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4th November 2008
Addiction centre says medical card funding dried upConfusion has arisen over whether the health service is continuing to provide funding for medical card holders who attend one of the State’s best-known rehab centres for treating drug addiction.
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3rd November 2008
Call for EU co-operation to fight drug crimeEurope now has more than 12 million cocaine users, 1.5 million heroin users and 9.5 million ecstasy users, a conference on the EU’s drugs strategy heard at the weekend.
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3rd November 2008
A Community Conversation: a space to raise your concerns around the local cocaine substance misuseInvitation to a community conversation. This is a space to raise your concerns around the local cocaine/substance misuse issues.
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3rd November 2008
UK Laboratory Tests: Cheap cocaine barely 10% pureThe price of cocaine in the UK has fallen dramatically in recent years, but so too has the quality.
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3rd November 2008
Giant OConnell Street drug banner not for tourist viewThe famous architectural facade of the Carlton cinema on Dublin’s O’Connell Street is to be covered with a giant canvas poster advertising a confidential telephone line on which people can report suspected drug dealers.
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30th October 2008
Dogs cut drugs supply to jailsThe introduction of sniffer dogs in the nation’s jails has led to a dramatic decline in the level of drugs being smuggled into prisoners.
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29th October 2008
We must distinguish between drug use and misuse.Society needs to make a distinction between drug use and drug misuse and should consider the legal supply of drugs. This call was made by veteran homelessness campaigner Fr Peter McVerry in a speech at a conference on drugs last night.
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29th October 2008
HSE and GAA enlist 900 officers to combat alcohol and drug abuseThe Health Service Executive and GAA have enlisted 900 officers in clubs around the country to assist members who have a problem with alcohol and drugs.
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28th October 2008
Harney to outlaw popular party pill.THE Government is planning to ban the potentially lethal party pill Benzylpiperazine (BZP).
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28th October 2008
Harney has no plans to curb the sale of cannabis seedsCannabis seeds continue to be legally sold as ‘novelty items’ in so-called ‘head shops’ in Dublin city centre – but minister for health Mary Harney has no plans to introduce legislation to curb their sale.
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