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injecting facilities
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28 Nov 2020
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STREET INJECTING
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Opinion
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7 Sep 2019
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Opinion
Opinion: No one should be prosecuted for personal possession of drugs
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29 Dec 2018
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Opinion
What can Irish cities learn from the response to drug use in New Orleans?
Tony Duffin
6 Nov 2018
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column
'She was frantic, her boyfriend had assaulted her and was going to make her do sex work'
Tony Duffin
29 Apr 2018
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Opinion
'We need to help people who use drugs make healthier choices, not treat them as criminals'
Tony Duffin
29 Mar 2018
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Colombia
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Tony Duffin
25 Aug 2017
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drug policy
It's planned the first supervised injecting facility will open in 2017. So how did we get here?
Tony Duffin
24 Dec 2016
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Opinion
Criminalising possession doesn't discourage use - we need real solutions
Tony Duffin
8 Mar 2016
315
43
Opinion
Drugs should be a priority issue for general election candidates - here's why
Tony Duffin
26 Dec 2015
137
35
Opinion
Should we stop bringing criminal charges against those possessing drugs for personal use?
Tony Duffin
8 Jul 2015
630
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Opinion
Does Sydney have the solution to Dublin's public drug-taking problem?
Tony Duffin
13 Apr 2015
403
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column
Many of us will celebrate (or cope) this Christmas by using drink or drugs to excess
Tony Duffin
24 Dec 2014
152
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homeless ireland
Opinion: Coming out of addiction and homelessness is a major life event
Tony Duffin
29 Sep 2014
470
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Addiction
Opinion: Addiction is often boiled down to sound bites – but the truth is complex
Tony Duffin
31 Aug 2014
433
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Addiction
Opinion: For drug service reform to work, we need to be brave and innovative
Tony Duffin
25 Jul 2014
71
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Drug use
Opinion: The 'War on Drugs' has failed – let's finally implement policies that make sense
Tony Duffin
1 Jun 2014
460
118
Drugs
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Tony Duffin
8 May 2014
281
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Drugs
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19 Mar 2014
132
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Heroin
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5 Feb 2014
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