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# drug users

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'The cocaine trade is booming': 54% of Irish people who use cocaine want to cut down
Over one quarter of cannabis users in Ireland reported almost daily use, which the report said was “suggestive of dependent use”.
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May 16th 2019, 6:20 AM
'I overdosed twice in two days to get methadone': A drug user on trying to get clean
The practice is said to be becoming more common among addicts.
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Oct 8th 2016, 6:10 AM
Aaron McKenna: To hell with the NIMBYs, injection centres are a great idea
Injection centres are not just services for addicts.They are services for every decent person who wants needles and users off the streets.
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Nov 7th 2015, 8:15 AM
Poll: Would you welcome an injection centre in your area?
The first is due to open next year.
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Nov 2nd 2015, 9:32 AM
Poll: Should injection centres for drug addicts be opened in Ireland?
Dublin Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhálaigh would support their introduction on a pilot basis.
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Jul 11th 2015, 9:41 AM
Former head shop drug 'Snow Blow' linked to HIV surge in Dublin
The drug is more available now than when the head shops shut down, according to one user.
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Jul 9th 2015, 6:03 AM
HSE investigating rise in HIV amongst injecting drug users in Dublin
There have been 15 cases confirmed from June 2014 to June 2015.
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Jun 30th 2015, 5:41 PM
Does Sydney have the solution to Dublin's public drug-taking problem?
Sometimes difficult problems require courageous action.
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Apr 13th 2015, 8:00 PM
Gardaí say huge drug haul may cause heroin drought on the streets of Dublin
Heroin and cocaine worth over €5 million was seized by gardaí.
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Feb 13th 2015, 11:00 AM
"They don't teach you this in med school": Caring for the most vulnerable at Christmas
Patrick O’Donnell works with sex workers, drug users, homeless people and undocumented migrants in Limerick.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 8:00 PM
Ireland has 9,615 methadone users but care plans needed to get them drug-free
The HSE said that 500 people were on methadone for more than 10 years.
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Apr 22nd 2014, 7:15 AM
Cash incentives make drug users more likely to get vaccinated against hepatitis
The money is paid in supermarket vouchers.
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Apr 9th 2014, 7:00 AM
Man injects himself in the groin on the Luas
A woman who witnessed the drug use said it ‘made her feel sick’.
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Dec 11th 2013, 6:33 PM
Column: ‘Your hope goes, and that’s that’ – a homeless drug user’s story
Homeless person John speaks to TheJournal.ie about the struggle to get clean, changes in drug use, and being branded a ‘stupid junkie’.
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Oct 10th 2012, 7:00 AM
The Evening Fix... now with added Gangnam Style
Here’s the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Oct 6th 2012, 7:59 PM
Column: To fight the drug problem, we must treat users with compassion
Demonising drug users creates social outcasts, while the real criminals go free. We need to try a humane approach, writes Tim Bingham.
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Feb 10th 2012, 7:30 AM
Addicts drinking hand sanitiser to get alcohol fix
The head of a service for drug users and the homeless in Ireland has said that some addicts are being driven to drinking hand sanitiser in an effort to get a fix of alcohol.
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Dec 3rd 2011, 8:30 AM