Athlone Drug Awareness was established in 1996 as a result of public concern about the growing drug problem in the Greater Athlone Area. This group consists of members of various Statutory and Community Bodies along with a number of concerned individuals.
The core aim of Athlone Drug Awareness Group is to encourage the involvement of people in the Athlone Area in partnership with the voluntary and statutory services in developing strategies to reduce the demand for drugs.
News
25/08/2010Hopefully the end of Headshops
The Head Shop Industry in Ireland had grown to epidemic proportions over the last eighteen months. Hospital Emergency Departments were warning about the deadly effects of the drugs whose effects they were attempting to treat. read more...
16/03/2010
Pink Elephant Newsletter Issue 1 - Featuring Headshops
16/03/2010
Easter Youth Disco
04/08/2009
Alcohol a factor in up to half of youth crimes.
About 1,000 children aged 12 or under were referred to gardai last year after being suspected of committing an offence, according to latest juvenile justice figures. read more...
03/08/2009
Tough new powers for gardai in crackdown on drug drivers.
Drug users who sit behind the wheel will be targeted under tough new laws due to come into effect next month. read more...
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Parents & Guardians
“Many adults think that young people use drugs if they
are having problems. This is usually not true. Young
people often use drugs to experiment, have fun, because
they want to or to unwind.”
Excerpt from,
Don’t Lose the Head - Support Booklet for Parents & Guardians from drugs.ie
