# Addiction

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# Your Say

Poll: Should plans for an injection centre in Dublin go ahead?

Outgoing drugs minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says the new health minister may give into political pressure.

23.8k

Mar 28th 2016, 8:46 AM

# A Sniff-ter

The smell of alcohol makes it hard to resist

The study, published in the Psychopharmacology journal, shows that people can smell alcohol itself.

13.8k

Mar 19th 2016, 4:00 PM

# Drug Addiction

"I had a 14-day detox that sent me into horrible withdrawals... but I still went back to heroin"

Paul started snorting heroin aged 18. What followed was over 20 years of serious drug abuse before he finally decided to get clean.

31.8k

Jan 30th 2016, 8:30 PM

Voices

'I’m so happy not to be spending another Christmas in rehab'

When using, I went from taking two codeine tablets at a time, to 28 in one go.

2.5k

Dec 22nd 2015, 7:30 PM

Voices

Overcoming addiction: I used to drink myself to oblivion every night

Mike Meehan had drunk 48 cans one weekend when something clicked – he was fed up of feeling hopeless and miserable.

6.9k

Nov 28th 2015, 7:15 PM

# Homeless

"You never know when someone will attack you and smash a bottle over your head" - Life on the streets for Dublin's migrant homeless

Many migrants come to Ireland to work. But addiction issues and a lack of employment can leave them homeless and living on the streets.

29.6k

Oct 26th 2015, 10:00 PM

# Addiction

Mother describes how one of her twins turned his life around after heroin killed his brother

“You have choices in life and you sink and swim and as a family we choose to swim.”

60.2k

Oct 26th 2015, 6:20 PM

# Inquest

Mother tells inquest that son who overdosed 'should never have been let out of hospital'

Glen Murphy McNally died days after discharging himself. An open verdict was returned at the inquest.

34.7k

Sep 17th 2015, 10:36 PM

# ecigarettes

Government does NOT intend to ban vaping in pubs and offices

“Currently the evidence base does not support prohibiting vaping in public places…”

19.7k

Sep 11th 2015, 9:24 PM

Voices

Glued to your phone? Here are some tips for managing mobile addiction

Try setting it down and having a conversation with someone in front of you instead.

898

Aug 5th 2015, 8:00 AM

# Finglas

Locals pledge to keep protesting until homeless shelter closes

The centre provides Dublin’s only supported temporary accommodation service for homeless women.

19.0k

Jul 29th 2015, 10:06 AM

# Drugs

Dublin's new mayor wants supervised injection centres for drug addicts

Críona Ní Dhálaigh has backed an initiative that the government could legislate for in the coming months.

9.1k

Jul 11th 2015, 8:50 AM

Voices

Should we stop bringing criminal charges against those possessing drugs for personal use?

It’s important to consider what is meant by ‘decriminalisation’.

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Jul 8th 2015, 11:30 PM

# Addiction

'I've seen people being sliced, being kicked around in prison - it's all because of drugs'

A former inmate described the devastating impact the availability of drugs has on the lives of those both inside and outside our prisons.

18.6k

Jul 7th 2015, 5:10 PM

# Back to Black

"A lot of people said this film would never get made"

“A lot of people said ‘Why do you want to make a film about a junkie?’” said the director, Asif Kapadia. “That’s exactly why I needed to make the film.”

28.2k

Jul 5th 2015, 9:00 PM

# city centre

HSE investigating rise in HIV amongst injecting drug users in Dublin

There have been 15 cases confirmed from June 2014 to June 2015.

9.7k

Jun 30th 2015, 5:41 PM

Voices

'My dad was a violent alcoholic. I vowed to make my daughter's childhood better than mine.'

My father drank to forget the worst years of his life – his childhood – and at the same time destroyed mine.

3.7k

Jun 13th 2015, 10:40 PM

Voices

What's life like as a young carer? Jamie has cared for his mother since the age of six

Caring for a family member can be a positive experience, but it can also be a strain on a young person’s health, development and happiness.

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Jun 8th 2015, 6:15 PM

# Social Inclusion plan

HSE to provide heroin users with antidote drug to prevent overdoses

Training sessions are underway with service users, family members and services.

9.4k

May 20th 2015, 3:17 PM

# Addiction

How Candy Crush Saga is going to be the new Solitaire on your computer

The game will be included with every version of Windows 10 when it’s released this summer.

