It’s time to separate pharmaceutical fact from fiction as the Global Drug Survey 2017 launches in Ireland with the support of Hot Press.
The biggest online survey of its kind anywhere in the world, last year’s GDS was completed by over 100,000 people from more than 50 countries, with the findings revealing who’s taking what, where, how often and for how much.
Hot Press put many of last year’s Irish findings to then Minister for Drugs, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, who acknowledged the importance of the Global Drug Survey. We’ll be looking to talk to his successor, Catherine Byrne, about the 2017 findings as soon as the numbers are crunched. Have friends who take drugs? Tell them about the Global Drug Survey, so that we can present politicians with facts rather than hearsay and rumour. Media outlets interested in covering the GDS can contact Hot Press Deputy Editor Stuart Clark at (01) 24 11 500.
Also supported internationally by the likes of The Guardian, La Republica, San Francisco Chronicle, Vice, Zeit and Stuff NZ, there’s a special focus this year on our drinking habits, vaping, police stop/search/arrest, novel psychoactive substances and drugs and driving.
Among the myriad questions that will be answered are, “Is Irish cannabis still the most expensive in Europe?”; “How widespread is the use of dangerous synthetic cannabis here?”; “Can you get butane hash oil in Ireland?”; “What new designer drugs and legal highs are people taking?”; “Has the internet taken over from street dealers?”; “Are smart drugs really that smart?”, and “Do clubbers take more drugs than the rest of the population?”
To take part in the Global Drug Survey 2017 click here.
The Global Drug Survey is 100% confidential and takes about 15 minutes to complete. Have your say and help shape the future of Irish drug policy.