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#drug-abuse

World Cup report leaves 'door open to drug abuse'

Nov 8th 2017, 9:29 AM 6,844 8

#CLAIM
No public health policy has 'been designed with the homeless population specifically in mind'

Oct 19th 2017, 9:02 AM 4,737 8

#CRISIS POINT
Dublin girl left 'afraid to leave the house' following 'horrific' attack by teen she met on Facebook

Oct 17th 2017, 10:47 PM 26,414 0

#CHILDREN'S COURT
Social work action 'unacceptably slow' in case of heroin user whose newborn died

Aug 13th 2017, 9:00 PM 22,039 36

#ADDICTION
Carrie Fisher's death caused by sleep apnea and 'other causes', coroner says

Jun 17th 2017, 7:56 AM 18,963 3

#INQUEST
'A great day for drug policy in Ireland': Supervised injecting centres get go-ahead

May 10th 2017, 3:41 PM 24,386 95

#DRUG ABUSE
Youth who kicked his mother in the head during assaults spared jail

Mar 29th 2017, 6:20 AM 13,740 25

#COURTS
'A place to rest, a place to chat - a safe harbour': Injecting centres get Cabinet approval

Feb 7th 2017, 2:02 PM 17,573 83

#ADDICTION
France today opened its first ever supervised injecting centre for drug addicts

Oct 14th 2016, 5:23 PM 7,140 23

#DRUG ABUSE
Poll: Would drug abuse on the street put you off shopping in an area?

Apr 6th 2016, 9:41 AM 22,026 45

#YOUR SAY
"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 29,033 48

#DRUG ADDICTION
Poll: Would you welcome an injection centre in your area?

Nov 2nd 2015, 9:32 AM 18,717 71

#YOUR SAY
Cocaine cut with cattle de-wormer made this woman's skin rot

Sep 23rd 2015, 3:55 PM 27,649 55

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

Jul 8th 2015, 11:30 PM 481 121

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

Apr 24th 2015, 8:21 PM 37,139 21

#SCOTT COUNTY INDIANA
This legendary TV presenter got off his face on skunk and said it was 'worse than a war zone'

Feb 17th 2015, 5:00 PM 24,306 63

#PSYCHOSIS
Jimmy White: I smoked crack at Irish Masters, drugs cost me 10 world titles

Nov 3rd 2014, 11:49 AM 23,381 36

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

Sep 29th 2014, 1:00 PM 299 6

#HOMELESS IRELAND
Opinion: Addiction is often boiled down to sound bites – but the truth is complex

Aug 31st 2014, 8:30 AM 243 19

#ADDICTION
Opinion: The 'War on Drugs' has failed – let's finally implement policies that make sense

Jun 1st 2014, 8:30 AM 302 118

#DRUG USE
Drug and alcohol abuse leading to care proceedings for children

Mar 18th 2014, 9:10 AM 8,578 27

#CARE ORDER
Column: Ongoing alcohol misuse in Ireland is ruining individuals and families

Nov 9th 2013, 7:00 PM 23 71

#OPINION
6 things we learned from Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan’s Cannabis Regulation Bill

Oct 24th 2013, 12:00 PM 35,495 280

#CANNABIS
Drug users need our compassion, says Elton John

Jun 8th 2013, 5:00 PM 5,139 26

#ADDICTION
Second inquest rules Amy Winehouse killed by accidental alcohol poisoning

Jan 8th 2013, 11:45 AM 6,139 28

#WINEHOUSE
My Christmas Day: ‘It’s just another day on the street for me’

Dec 25th 2012, 7:30 PM 75 84

#READ ME
HSE warns of heroin which could be contaminated with anthrax

Jul 30th 2012, 5:22 PM 6,673 62

#DRUG ABUSE
Ecstasy use falls by half but we're still boozing

Jun 20th 2012, 10:48 AM 3,051 11

#ECSTASY
The 9 at 9: Monday

Mar 26th 2012, 8:32 AM 4,654 5

#9 AT 9
Prescription drug usage on the rise among women

Nov 23rd 2011, 12:35 PM 2,019 7

#DRUGS
Marijuana-shaped sweets spark outrage

Oct 10th 2011, 9:39 AM 1,128 10

#GONE TO POT
North America's only legal drug injection facility to stay open, says Canadian court

Sep 30th 2011, 7:43 PM 288 1

#LEGAL INJECTION
Three generations of families gripped by drug abuse

Mar 24th 2011, 11:22 AM 1,620 18

#DRUG ABUSE