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This year
2024
Tony Duffin: Each fatal drug overdose is a preventable death
Last year
2023
Dr Chris Luke: What exactly happens to your body when you take cocaine?
All time
Nearly €40,000 worth of drugs discovered in packages labelled as clothing items in Athlone
Number of parcels seized by Revenue containing illegal drugs has almost doubled on last year
First-time offenders to be referred to HSE when found in possession of drugs for personal use
Cannabis was the most common illegal drug detected in drivers in 2018
Poll: Should Ireland decriminalise the possession of drugs for personal use?
Is alcohol value for money? When did you last use cannabis? Drugs survey to explore 'brave new world'
HSE offers training in treatment that can reverse drug overdoses
FactCheck: Has the rate of illegal drug use increased most among young Irish people?
'Cannabis social clubs would be a major win for parents': Push for legalisation continues
Column: Legislation changes our drugs landscape – but it isn’t a complete solution
Uruguay world's first country to legalise marijuana trade
Lisa McInerney: Misinformation made Bressie's drugs comments front-page news
Regional differences in illegal drug use narrows
Taking new illicit drugs is like playing 'a dangerous game of roulette'
24 arrested in Waterford area over drug trafficking
Prescription drug usage on the rise among women
Marijuana-shaped sweets spark outrage
No illegal drugs in Amy's system at time of death, says family
Gardai "monitoring" alleged sales of cannabis-growing equipment in 'head shops'