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Children struggling to access drug and alcohol addiction services, data suggests

The number of children able to access youth addiction services has fallen to its lowest level on record during the pandemic, new figures suggest. Analysis of data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) found that 11,013 under-18s ...

03 Feb 2022 at 01:26

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Number of Irish people seeking treatment for cocaine use TRIPLES, new report reveals

Cocaine has overtaken heroin as the main problem drug among new reported cases in Ireland, a report has found. The latest figures from the Health Research Board (HRB) shows continued growth in the number of cases of people seeking treatment for ...

13 Jun 2022 at 11:33

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Number of Irish people seeking treatment for cocaine use TRIPLES, new report reveals

13 Jun 2022 at 18:33

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Report shows rise in number of problem cocaine cases reported in Ireland

Cocaine has overtaken heroin as the main problem drug among new reported cases in Ireland, a report has found. The latest figures from the Health Research Board (HRB) show continued growth in the number of cases of people seeking treatment ...

13 Jun 2022 at 01:01

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‘My breast cancer will kill me but one drug could extend my life and allow me to make more memories with my little girl’

A mother who has been diagnosed with breast cancer four times, with the final diagnosis confirming it had spread and is incurable, is campaigning for a targeted therapy drug to be approved for use on the NHS in England to give her “the ...

12 Jan 2024 at 06:30

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200% rise in number of people treated for use of party drug, new data reveals

A new report on drug treatment services in Ireland has revealed a significant increase in the number of people treated for cocaine use over the last seven years. The Health Research Board's (HRB) 'Drug Treatment Data' bulletin - ...

14 Jun 2022 at 23:33

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Number of Irish people seeking treatment for cocaine use TRIPLES, new report reveals

14 Jun 2022 at 14:33

Ireland

Cocaine the problem drug in almost two fifths of cases needing treatment

Cocaine was the main drug in almost 40% of cases of treatment for problem drug use, according to a report. There was a record figure of 13,295 cases treated for problem drug use in 2024. The data published on Wednesday in ...

28 May 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Summer drug deaths must be ‘wake-up call’ to ministers, say Tories

Figures showing there were 283 suspected drugs deaths in Scotland this summer must be a “wake-up call” to ministers, with the Government being urged to take “real action to address this national crisis”. Tories made the ...

28 Oct 2025 at 14:17

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