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11th May 2009
Strapped drug users turn to E as coke sales crashA massive resurgence in the use of ecstasy among drug users who favour amphetamines has been directly linked to a significant drop-off in cocaine usage because of its expensive cost.
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11th May 2009
Research needed into legal high drugMore research is needed into the effects of the stimulant drug 4-MCC, a so-called ‘legal high’ linked to hallucinations, psychosis and even death, following indications it is being used in Ireland.
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8th May 2009
Government cutbacks for local drugs projects an assault on communitiesThere was further angry reaction yesterday to Government cutbacks for local drugs projects.
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7th May 2009
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7th May 2009
Drugs activists criticise stupid cutbacks.Funding for communities battling drugs has been further slashed, sparking angry reactions from activists who described government policies as “stupid”“.
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5th May 2009
Heroin addicts waiting up to two years for treatmentLengthening waiting times for methadone treatment are acting as a disincentive for heroin addicts to seek treatment, the chief executive of the largest voluntary drug treatment project, Merchants Quay Ireland, has warned.
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5th May 2009
Methadone use in prisons soarsThe number of prisoners on a methadone maintenance programme in the nation’s jails is on the increase because more drug addicts are being locked up by the courts.
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1st May 2009
Over €3m Dormant Accounts funding for projects tackling homelessness and substance misuse.The Government has approved the allocation of over €3 million from the Dormant Accounts Fund to support homelessness (€1.5 million) and substance misuse projects (€1.56m).
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30th April 2009
Curran says alcohol to be included in new drugs strategy from next year.Alcohol will be included in a new drugs strategy next year, while the current strategy is expected to finally go to Cabinet by the end of May or early June this year, the Dail has been told.
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28th April 2009
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