# Addiction
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This week
21st April 2024 - 26th April 2024
Voices
Tony Duffin: The trauma of war is fuelling drug abuse among soldiers in Ukraine
Tony Duffin
21 Apr
9.2k
Last month
March 2024
THE MORNING LEAD
'Everyone knows drugs are sold and people are intimidated in areas affected by poverty'
The North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force has been reestablished amid a national conversation about our approach to drug use.
The task force has been set up at a time when service providers in Dublin are bracing themselves for an increase in opioid use
Areas in the north inner city have long been "traumatised" by poverty and addiction, Dr Austin O'Carroll told us
He said the availability of naloxone was vital in preventing deaths during a recent spike in overdoses in Dublin and Cork
Órla Ryan
17 Mar
13.1k
RELATED
This year
2024
assembly's final report
Ireland has 'once in a generation' chance to decriminalise personal drug use, Paul Reid says
A special Oireachtas committee will be established to examine the Citizens’ Assembly’s recommendations, Drugs Minister Hildegarde Naughton confirmed.
The Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use today published its final report
The document includes 36 recommendations to overhaul Ireland's drug policy and establish a more health-led approach
A special Oireachtas committee will be set up to examine the report and suggest new legislation
Órla Ryan
Updated
25 Jan
39.3k
280
chemsex
Detoxing from G is '100 times worse than alcohol withdrawal', expert warns
Chemsex – using drugs like G to enhance and prolong sex – has become more common in Ireland in recent years.
GHB or GBL is used socially and for the purposes of chemsex
The drug is highly addictive and its potency varies widely
Every year dozens of people seek help to detox from G at the Club Drugs Clinic in Dublin
Órla Ryan
15 Jan
41.6k
Addiction
No heroin found among drugs used in recent overdose clusters in Dublin and Cork, HSE finds
4 Jan
15.4k
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Addiction
Naloxone will be more widely available after helping save lives in recent overdose cases
3 Jan
12.5k
21
Last year
2023
Clondalkin
'Vital' addiction support service in Dublin to remain open after campaign by staff and locals
22 Dec 2023
6.8k
10
Addiction
GP centre won't prescribe 'highly addictive' painkillers due to concerns over illegal drug trade
There have been growing concerns in recent weeks about the sale of opioids and other powerful painkillers.
A GP centre in Dublin is refusing to prescribe powerful painkillers like Oxycontin or "highly addictive" benzodiazepines
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said prescription medications often end up being sold on the street
Benzodiazepines are generally prescribed to treat anxiety, sleep disorders and seizures
21 Dec 2023
30.0k
Nicotine
Public to be consulted about future laws on vaping, as Donnelly 'deeply concerned' about child usage
25 Nov 2023
12.0k
74
Addiction
Irish society 'hates heroin users': Former minister hits out at drugs policy
19 Nov 2023
21.4k
Neart Le Chéile
Service users 'devastated' amid plan to shut down 'vital' addiction support service in Dublin
17 Nov 2023
10.3k
12
nitazenes
A potent synthetic opioid was found in the heroin that caused overdoses, but what are nitazenes?
Updated
15 Nov 2023
16.2k
nitazenes
At least 40 people in Dublin overdose on 'very potent' heroin batch as HSE issues fresh warning
Updated
10 Nov 2023
40.4k
poppy ban
Fentanyl being 'constantly monitored' amid fears of drug hitting Irish market, minister says
12 Oct 2023
20.3k
craving
Some ultra-processed foods should be labelled ‘addictive’, scientists suggest
10 Oct 2023
23.4k
72
streets of dublin
Vigil held in memory of the 402 homeless people who died in Dublin since 2018
12 Jul 2023
10.2k
50
cocaine addiction
Cocaine overtakes opiates to become Ireland's 'most common' problem drug
20 Jun 2023
16.0k
80
Voices
Opinion: The Greek model of responding to drug use is worth keeping an eye on
Tony Duffin
25 Feb 2023
18.8k
7
Andrew Gearns
Prison staff knew Cork man was suffering 'delusions' prior to fatal suicide attempt
31 Jan 2023
39.9k
3
All time
Mental Health
Online gambling causing surge of suicidal young men in A&E, NHS clinic says
23 Nov 2022
10.0k
7
Homelessness
'Grimmest situation I've ever seen': Dublin Simon dealing with unprecedented levels of homelessness
Updated
22 Sep 2022
16.4k
28
Voices
Opinion: E-cigarettes are not part of the solution to a tobacco free Ireland
Des Cox
30 Jul 2022
15.9k
72
Addiction
Former England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland reveals he suffered with painkillers addiction
21 Jul 2022
5.5k
0
vaping
Oireachtas Health Committee seek age restrictions on e-cigarettes and ban on flavourings
18 Jul 2022
9.3k
35
Cannabis
Criminalising drug use is 'disastrous' waste of time and money, expert to tell Justice Committee
12 Jul 2022
16.1k
22
problems
‘I was literally trying to get through the next hour without having a drink’
11 Jun 2022
78.5k
9
Addiction
Psychological Society criticises delay in 'vital' citizens' assembly on drugs amid death warning
23 Feb 2022
7.6k
6
Addiction
Nurse to be appointed to National Oversight Committee on Drugs after row over membership
19 Feb 2022
13.7k
0
Addiction
Nursing group invited to meet with Minister following its removal from national drug committee
14 Jan 2022
18.3k
8
Dublin
Call for more funding to tackle 'tsunami' of crack cocaine addictions in Tallaght
11 Jan 2022
22.3k
26
saol
'They showed me I mattered': Women explain how inner city project helped transform their lives
30 Dec 2021
15.5k
3
Voices
Cannabis should be regulated, taxed and taken out of the hands of dangerous drug cartels
Dr Garrett McGovern
21 Dec 2021
32.5k
102
rehab wait
Over 3,500 on wait list for a detox bed, with over 140 residential beds still closed
28 Apr 2021
20.0k
38
Voices
Opinion: We don’t allow ads for smoking so why should gambling be any different?
Senator Mark Wall
16 Feb 2021
16.1k
58
Addiction
Ex-Liverpool and Spurs striker reveals drink problem meant he could not make training on a Monday
30 Nov 2020
21.3k
1
FACTCHECK
Debunked: The conspiracy theories around the so-called Hollywood drug adrenochrome
29 Jul 2020
607k