Tuesday 22 June, 2021
Testing of Garda personnel for controlled drug use is set to commence in the coming months.
Drug traffickers used rental cars and exploited children as mules during the last year.
While there is some positive research about their use as treatments, experts say this should always be done under the supervision of a professional.
Over 370 people lose their lives in Ireland from drug overdose every year.
There is already concern around the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on alcohol misuse.
David Simmonson and Cian Cullinan have received bans from the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board.
Cocaine is third on the list of most common drugs on the treatment list, but moving closer to cannabis.
A working group was set up last year to consider issues such as the possession of drugs for personal use, and to review other jurisdictions’ drug laws.
Fresh stats reveal a dramatic spike in people seeking help for problem cocaine use.
There has been a decrease in the number of alcohol dependency cases being treated in recent years, but an increase in their severity.
Half of respondents disagreed that their loved ones should be prosecuted for drug use.
The research examines the experiences of 25 people who have been on methadone treatment.
TheJournal.ie spent a morning this week at Merchant’s Quay Ireland, which provides assistance to homeless people and drug users in Dublin.
Drug-testing is available in a number of other European countries.
The Ana Liffey Drug Project is at Electric Picnic this weekend – and it has proved to be a busy few days so far.
The latest European Drug Report has been released today.
The study found that the percentage of deaths attributed to opioids in the US increased by 292% from 2001 to 2016.
People are being asked to look after themselves and look out for their friends during the festival season.
The newspaper claimed that grime music is ‘product placement’ for cannabis.
The DM are at it again.
Focus Ireland has supported over 14,000 people so far this year who are homeless or at risk of losing their home.
A new European guide on responding to drug problems was released today.
Merchant’s Quay Ireland is launching its annual review for 2016 today.
The facility will look “like any other health or social care premises” said a HSE national addiction lead.
The baby boy’s death was not reported to be connected to his mother’s drug use, but a report has criticised the seven-week delay in making contact with the woman.
Many people buy pills illegally when their prescriptions run out.
The government says it has so we take a deep dive into who is taking what – and how often.
The report found cannabis to be the second most common drug among those treated between 2009 and 2015.
The proposed bill passed all stages of the Oireachtas today.
I am delighted to see this government’s commitment to properly evaluate how decriminalisation could work in an Irish context, writes Dr John Collins.
In three parts, FactCheck referees an argument between a Minister of State and a Dublin City Councillor over supervised injection centres. Tonight – Part One.
The boy, who has mental health and substance abuse issues, left his mother fearing for her life.
The research observed a spike in drug use over the weekend.
There have been a number of calls for cannabis to be legalised in Ireland for medical reasons.
Simon Coveney opened new housing units for people who were homeless in Dublin today.
A new report from the EU looks at drug use across the continent.
Local businesses have reported open drug use, violence and sometimes sexual activity in the lane.
Ultimately, drug policy is about two things – what works; and what is acceptable to people, writes Ana Liffey’s Tony Duffin.
Could Ireland go down the Portuguese route?
Michaél Martin doesn’t seem keen on the idea after it was brought up by Leo Varadkar.
