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2nd December 2015
Heroin ‘is now a major problem in Galway’
Heroin is now a major issue across Galway county, according to one drugs counsellor.
2nd December 2015
Ó Ríordáin and Varadkar push for supervised drug centres
Drugs Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Health Minister Leo Varadkar will bring plans for supervised drug injection centres to the Government before Christmas in a bid to tackle the addiction crisis.
2nd December 2015
North South Alcohol Policy Advisory Group Knowledge Exchange Forum 2015
North South Alcohol Policy Advisory Group Knowledge Exchange Forum 2015
2nd December 2015
Minister’s tour of ‘shooting up’ lanes strenghtens call for injecting centres
The minister responsible for the nation’s drugs strategy hunkered down behind a rubbish bin in a dark laneway to look at the large number of used needles, empty packages of citrus powder, used condoms and human blood and excrement.
2nd December 2015
Drugs driving crime rates with capital worst hit
■ Dublin city centre worst affected by drugs epidemic ■ Figures indicate link between drug crime and theft rates
1st December 2015
Minister: Children could touch syringes on Dublin streets
Minister with responsibility for National Drugs Strategy says he wants to see legislation for medically-supervised injection centres introduced as soon as possible.
1st December 2015
The needles on the cobbles are nothing new – but the human excrement is shocking
A grim tour of the backstreets of the capital…
1st December 2015
Dirty syringes and pavements soiled with excrement and blood - Shocking images show drug problem on
The Drugs Minister says these shocking images show exactly why there is an urgent need for mobile injecting centres in Dublin.
1st December 2015
Mind and meaning: Decriminalising Drugs
The Minister of State for the National Drugs Strategy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin is considering decriminalising heroin, cocaine and cannabis. In other words, possessing small amounts for personal use will no longer be an offence.
1st December 2015
Taking the initiative in facing up to alcohol addiction
Dependence on alcohol and other drugs is so prevalent in Ireland that it is often ignored – but the time has come to start a conversation about it, say doctors

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