High on crack cocaine, Aaron carried a knife and kept his shoes tied tight, constantly prepped to either fight or run. He stabbed a dealer in the face to get a fix — knowing that the high would only ...

The award was the centrepiece of the Sober & Social Comedy Night, an evening of connection, community, and laughter.

Frontline workers in southwest Dublin have said there is a 'tsunami' of crack cocaine addiction in the area. A report commissioned by the Tallaght Drugs and Alcohol Task Force found that one third of ...

Since launching in October 2024, The Arc Project has grown into a welcoming, peer-led space where people can connect, share ...

A recovering ketamine addict has warned youngsters against the drug, saying it 'destroyed his life' and can do more damage in two years than 20 years of heroin. Liam J, 37, became addicted to ketamine ...

Joe Slattery, co-ordinator of Northstar, said many families are 'fearful of violence in the home' and of 'threats from drug ...

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 ...

A 28-year-old mother who took crack cocaine for almost a decade up to the birth of her son is in recovery at Coolmine drug and alcohol treatment centre and is determined to offer her child a stable, ...

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 UK says it does not "park" heroin addicts on methadone as the Republic does - some people here have been on the heroin substitute for as long as 20 years. Some drug treatment centres in the UK ...