The 2016 'Let's Talk about Drugs' National Youth Media Awards was officially launched on October 9th in the Department of Education Clock Tower Building, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1.

This is an annual competition which encourages discussion of drug-related issues by inviting young people to produce a piece of original content relating to drug and/or alcohol use.

Special guest at the launch was Miriam O'Callaghan from RTE.

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The 'What’s in the Pill?’ campaign is the result of a collaboration between three Dublin Universities – DIT, TCD, and UCD and drugs.ie.

The campaign provides ecstasy-related harm reduction information aimed at the student population.

Resources created include posters and a factsheet, which will be distributed on campus as well as promoted on social media and via the drugs.ie website.

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Butane is a highly flammable, colourless, odourless gas. It is a hydrocarbon, found in household and
industrial products and is potentially intoxicating if deliberately inhaled.

Our recent Butane Campaign is a result of an increase in people inhaling butane gas to achieve a cheap high and it provides harm reduction information for those who do.

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MRDATF Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week 9th–14th November Schedule of Events

The Midland Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force (MRDATF) will be running its annual Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week from Monday the 9th to Saturday 14th November 2015 inclusive.

The aim of the awareness week is to focus on increasing awareness about drug and alcohol- related issues and to highlight the drug and alcohol support services available to people in the midland region.

More info and schedule of events

Video interview: Dr Martha Schmitz

The HSE Keltoi Addiction and Trauma Treatment Centre & the HSE National Addiction Training Programme recently provided a two day workshop entitled 'Seeking Safety Therapy'. The workshop was delivered by Dr Martha Schmitz.

Dr Martha Schmitz, Ph.D. offers continuing education workshops and supervision in PTSD and substance misuse to clinicians throughout the United States and abroad.

View video interview with Dr Schmitz

We have recently launched a new directory of services on drugs.ie. Through the new system, services can now login and update their own details.

We would encourage all services listed to check that their details are up-to-date.

If you run a service and are looking for more information on the directory please contact info@drugs.ie

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The Royal college of Physicians of Ireland has joined with Alcohol Action Ireland to establish Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland (AHAI) to support the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015.

Below is a link to a promotional video produced by the AHAI steering committe.

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Our most recent poll continued with the following question:
Should drug use be decriminalised in Ireland?

A total of 1733 responses were received. The final results were:

No:464
Yes: 1167
Not sure: 102

Our new poll poses the following question:
Should drug testing kits be widely available in Ireland?

Take the poll now!

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