Proposals to change drugs legislation to allow for medically supervised drug injection centres will be brought before Cabinet this month, a conference on drugs in Dublin has heard. Minister of State for the national drugs strategy, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin told the Citywide conference on communities and drugs at Croke Park that he and Minister for Health Leo Varadkar would bring forward the proposals to amend the Misuse of Drugs Acts. He told said addiction was not a choice, it was a healthcare issue. Yet there was still a “shame” clinging to the entire debate. Injection rooms for addicts to open next year in drug law change, says Minister Ireland should follow Portugal on drug laws, report...
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