‘I used to self harm trying to deal with it and I would overdose on whatever drugs I could’

Senior garda said he had not seen “definitive evidence” around drug decriminalisation

Ana Liffey project recommends not prosecuting in cases of drugs for personal use

Potential change in law being considered by working group expected to report in 2019

Ana Liffey chief executive says ‘nimbyism’ remains a factor around placement of drug injecting facility

HSE will recommend location for supervised injection centre in Dublin in ‘mid-December’

Drugs facility would require planning permission, adding layers of complication

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Prof David Best also questioned the ongoing reliance on methadone as a treatment

Proposed move is health-based response to drug use, campaigners note

Dublin City Council paid out €83,779 in related injury claims from staff in recent years

Coláiste Eoin beats competition from 700 other entrants to win overall prize of €2,000 with a song, titled ‘Take Your Mask Off’

Chance to have work published on Student Hub site for National Youth Media Awards

Recipients include Justice for the Forgotten and Gay and Lesbian Equality Network

Naloxone has the potential to reverse the effects of heroin overdoses, report says

Transdev says drunkenness, fighting and drug-taking remain problems on trams

Minister with Responsibility for Drugs says advice on drug use should not be moralistic

‘The worst experiences I’ve had were more to do with taking more than one pill in a night’

Bestselling author says attitude shift needed in Ireland to better treat drug addiction

Draft legislation may be brought before Government in second quarter of next year