• Drugs Info  
  • Type of drugs
  • About drugs
    • Drug use factors
    • Drugs and mental health
    • Drugs and sport
    • Drugs and pregnancy
    • Drugs and the law
    • How long do drugs stay in your system?
    • The nature and states of drug use
    • What are the most commonly used drugs
    • What they are and where they come from
  • Legal and Illegal Highs
  • For parents / carers
    • Don't Lose The Head
    • Effects on the family
    • Why some young people take drugs and others don't
    • How can I prevent my child from becoming involved with drugs?
    • Prevention
    • How can I tell if my child is using drugs?
    • Signs and symptoms
    • I am worried that my teenager might be using drugs
    • What should I do if I find out that my child is using cannabis
    • Intervention
  • For teens
    • Cannabis
    • Know the score
    • The teen brain
    • Worried about someone
  • Getting help
• Alcohol Info  
  • About alcohol
    • The effects of alcohol
    • What is a standard drink? What is a binge?
    • Alcohol and pregnancy
    • Alcohol and the law
    • Can you diet and drink?
  • Alcohol and young people
    • What are the effects?
    • What are the signs?
    • What can you do
    • Why young people drink
  • Facts and myths
  • Problem drinking
    • Worried about someone else's drinking
    • Worried about a parent?
  • Tips for drinking less
  • Where to get help
• Services  
• Features  
• Resources  
  • Multimedia
    • Audio / podcasts
    • Video
  • Links
  • Publications
    • Guides and support booklets
    • National strategy documents and reports
    • Global reports
  • Research
  • Statistics
    • Prevalence - Ireland
    • Prevalence - Europe

Drugs Info

Type of drugs
Learn the fact about drugs: what they are and what they do to your body and mind.

Types of drugs

About drugs
There's more to drugs than their immediate effects, weigh up the pros and cons here.

Drug use factors
Drugs and mental health
Drugs and sport
Drugs and pregnancy
Drug and the law
How long do drugs stay in your system?
The nature and states of drug use
What are the most commonly used drugs
What are they and where do they come from?

Headshops
There’s more to headshops than meets the eye. We take you through some of their products.

Headshops

For teens
Information to help you make confident decisions about drugs in your life

Cannabis
Know the score
The teen brain
Worried about someone?

For parents / carers
Bringing you up to speed with the drug issue so you can be confident enough to bring it up with them.

Don't Lose the Head
Effects on the family
How can I prevent my child from becoming involved with drugs?
How can I tell if my child is using drugs?
I am worried that my teenager might be using drugs
Intervention
Prevention
Risks and resilence
Signs and symptoms
What should I do if I find out that my child is using cannabis?

Getting help
Contact details for a number of treatment, counselling, information & support and education services providing support around drug and drug related problems.

Getting help

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