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22nd February 2022
Groups concerned at delay in establishing citizens’ assembly on drugsCommunity and voluntary drug groups are increasingly concerned
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21st February 2022
Record number of heroin users accessing helpAdditional funding was provided to ensure that service users were retained and supported in treatment
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16th February 2022
Launch of Turning Down the Volume by D12 and Canal Communities LDATFInvitation to the online launch of Turning Down the Volume Wed 2nd March 2022 at 11.30am on behalf of D12 & Canal Communities LDATF
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16th February 2022
New resource for Traveller women on tabletsNew resource on tablet use
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9th February 2022
An Bord Pleanála reconsiders application for supervised drug injection facility near schoolThe proposed development of the centre provides for an off-street waiting area and a reconfiguration of MQI’s existing services with the supervised injecting facility located in a vacant basement within the building
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3rd February 2022
Drug officials may examine wastewater to identify dangerous substances in circulationWastewater analysis part of wider plan to alert users to dangerous drugs
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27th January 2022
New cocaine support group for women in BallyfermotS.W.A.A.T. & Ballyfermot Advance project have a new drop in harm reduction support group for women using powder & crack cocaine in Dublin 10 every Friday from 11am - 1pm
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27th January 2022
First US overdose prevention centers give safe spaces to people in crisisSince the opening of the centers for those who struggle with substance abuse, at least 85 overdoses have been reversed without medical attention
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25th January 2022
Gardaí find no evidence of needle spiking despite 39 complaintsGardaí received almost 40 reports of alleged ‘spiking by injection’ cases in 2021 but they have not yet found evidence confirming substances were injected by possible assailants
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21st January 2022
Use of ecstasy and cocaine drops during pandemicUse of cannabis herb increased the most of all illegal drugs during the first year of Covid-19 restrictions according to an EU-wide survey which included nearly 5,800 respondents