Middle child of six raised by drug addicted parents
Where are the fathers of the addicts?
“There is a bit of overkill on it.”
Illegal drug use is the scourge of cities, towns and rural villages right across the state. Gone are the days when the problem was confined to major urban areas. In fact, nowadays hard-core drug use is approaching something like routine. It is also the source of endless heartbreak for families, parents and children whose […]
The HSE has distributed 50,000 crack pipes over the past 5 years to make life safer for drug users. But did this plan work? Ben Scallan reacts. #gript
Autonomy is the fundamental principle of contemporary bioethics – or most of it. In moral dilemmas, the path leading to greater autonomy is normally the right one. But are there exceptions? In a fascinating article in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Laura Williamson, of Augusta University, in Georgia, argues that substance abuse is a disorder for […]