LGBTI+ Awareness Week 2024 was launched on May 13. A week of events have been organised in Cork City & Cork County across the week. To learn more visit
corkcity.ie/en/council-ser…
#AllOfUs #CityOfWelcomes Cork LGBT InterAgency Group

Todays media highlights our Letter in Addiction Journal on the emergence of nitazenes on the Irish heroin market and preparing for future outbreaks, which includes recommendations on resourcing early warning mechanisms following 3 outbreaks since November
independent.ie/irish-news/cri…

Drug intimidation in Kerry – ‘It’s mostly mothers that want to help their children’ independent.ie/regionals/kerr…

The Sexual Health Centre is moving to a new home at 18 South Mall. To facilitate the move our services will be suspended until May 20th. We look forward to welcoming you at our new home.

RecoveryAcademyIre and Coolmine will be hosting their monthly pop up cafe in Lir Cafe in Killarney on the 15th May from 11 to 1:00.

Come join us for a tea/coffee and some recovery chats and to socialise.

#collabrateforrecovery #socialinclusion #connection #community Cork Drug & Alcohol Task Force

See our update 'The emergence of nitazenes on the Irish heroin market and national preparation for possible future outbreaks' via Addiction Journal doi.org/10.1111/add.16…

[New to the library] The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022 drugsandalcohol.ie/40947/

If you need help for your mental health during the long weekend, reach out and talk to someone you can trust or find supports and services on our website: bit.ly/3WxgZxw

You can also call Samaritans on 116123 or text HELLO to 50808 to use the Spunout Text About It

‘A complete 180’: how a trial treatment in Sydney for heroin addiction is changing lives theguardian.com/australia-news…

thelancet.com/journals/lance…

The Irish Prison Service provides opportunities for prisoners to explore their talents through education. Some of the prisoners may have left education early and this type of programme helps to develop and nurture talents that may have been lying dormant.

Not everyone uses drugs on nights out and at parties, and it's always safer not to use.

For those choose to this #BankHoliday we want to raise awareness of the current risks and provide people with information on #ReducingHarm

Find out more: drugs.ie/drug_use_and_n…

During our recent work, we found that MDMA pills ranged from containing 50mg to 246mg of MDMA.

Products (Pills, powders/crystals) can look the same and contain different contents.

Higher strength can mean higher risk.
Get #HarmReduction on MDMA here: drugs.ie/drugtypes/drug…

If you need help for your mental health during the long weekend, reach out and talk to someone you can trust or find supports and services on our website.

You can also call Samaritans on 116123 or text HELLO to 50808 to use the Spunout Text About It support service, at any time.

Happy Friday all, TVG is still looking for a Community Drugs&Alcohol Worker...please share with anyone who would be interested in joining our team! Click on the link for the job description activelink.ie/node/108038
#jobfairy Tabor Group Cork Drug & Alcohol Task Force

This week on #TalkingHealthandWellbeing #podcast , CEO of Alcohol Forum Ireland joins us to discuss the wide range of services and supports Alcohol Forum Ireland are providing, from community action on alcohol to family support and rehabilitation services: bit.ly/3Uk7uiB

[New to the library] Rapid evidence review: integrated models of drug treatment in primary care drugsandalcohol.ie/40942/

[New to the library] Alcohol attitudes and behaviours in Ballymun 2011-2023 drugsandalcohol.ie/40940/

EMCDDA online webinar: Drug consumption rooms in Europe — current practices and future scenarios 8 May 2024 emcdda.europa.eu/event/2024/05/…

Watch back the HSE Social Inclusion 'HSE’s Safeguarding Communities against Nitazenes' held on February 22nd.

The webinar focussed on increasing awareness among frontline service providers regarding the rise of synthetic opioids youtu.be/ZichCJswpOk #nitazenes