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Over 50% of current drug users in higher education at risk of harm from use, survey finds

Over 50% of current drug users in higher education are at risk of harm from drug use. That's according to the first national survey of drug use in Ireland's third level sector - the Drug Use in Higher Education Institutions (DUHEI) survey - ...

23 Jan 2022 at 13:23

Local News

People 'snorting coke and taking pills are supporting violence and murder' - Minister Harris

Minister for Justice Simon Harris has told the Dáil he is concerned about the growing acceptance of drug use in the country, which is in turn supporting the violence and murder carried out by criminals. People who use drugs need to be ...

16 Feb 2023 at 16:38

National News

Harris and Martin at odds over cannabis decriminalisation

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail continue to be at odds over the decriminalisation of cannabis. The two parties are engaged in ongoing government formation talks, after policy approaches to drug use emerged as a flashpoint during the ...

09 Jan 2025 at 16:01

National News

Ireland needs to find better ways to deal with illegal drug use – Varadkar

Ireland needs to find better ways to deal with illegal drug use, the Taoiseach has said at the outset of a new citizens’ assembly examining the problem. The assembly, comprising 99 randomly selected citizens reflective of the ...

15 Apr 2023 at 16:17

Local News

Over 50% of current drug users in higher education at risk of harm from use, survey finds

22 Jan 2022 at 21:23

National News

Ex-HSE chief appointed chair of Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use

Former HSE chief executive Paul Reid has been appointed chairman of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use. Mr Reid resigned from his role at the HSE, which he held during the Covid-19 pandemic, in early October. Announcing ...

28 Feb 2023 at 09:54

National News

Over 50% of current drug users in higher education at risk of harm from use, survey finds

20 Jan 2022 at 18:36

National News

Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs hears how early trauma leads to addiction

The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use has been told of the “vicious cycle of addiction, criminalisation and trauma”. The Assembly is holding its second weekend of meetings in Dublin Castle this Saturday and ...

13 May 2023 at 12:08

National News

Drug overdose figures a ‘wake-up call’ for action – Citizens’ Assembly

Figures showing a sustained rise in drug overdose deaths in Ireland are a wake-up call that the country needs to get its act together on the issue, the chairman of the Citizens’ Assembly has said. Paul ...

24 Jun 2023 at 12:00

National News

Drugs diversion model must be implemented, Citizens’ Assembly chair says

A diversion model which would allow health interventions for people caught in possession of drugs needs to be implemented, the chair of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use has said. Paul Reid said the ...

03 Sept 2023 at 13:27

National News

Senior officer expresses ‘grave concern’ over any move to legalise drugs

Police in Ireland would have “grave concerns” around any potential legalisation of controlled drugs, a senior officer has said. Garda assistant commissioner Justin Kelly told the Citizens’ Assembly ...

02 Sept 2023 at 16:41

National News

Citizens’ Assembly calls for ‘health-led response’ to drugs possession

Drugs possession for personal use in Ireland should be met with a health, rather than a criminal justice response, the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use has recommended. The assembly said that while ...

25 Jan 2024 at 15:45

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