The winners of the Let's Talk About Drugs Media Awards 2012 were announced at an awards ceremony in the Ashling Hotel in Dublin earlier this month. Organised by the Greater Blanchardstown Response to Drugs (G.B.R.D.), the awards were created to encourage the journalists, reporters, film enthusiasts and animators of tomorrow to start writing and talking about the drugs and alcohol issue in Ireland today.

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We have recently revamped our Facebook page. We think it’s the bee’s knees, the cat’s whiskers, and many other animal parts too! Pop over and 'Like' our new page!

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Video feature: Dial to Stop Drug Dealing partnership with Crimestoppers

The Dial to Stop Drug Dealing partnership with Crimestoppers was recently launched in Dublin. The aim of the campaign is to provide people with a safe and confidential means to pass on information on drug dealing. Using the Freephone number 1800 25 00 25, members of the general public can anonymously report drug dealing activity.

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In this short video, Minister Roisin Shortall, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy comments on the current review of the operation of the Drug Task Forces.

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The RISE Foundation is a registered charity founded by the singer Frances Black in 2008. It was set up to support the families of those who have a loved one in addiction.

To find out more about the impact of addiction on family members, and the work of The RISE Foundation, we spoke to Frances Black.

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Community detox is a supported, structured outpatient detoxification process from benzodiazepines or methadone. What is community detox? Who is it for? What is involved? Visit our feature and find out.

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Footage from the recent conference entitled “Preventing and responding to Anti-Social Behaviour” held in Croke park, Dublin. The footage contains the keynote address by Roisin Shortall TD, Minister with responsibility for Primary Care, Department of Health. The footage also includes an interview with Andrew Montague, Lord Mayor of Dublin

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The latest poll on drugs.ie posed the following question:
Should cannabis-based drugs be made available on prescription in Ireland?

Out of a total of 868 respondents, the results were as follows:

No: 24% (208)
Yes: 71% (613)
Not sure: 5% (47)