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# drug-addiction - This year 2022

Large numbers of people with drug addictions were 'left to kill themselves slowly' during lockdowns

# Lack Of Support

Large numbers of people with drug addictions were 'left to kill themselves slowly' during lockdowns

Jan 5th 2022, 12:05 AM 36,738 Views 61 Comments

Substance abuse support groups were classed as non-essential services for five months from March 2020, leaving people without a lifeline.
A survey of 157 drug and alcohol support services found that 84% of the support groups saw an increase in drug use among their clients.
“The ball was dropped by the government and people were left to kill themselves slowly for the first year of the pandemic," said one support worker.

# drug-addiction - Last year 2021

Opinion: Most young people involved in street-level dealing are among our most vulnerable citizens

# End Prohibition

Opinion: Most young people involved in street-level dealing are among our most vulnerable citizens

Jul 11th 2021, 7:00 AM 24,968 Views 52 Comments

Youth worker Eoin Lynagh is part of a group calling for an end to prohibition.

# drug-addiction - All time

Opinion: It's time to get real about heroin addiction. It's time to decriminalise this drug

# Decriminalisation

Opinion: It's time to get real about heroin addiction. It's time to decriminalise this drug

Feb 19th 2020, 7:00 AM 28,971 Views 41 Comments

Dr Austin O’Carroll says decriminalisation would be a way of taking responsibility for the vicious effects of inequality.

Lynn Ruane: Drug courts are not the solution to Ireland's drug problem

# Drug Addiction

Lynn Ruane: Drug courts are not the solution to Ireland's drug problem

Dec 15th 2019, 8:30 PM 15,065 Views 43 Comments

We cannot have a National Drug Strategy that prefers the drug court to a health-focused approach.

Harris says there are no plans to legalise cannabis in Ireland

# Drug Addiction

Harris says there are no plans to legalise cannabis in Ireland

May 22nd 2019, 6:50 PM 20,372 Views 83 Comments

The health minister plans to have the medicinal cannabis access scheme up and running in the summer.

PODCAST: 'I lost two sons to suicide - I want people to know it's okay to have problems'

# Left Behind

PODCAST: 'I lost two sons to suicide - I want people to know it's okay to have problems'

Jan 4th 2019, 12:05 AM 51,540 Views 25 Comments

Karen Docherty is calling for stronger support systems to be put in place for families affected by suicide.

76 hospital discharges of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms last year

# Drug Addiction

76 hospital discharges of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms last year

Jul 23rd 2018, 12:05 AM 17,884 Views 24 Comments

The figure of 76 represents a drop in the comparable figure for 2016, when there were a total of 92 discharges.

Should Ireland get rid of criminal penalties for drug possession? It has been successful elsewhere

# Decriminalisation

Should Ireland get rid of criminal penalties for drug possession? It has been successful elsewhere

Jun 10th 2018, 10:45 AM 18,123 Views 101 Comments

A town hall meeting will be held this week in Dublin on the subject of looking into a health-led approach towards drug use in Ireland.

'You junkie, you addict' - How stigma can prevent drug users getting the help they need

# Addiction

'You junkie, you addict' - How stigma can prevent drug users getting the help they need

Feb 27th 2018, 12:18 PM 15,585 Views 45 Comments

Depression is often the root cause of drug addiction and abuse does not help.

Dublin footballer Philly McMahon spoke about his brother's death on the Late Late and it was powerful television

# Drug Addiction

From The Daily Edge

# Drug Addiction

Dublin footballer Philly McMahon spoke about his brother's death on the Late Late and it was powerful television

Oct 14th 2017, 9:44 AM 4,349 Views 2 Comments

“It’s OK to come out and say that I’m not embarrassed.”

'An opponent taunted me about his overdose' - Dublin footballer Philly McMahon on his brother's death

# Drug Addiction

'An opponent taunted me about his overdose' - Dublin footballer Philly McMahon on his brother's death

Oct 14th 2017, 9:10 AM 40,650 Views 57 Comments

“It’s OK to come out and say that I’m not embarrassed.”

Scientists are using painkiller-addicted fish to develop new treatments for addicts

# Addiction

Scientists are using painkiller-addicted fish to develop new treatments for addicts

Aug 27th 2017, 8:45 AM 7,517 Views 5 Comments

Researchers found the fish were willing to work harder and even enter risky conditions in order to get their fix.

