Gardaí face huge challenges in policing supervised injecting centres, and legal issues need to be “teased out” before they are introduced, a senior officer has said.

Childhood obesity has been found to be 9% lower in schools that took part in a targeted health programme.

Introducing targeted health education programmes in Irish primary schools can reduce obesity levels by almost 10%, research has indicated.

There has been a “reversal” in the cannabis market in just four years, with stronger herbal cannabis now the dominant form of the drug consumed

A quarter of adults have used cannabis with highest usage rates among those with a further education, new figures have revealed.

KARL knows of up to 20 people who have died from heroin.

HEROIN treatment programmes are cutting drug-related crime by half and are benefiting both addicts and wider society, according to new research.

DRUG treatment substantially reduces drug use, drug dealing and criminal activity, according to a major study.