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Tuesday 28 March 2023 Dublin: 8°C

# Ana Liffey

Last year
2022
# decriminalisation
Stigma around drug use preventing people from coming forward to access key supports
Tony Duffin, the CEO of the Ana Liffey Drug Project, said that there was a distinction between ‘drug use’ and ‘problematic drug use’
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Dec 9th 2022, 6:30 AM
# streets of limerick
'The level of sickness we're seeing is massive': A day on addiction outreach in Limerick city
Drug workers in the city say the people seeking their services are more excluded and more unwell than ever.
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Nov 16th 2022, 12:05 AM
All time
# Ana Liffey Drug Project
Covid housing supports allowed drug users to 'better engage with treatment services'
It also led to a decreased reliance on drugs and alcohol among some service users.
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Nov 1st 2021, 4:19 PM
# Addiction
Report highlights increase in deaths involving street tablets in Ireland
The purchasing of drugs online brings significant regulatory challenges.
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Apr 28th 2020, 6:30 AM
# Drugs
'Addiction doesn't stop during a pandemic, it gets worse': Methadone waiting lists virtually eliminated amid overdose fears
Drug users are at an increased risk of contracting Covid-19 – many suffer from underlying health conditions and don’t have a safe place to self-isolate if needed.
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Apr 25th 2020, 12:05 AM
# safer from harm
'I was being punished for something I had no control over': Rachael Keogh 13 years after her addiction made national news
Rachael Keogh’s addiction came to light in 2006, when her mother shared photos of her ravaged arms.
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Apr 6th 2019, 10:00 AM
# Practical Solutions
Intent 'should be key concern under drug decriminalisation laws'
Reasonable threshold limits and supportive sanctions should form part of a decriminalisation process, a new study argues.
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Oct 8th 2018, 12:59 PM
# Naloxone
HSE offers training in treatment that can reverse drug overdoses
“Every use of Naloxone is potentially a life saved,” the HSE said.
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Aug 31st 2018, 8:25 AM
# harm reduction
Drug outreach services to be provided at Electric Picnic campsites
Medical professionals and other volunteers will be providing advice and other help in Stradbally.
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Aug 22nd 2018, 6:01 AM
# top garda
Ex-Assistant Commissioner on drug debate: 'Our young people are criminalised, deprived of life chances'
After 40 years in the force, Jack Nolan said it would be difficult to claim there are less drugs available now.
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Jun 13th 2018, 12:30 PM
# crack pipes
Increase in people smoking and injecting crack cocaine in Dublin
Some service users have been injecting the drug into the neck.
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Nov 15th 2017, 6:01 AM
# benzos
Fears 'risky new drug trend' could develop amid crackdown on prescription drugs
New rules tighten the restrictions around the possession of benzodiazepines and ‘z-drugs’.
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May 5th 2017, 12:05 AM
Voices
Drugs should be a priority issue for general election candidates - here's why
Drug use, mental health and homelessness are all interrelated issues. There’s no clear-cut solution, writes Tony Duffin.
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Dec 26th 2015, 10:45 AM
# calls to action
Here are 15 PRACTICAL ways to help homeless people this Christmas and New Year
It can be as simple as treating someone with empathy when they approach you in the street.
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Dec 19th 2015, 7:30 AM
# Drugs
Progressive laws and the Dark Web are changing the lives of Irish drug users
A government report recommended the decriminalisation of small amounts of cannabis, cocaine and heroin earlier this week.
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Nov 7th 2015, 7:00 AM
# polydrug use
"The stereotype of overdose is a person with a needle in their arm"
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day.
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Aug 31st 2015, 2:40 PM
# Sudden death
'Deeply worrying' increase in people huffing butane in Dublin city centre
It’s widely and cheaply available – but can lead to fits, short term memory loss and in some cases sudden death.
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Aug 25th 2015, 6:05 AM
# streets of dublin
Just yards from the lattés and those craft beer bars ... dozens upon dozens of needles
Every alleyway in the city is being used for injecting…
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Jun 7th 2015, 9:00 PM
# drug trends
People are sniffing cheap butane gas to get high on the streets of Dublin
The “old-school” gas sniffing is on the rise, says Ana Liffey director, Tony Duffin.
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May 6th 2015, 6:05 AM
# inhalation
The new drugs minister describes his trip to Amsterdam as a young student
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he did what “most students” do.
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Apr 23rd 2015, 10:44 PM
# Drugs
'Drug that reverses heroin overdoses should be made more available'
Merchants Quay says one person dies of an overdose every day in Ireland.
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Dec 2nd 2014, 10:12 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Jan 20th 2012, 8:30 AM
# Drugs
Plans for new supervised drug injecting centre in Dublin
The Ana Liffey Drug Project also wants to develop a Naloxone programme and a crisis detox unit for drug users.
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Jan 20th 2012, 7:00 AM