The NACDA was established in response to the drug problem to assist in our continued need to improve our knowledge and understanding of problem drug use.
The goal of the NACDA 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.
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Needle Exchange Provision in Ireland |
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Authors: National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) & National Drugs Strategy Team (NDST) |
Published: December 2008 | |
Pages: 48 | |
File Size: 406 KB | |
Format: PDF | |
Executive Summary |
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This document emerged out of concerns from the Voluntary Drug Sector about the need for additional needle exchange services to match the increases in injecting drug use nationally. A working group was established to review the current position in relation to needle exchange provision in Ireland and assess how the relevant NDS recommendations should be progressed as we enter the last year of the National Drug Strategy. |