Useful Web Links

Links are categorised under the following headings:-

• Drugs Information and Education
• European Sites
• National Drugs Strategy
• Research and Information Dissemination
• Voluntary and NGO

Drugs Information and Education

BeLonG To Drugs Service http://www.belongto.org/default.aspx

This service exists to address concerns people may have about drug/alcohol use and offers people the opportunity to access support in dedicated LGBT youth space

Club Scene http://www.clubscene.ie/

Information on drugs for young people and the club scene in Dublin.

Community Awareness of Drugs http://www.aboutdrugs.ie/

Community Awareness of Drugs provides comprehensive drugs education programmes to parents and carers, as well as drugs education and training opportunities for a range of community workers.

Drug Treatment Centre Board http://www.addictionireland.ie/

Information on the services available from the National Drug Treatment Centre Board in Dublin.

Drugs Awareness Programme http://www.dap.ie/

Providing information on drug-related issues for young people and families, as well as an online support service.

Drugs Info http://www.drugsinfo.ie/

Health Promotion Unit website with information on Ireland's National Drug Strategy.

European Sites

Drink and Drugs Net http://www.drinkanddrugs.net/

DrinkandDrugs.net is a British web portal for professionals in the substance misuse sector and wider health, social care & criminal justice settings - and for individuals affected by drugs and alcohol use.

DrugScope http://www.drugscope.org.uk/

Independent UK organisation informing policy development and practice.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction http://www.emcdda.eu.int/

Research and evaluation on drug education and treatment across the EU

Prevnet Network http://www.prevnet.net/

European network with information on technology-based addiction prevention and treatment.

Release http://www.release.org.uk/

UK organisation with information on drugs, the law and human rights.

Urban-Vibe http://www.urban-vibe.net/

Urban Vibe is aimed at the party scene and all those who are interested in it, actively involved or feel themselves part of it. Topics include drugs and drug-ue, trends, health, travel, partying and more.

National Drugs Strategy

Regional Drugs Task Forces http://www.pobail.ie/en/OfficeoftheMinisterforDrugs/RegionalDrugsTaskForcesRDTFs/

Information on the Regional Drugs Task Forces on the Office of the Minister of Drugs website.

The National Drugs Strategy http://www.pobail.ie/en/OfficeoftheMinisterforDrugs/file,10108,en.pdf

Link to the National Drugs Strategy 2009 - 2016

Research and Information Dissemination

DS Daily http://www.dsdaily.org.uk/

A daily drug and alcohol news service from DrugScope

National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) http://www.nacd.ie/

The goal of the National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) is to advise the Government on problem drug use in Ireland in relation to prevalence, prevention consequences and treatment based on our analysis and interpretation of research findings.

The Addiction Search Engine http://www.addictionsearch.net/

The Drug Misuse Research Division (DMRD) of the Health Research Board http://www.hrb.ie/display_content.php?page_id=136

The Drug Misuse Research Division (DMRD) of the Health Research Board is involved in national and international research, information gathering and dissemination activities in relation to drugs and their misuse in Ireland. Through these activities the DMRD aims to inform policy and practice, and contribute to the academic understanding of drug misuse.

The National Documentation Centre on Drug Use (NDC) http://www.hrb.ie/ndc

The National Documentation Centre on Drug Use (NDC) is a unique information resource providing Irish researchers with access to electronic and hard copy research documentation on all aspects of drug use. Visitors to the website can use the Electronic Library of Irish drug-related research and a range of other valuable research material. The National Documentation Centre in Holbrook House holds a special collection of up-to-date literature on drug use and addiction and a number of valuable online bibliographic databases.

Voluntary and NGO

Dublin Aids Alliance http://www.dublinaidsalliance.ie

Dublin AIDS Alliance is a voluntary organisation working to improve conditions for people living with, or affected by, HIVand AIDS.

Irish Penal Reform Trust http://www.iprt.ie/

The Irish Penal Reform Trust is Ireland's leading non-governmental organisation campaigning for the rights of people in prison and the progressive reform of Irish penal policy.

Merchants Quay Ireland http://www.mqi.ie/

Services available at Merchants' Quay Ireland to homeless persons, drug users and other marginalized groups.

Traveller Specific Drugs Initiative http://www.paveepoint.ie/progs_drugs.html

The central focus of The Traveller Specific Drugs Initiative is the promotion of Traveller inclusion into the national, regional and local response being developed to address drug use and to support Traveller organisations in tackling the issue of drug use within the Traveller community