News
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19th May 2011
Calls to mediate with drug gangs to end intimidationTalking to drug gangs should be considered as part of an effort to protect families and communities from drug-related intimidation, a conference has heard.
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19th May 2011
Invitation to tender: Western Region Drugs Task ForceInvitation to Tender for Drug & Alcohol Community based Family Support Post for the Western Region.
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18th May 2011
Citywide announce ‘Working together-Tackling Intimidation’.Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign has today announced details of their meeting entitled ‘Working together-Tackling Intimidation’.
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18th May 2011
Call to drug agencies for research participants for mephedrone studyWaterford Institute of Technology [WIT] and the Irish Needle exchange Forum are looking for participants to partake in a study that seeks to learn more about the drug mephedrone, and in particular those who have or are currently injecting mephedrone.
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18th May 2011
Drinking culture at the core of our way of lifeNow and again, a case goes to trial before a jury in this country which seems to grab the minds and the hearts of the nation.
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17th May 2011
New video feature. Codeine: Signs and symptoms of problematic use; and treatment options availableIf you are concerned about your own use of codeine, or codeine use of a friend or family member, our new video feature will provide you with some useful information when looking to deal with this issue.
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17th May 2011
Waking up to the use and abuse of ‘study drugs’ in Irish collegesWill Irish students follow their US counterparts by using neuro-enhancing drugs in the run-up to exams?
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16th May 2011
Community Awareness of Drugs: Effective Drugs and Alcohol InterventionsOne day training for those wishing to make effective drugs and alcohol interventions in a variety of settings. Saturday June 18th 2011. Dublin.
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16th May 2011
UK: Drug laws: 40 years on, only a complete change of approach will do.The Misuse of Drugs Act has failed utterly and there is no political consensus about the idea of trying anything new.
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15th May 2011
Warning on approach to legal highsThe UK’s hard-line approach to so-called legal highs and other psychoactive substances is making it “more dangerous for young people who want to experiment”, a report is to say.






