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# Addiction

All time
'Would you give out free sachets of coke with a newspaper?'
7 Mar 2015
16.0k
26
This is why we find smartphone apps so addictive
15 Feb 2015
11.9k
12
Could this 'Homeless Wrap' be saving lives on the streets?
11 Jan 2015
29.1k
35
Is crystal meth on the rise? One Councillor says it's like Breaking Bad out there
11 Jan 2015
36.8k
33
Biggest addiction centre in the south of the country had 14,000 calls about treatment this year
28 Nov 2014
7.1k
24
13 signs you're probably far too attached to the internet
7 Nov 2014
33.8k
17
Mother of drug addict explains how support group 'made me feel like I wasn't the only one heartbroken'
2 Nov 2014
17.0k
10
'My mother was also an addict and as a child I was on the streets of Cork with her'
18 Oct 2014
23.1k
12
'I'll always wonder about the missed call I had from my son the night he died'
16 Oct 2014
44.8k
29
Spend too much time poking people? Dublin now has its own Facebook addiction service
9 Oct 2014
10.2k
15
More young people and women are being treated for alcohol addictions
6 Oct 2014
13.0k
42
Getting on the bus: Recovered addicts returning to help those still suffering
4 Oct 2014
19.8k
24
Dublin's drug situation hasn't gotten worse, it's just 'shifted to other areas'
3 Oct 2014
24.3k
101
Open thread: What do you think should be done about Ireland's drug problem?
2 Oct 2014
22.1k
218
'How many people are going to die on the streets this winter?'
30 Sep 2014
9.2k
12
Opinion: Coming out of addiction and homelessness is a major life event
Tony Duffin
29 Sep 2014
451
6
Column: Do you suffer from social media and internet addiction?
Shane Kelly
16 Sep 2014
545
28
Here's how to tell if you're addicted to Facebook
13 Sep 2014
17.6k
29
Opinion: 'I saw my wife's face and I couldn't hide from it any more. I had to stop gambling'
Anonymous Samaritan
9 Sep 2014
226
31
Opinion: Addiction is often boiled down to sound bites – but the truth is complex
Tony Duffin
31 Aug 2014
426
19
'I never thought that after 20 years addicted to drugs and alcohol I’d be graduating and drug free'
26 Aug 2014
35.9k
12
Are you a workaholic? Norwegian researchers have developed this way to check
22 Aug 2014
20.1k
15
Deaths from 'legal highs' in UK could surpass those from heroin by 2016
18 Aug 2014
8.5k
31
Poll: Would you be willing to pay a 'treatment tax' on alcohol?
18 Aug 2014
14.8k
68
Dublin Lord Mayor calls for task force to tackle inner city addiction problems
10 Aug 2014
14.3k
113
Have you been affected by gambling?
2 Aug 2014
7.6k
33
Opinion: For drug service reform to work, we need to be brave and innovative
Tony Duffin
25 Jul 2014
55
23
Was Peaches a heroin addict?: 'Yes'. Husband tells inquest Geldof was in drug treatment
23 Jul 2014
49.2k
75
11 signs you're too attached to your mobile phone
13 Jul 2014
34.6k
20
Lord Mayor recalls finding 17-year-old pregnant girl in bin
23 Jun 2014
24.5k
23
Flappy Bird is making a return, but as a 'less addictive' multiplayer game
15 May 2014
5.8k
8
Former UK drugs advisor to speak at"dream drug" heroin treatment centre
23 Apr 2014
8.5k
17
Facebook shows no signs of slowing down as it now has one billion mobile users
26 Mar 2014
4.1k
17
How much does alcohol abuse affect others in Ireland? A lot, says a new report
24 Mar 2014
8.7k
24
Addicted to Facebook games? You're not the only one
20 Mar 2014
7.5k
12
Column: Legislation changes our drugs landscape – but it isn’t a complete solution
Tony Duffin
19 Mar 2014
121
80
Flappy Bird could fly again as creator says he's considering a return
12 Mar 2014
8.6k
21
Diet Coke addict suffers hallucinations after drinking up to 50 cans a day
24 Feb 2014
5.1k
3
Column: Philip Seymour Hoffman's death challenges our cosy stereotypes about addicts
Tony Duffin
5 Feb 2014
355
129
McConville reveals 'lots of high profile players in bother' with gambling
28 Jan 2014
7.5k
13
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