Social work action 'unacceptably slow' in case of heroin user whose newborn died

# Addiction

Social work action 'unacceptably slow' in case of heroin user whose newborn died

Aug 13th 2017, 9:00 PM 22,379 Views 35 Comments

The baby boy’s death was not reported to be connected to his mother’s drug use, but a report has criticised the seven-week delay in making contact with the woman.

Teen accused of causing €50k damage at Oberstown young offenders centre

# Children's Court

Teen accused of causing €50k damage at Oberstown young offenders centre

Aug 9th 2017, 10:19 PM 12,180 Views 0 Comments

The 17-year-old boy is accused of assaulting a staff member and causing €54,000 worth of criminal damage.

92 hospital discharges of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms last year

# Drug Addiction

92 hospital discharges of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms last year

Jul 12th 2017, 12:05 AM 22,247 Views 73 Comments

Babies with drug withdrawal symptoms undergo six to eight week of rehabilitation.

'Sleep well, starling': Family and friends gather to remember activist Dara Quigley

# Justice For Dara

'Sleep well, starling': Family and friends gather to remember activist Dara Quigley

May 12th 2017, 7:51 PM 33,353 Views 45 Comments

At a vigil in Dublin this evening, her brother Sean called for a change in how the State treats addicts.

There's been a surge in the number of US babies born with heroin withdrawal symptoms

# Drug Addiction

There's been a surge in the number of US babies born with heroin withdrawal symptoms

Dec 17th 2016, 6:00 PM 9,552 Views 22 Comments

The problem is particularly bad in rural areas.

'When there is somewhere safe for people to go and inject they will use it - I will use it'

# Humans Of Dublin

'When there is somewhere safe for people to go and inject they will use it - I will use it'

Nov 22nd 2016, 6:10 AM 15,308 Views 44 Comments

Ireland’s first supervised injection centre could be up and running by the end of 2017.

# Factcheck

FactCheck: Are there fewer gardaí dealing with a growing drugs problem?

Aug 24th 2016, 8:05 PM 17,886 Views 44 Comments

Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe recently made some alarming claims on this issue. FactCheck puts them under scrutiny.

People coming out of drug treatment programmes are relapsing because of the lack of housing

# Coolmine Therapeutic Community

People coming out of drug treatment programmes are relapsing because of the lack of housing

Jun 9th 2016, 8:35 AM 11,719 Views 38 Comments

The chairman of a drug treatment programme said that the government needed to give more urgency to the housing crisis.

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

# Drug Addiction

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

Jan 30th 2016, 8:30 PM 31,601 Views 48 Comments

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

The shocking story of the rise of HIV in one rural American community

# Scott County Indiana

The shocking story of the rise of HIV in one rural American community

Apr 24th 2015, 8:21 PM 37,200 Views 15 Comments

From 2009-2013, Scott County, Indiana had three HIV infections. There have been 142 since January.

'I lost the rag to make Joan Burton wake up'

# Heroin

'I lost the rag to make Joan Burton wake up'

Apr 15th 2015, 10:03 PM 24,871 Views 41 Comments

Jonathan O’Brien’s brother is battling drug addiction.

'The morning my father was buried in Dublin, I was doing drugs down an alley in London'

# Hope

'The morning my father was buried in Dublin, I was doing drugs down an alley in London'

Jan 6th 2015, 12:47 PM 17,555 Views 16 Comments

John turned his life around after drug addiction.

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

# Addiction

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

Nov 2nd 2014, 8:30 AM 16,965 Views 9 Comments

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

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

# Addiction

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

Oct 3rd 2014, 11:48 AM 24,281 Views 101 Comments

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.

Opinion: The sudden death of a young woman is not any less tragic for her being an addict

# Peaches

Opinion: The sudden death of a young woman is not any less tragic for her being an addict

Jul 24th 2014, 1:00 PM 802 Views 91 Comments

Compassion for a fellow human being should not change just because a poor soul happened to be an addict.

# Addiction

Researchers discover how the brain 'learns' cocaine addiction

Aug 2nd 2013, 6:30 AM 7,725 Views 24 Comments

Researchers said that knowing this detail may help identify new treatments for addicts.

Column: Meth is not glamorous – and nobody is immune to the tragedies it brings

# Opinion

Column: Meth is not glamorous – and nobody is immune to the tragedies it brings

Jul 2nd 2013, 7:30 PM 960 Views 74 Comments

I dabbled with drugs on a social basis and thought I was in control; but that was before trying crystal meth. The drug stripped away everything I believed about myself as a person, exposing me to dangers and tragedies I would never have imagined.