12.9k

May 18th 2015, 7:30 PM

# Amy

"Why do you want to make a film about a junkie?"

The director of a new film about Amy Winehouse explains his motivations.

23.6k

May 17th 2015, 10:11 AM

# Addiction

Injection centres could soon arrive in Dublin - would you agree with that?

Minister of State Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said he will be attempting to bring forward legislation to introduce them this year.

18.2k

May 6th 2015, 9:42 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Everything you need to know as you start your morning – and your week.

12.1k

Mar 16th 2015, 8:50 AM

Voices

'It was always my job to check if Dad was breathing after he passed out'

Living with a parent who is an alcoholic is confusing, isolating and terrifying for young people. Why are we not doing more to help them?

3.0k

Mar 7th 2015, 7:30 PM

# bets are off

'Would you give out free sachets of coke with a newspaper?'

The run-up to Cheltenham can be a very difficult time of year for those with a gambling addiction.

16.0k

Mar 7th 2015, 9:15 AM

# TechKnowHow

This is why we find smartphone apps so addictive

They’re easy to download, but why are they so hard to delete?

11.9k

Feb 15th 2015, 7:30 PM

# Homeless

Could this 'Homeless Wrap' be saving lives on the streets?

Emily Duffy, a student from Limerick, has been displaying the ‘Homeless Wrap’ idea this week as part of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

29.0k

Jan 11th 2015, 10:30 AM

# Addiction

Is crystal meth on the rise? One Councillor says it's like Breaking Bad out there

As far back as 2012 Father Peter McVerry was warning that the drug was going to ravage areas in Ireland like it has done in the US.

36.6k

Jan 11th 2015, 7:45 AM

# Drugs

Biggest addiction centre in the south of the country had 14,000 calls about treatment this year

A large number of women are also seeking treatment, a change from 25 years ago.

7.1k

Nov 28th 2014, 8:00 AM

# internet addict

13 signs you're probably far too attached to the internet

It’s time to come clean.

33.8k

Nov 7th 2014, 9:30 PM

# Addiction

Mother of drug addict explains how support group 'made me feel like I wasn't the only one heartbroken'

Anne’s son has been battling addiction for 27 years.

17.0k

Nov 2nd 2014, 8:30 AM

# Addiction

'My mother was also an addict and as a child I was on the streets of Cork with her'

Coolmine Therapeutic community helped 1,000 people with addiction problems last year – Ann Marie Taylor was one of those people.

22.9k

Oct 18th 2014, 7:15 AM

# tragic death

'I'll always wonder about the missed call I had from my son the night he died'

Former Fianna Fáil TD Charlie O’Connor says he believes his son’s death was an accident.

44.7k

Oct 16th 2014, 1:10 PM

# like

Spend too much time poking people? Dublin now has its own Facebook addiction service

It was only a matter of time…

10.2k

Oct 9th 2014, 6:23 PM

# significant rise

More young people and women are being treated for alcohol addictions

Addiction treatment service, Aiséirí, is calling on the government not to cut excise duty on alcohol in the upcoming Budget.

12.9k

Oct 6th 2014, 3:15 PM

# homeless ireland

Getting on the bus: Recovered addicts returning to help those still suffering

TheJournal.ie visit the ‘No Bucks Café’ on their nighttime service.

19.8k

Oct 4th 2014, 9:00 PM

# Addiction

Dublin's drug situation hasn't gotten worse, it's just 'shifted to other areas'

The Director of the Ana Liffey Drug Project, Tony Duffin said a recent surge in hallucinogenic stimulants has also made addicts’ behaviour somewhat more challenging lately.

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Oct 3rd 2014, 11:48 AM

# Addiction

Open thread: What do you think should be done about Ireland's drug problem?

RTÉ’s Prime Time tonight focused on the drug problem in Dublin – what do you think the solution is?

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Oct 2nd 2014, 10:20 PM

# homeless ireland

'How many people are going to die on the streets this winter?'

The Capuchin Day Centre’s Brother Kevin Crowley sees the reality of the homeless crisis every day and he thinks it’s getting worse.

9.1k

Sep 30th 2014, 6:30 PM

Voices

Opinion: Coming out of addiction and homelessness is a major life event

If we want to address complex social issues like addiction and homelessness, we need the activity of frontline services to match the vision of high level policy.

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Sep 29th 2014, 1:00 PM