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Crack cocaine

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<p>Needle exchange service at pharmacies provide sterile equipment to drug addicts as a harm reduction initiative.</p>

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Number of pharmacies offering  needle exchange scheme to drug addicts set to fall by 25%
Needle exchange service provide sterile equipment to drug addicts as a harm reduction initiative.
<p>Crack cocaine cases made up over a fifth of all cocaine treatments last year. </p>

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Crack cocaine treatment cases rise seven-fold in six years
<p>Portugal's medically supervised drug injection centre. </p>

munster

Lisbon visit gives Cork officials positive insight into supervised injection facilities
Crack cocaine: Drugs task forces 'firefighting' due to lack of funds

court and crime

Crack cocaine: Drugs task forces 'firefighting' due to lack of funds
'A tsunami of addiction' - A third of those seeking help for crack cocaine addiction are women

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'A tsunami of addiction' - A third of those seeking help for crack cocaine addiction are women
Drugs charity providing more crack pipes in Limerick than in Dublin

munster

Drugs charity providing more crack pipes in Limerick than in Dublin
Man Desperate and Alone
Demand for addiction services in the Midwest doubles in just one year
Ana Liffey's annual report details the spike in the number of people it is working with, and a surge in the use of crack cocaine

Mon, 01 Nov, 2021

A small pile of white powder on a dark surface
Irish Examiner view: Drug use is more than a policing issue
Prime Time investigation  reveals scourge of crack problem in Dublin suburb

Wed, 21 Jul, 2021

Gardaí in Cork arrest one man and seize €2,000 worth of crack cocaine 
Gardaí in Cork arrest one man and seize €2,000 worth of crack cocaine 
Gardaí in Cork discovered nearly 50 deals of suspected crack cocaine worth €2,000 following a stop and search

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