An "epidemic" of crack cocaine usage in west Tallaght, Dublin, one of the poorest communities in the State, is "devastating" families and communities, a report published on Monday warns. Crack ...

The particular vulnerabilities of women caught up in an "epidemic" of crack addiction in west Tallaght, Dublin, are clear during an evening with one of the area's only after-hours outreach teams. Of ...

The number of people seeking treatment for addiction to crack cocaine in Ireland has surged by 400% in recent years, according to the latest national figures released by the Health Research Board (HRB ...

A MUM who grew up as a typical middle-class girl has revealed how boozing at 14 sent her life on a different trajectory. Olivia Taylor first began boozing at 14 in the park with friends, but her ...

Archbishop of Dublin Demot Farrell issued a dire warning on the escalating drugs crisis With everyone from the Archbishop of Dublin to support workers warning crack cocaine is causing ‘absolute mayhem ...

Charities working with drug users have expressed concern around the number of people presenting with crack cocaine dependency. An organisation in Tallaght, Dublin said it is now the number one issue ...

The case of a crack addict who shot another man twice in the head is a "vivid illustration" of how far things can go wrong when people become "enmeshed in criminality" through taking "so-called ...