness
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Sep 22nd 2022, 2:48 PM
Voices
Opinion: E-cigarettes are not part of the solution to a tobacco free Ireland
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Jul 30th 2022, 9:00 AM
Addiction
Former England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland reveals he suffered with painkillers addiction
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Jul 21st 2022, 3:14 PM
vaping
Oireachtas Health Committee seek age restrictions on e-cigarettes and ban on flavourings
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Jul 18th 2022, 12:09 PM
Cannabis
Criminalising drug use is 'disastrous' waste of time and money, expert to tell Justice Committee
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Jul 12th 2022, 6:15 AM
problems
‘I was literally trying to get through the next hour without having a drink’
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Jun 11th 2022, 8:00 AM
Addiction
Psychological Society criticises delay in 'vital' citizens' assembly on drugs amid death warning
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Feb 23rd 2022, 9:43 AM
Addiction
Nurse to be appointed to National Oversight Committee on Drugs after row over membership
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Feb 19th 2022, 1:00 PM
Addiction
Nursing group invited to meet with Minister following its removal from national drug committee
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Jan 14th 2022, 5:48 PM
Dublin
Call for more funding to tackle 'tsunami' of crack cocaine addictions in Tallaght
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Jan 11th 2022, 6:00 PM
saol
'They showed me I mattered': Women explain how inner city project helped transform their lives
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Dec 30th 2021, 11:06 AM
Voices
Cannabis should be regulated, taxed and taken out of the hands of dangerous drug cartels
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Dec 21st 2021, 8:00 PM
Addiction
'No plans' to reinstate HSE rehab unit closed during pandemic
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Sep 10th 2021, 12:01 AM
rehab wait
Over 3,500 on wait list for a detox bed, with over 140 residential beds still closed
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Apr 28th 2021, 12:01 AM
Voices
Opinion: We don’t allow ads for smoking so why should gambling be any different?
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Feb 16th 2021, 7:00 PM
Addiction
Ex-Liverpool and Spurs striker reveals drink problem meant he could not make training on a Monday
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Nov 30th 2020, 2:10 PM
FACTCHECK
Debunked: The conspiracy theories around the so-called Hollywood drug adrenochrome
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Jul 29th 2020, 5:16 PM
Voices
My food addiction: How group therapy helped me overcome years of bingeing and purging
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Jul 18th 2020, 6:00 PM