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Poll: Would you support the idea of drug testing stations at nightclubs?

The proposal is being examined by as part of the government’s latest national drug strategy.

DRUG TESTING NEEDS to be considered for festivals and nightclubs in order to cut down on overdoses and drug-related health problems, a senior addiction expert at the HSE recently told this website.

The proposal is being examined as part of the government’s latest national drug strategy. The idea has been tried in venues in other jurisdictions – where laboratory-style testing takes place in order to give a definitive report to the person who hands the pill or powder in.

However, critics of officially-sanctioned drug testing argue that it encourages drug use.

We’re asking: Would you support the idea of drug testing stations at nightclubs and other venues?


Poll Results:

Yes (7786)
No (1983)
Undecided (635)
No interest/no opinion (276)

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    Mute Patricia Mc Cann
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    Aug 12th 2013, 3:34 PM

    Use a slow cooker, in doing so the cheapest cuts of meat are cooked beautifully and tender.

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    Aug 12th 2013, 3:36 PM

    You’re making me hungry Patricia…

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    Mute Paddy O Donnell
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    Aug 12th 2013, 6:13 PM

    Hi michelle, can you inspire us mere mortals with a lamb recipe!

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    Aug 12th 2013, 6:33 PM

    Lamb donor kebab in Zaytoons.

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    Aug 12th 2013, 7:18 PM

    Sorry Paddy, I have to confess, I’m not that great a cook…

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    Mute Paddy O Donnell
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    Aug 12th 2013, 7:52 PM

    Abbra so!

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    Mute Daniel R
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    Aug 12th 2013, 9:07 PM

    Sorry but eating animals is wrong.
    It’ll be held in the same regard as slavery in the future’s history books.
    People don’t like having their lifestyles threatened and usually come up with very intelligent comments like ‘But they’re dumber than us’ or ‘They’re here for us to eat’- as if there was a big conference thousands of years ago between us and them where it was decided they would serve as food for us.
    There’s more variety in a plant based diet.
    Stop the cruelty.

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    Mute Eddie Danger
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    Aug 12th 2013, 11:06 PM

    That is without doubt the most ridiculous comment I’ve ever read anywhere

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    Mute Daniel R
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    Aug 12th 2013, 11:35 PM

    What’s ridiculous about it? Any rebuttal or are you just good at making dramatic comments?

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    Mute Daniel R
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    Aug 12th 2013, 11:46 PM

    Your Facebook account says you’re in the agri business and there’s a whole lot of advertisement links to selling cows??
    The bias makes sense now.

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    Mute Lamb
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    Aug 13th 2013, 8:57 AM

    We eat too much meay but most vegetarians are under nourished and do not get all their essential amino acids in their diet

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    Aug 12th 2013, 6:46 PM

    I like a bit of goat myself

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    Aug 12th 2013, 11:47 PM

    I like kids but I couldn’t eat a whole one.

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    Aug 12th 2013, 8:55 PM

    I much rather a nice piece of slow roasted hoggit.
    Much tastier than lamb.

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