The Addiction Search Engine is a Custom Search Engine that is designed to help people find the information they are looking for relating to addiction and drug related issues. The Addiction Search Engine searches specially selected websites and, in some instances, the sites that they are linked to.
For more information on the Addiction Search Engine and tips on how to search please follow the links below.
On 27th January 2007, as part of the Ana Liffey Drug Project 25th Anniversary Celebrations, Tony Duffin the Director of the Ana Liffey Drug Project (ALDP) invited a Graduate of the ALDP Peer Support Program to launch the organisations first web site - www.aldp.ie.
The feedback on this new website was very positive; however, it was soon realised that the development of a good website is an ongoing process. We found that www.aldp.ie was being used for two reasons:
a) By those interested in the work of the ALDP.
b) By those interested in finding out more about issues of addiction.
In September 2007 we revamped www.aldp.ie, this revamp included a new function - the Addiction Search Engine (ASE). The ASE is a Google Custom Search Engine and it lists useful web sites on issues of addiction and drug related harm. The ASE searches specially selected websites and the sites that some are linked to. This facility became an immediate success with 5418 visits to the ASE in the last quarter of 2007. The use of the facility continues to grow with January 2007 seeing 4,736 visits to the ASE alone.
The Google Custom Search Engine allows for volunteers to contribute to the ASE.
All contributors give their time and expertise on a pro bono basis. There is provision for a capacity of 100 volunteer contributors to the ASE and we welcome people how may be interested in contributing ASE to apply via the link at the bottom of this page.
Current volunteer contributors can be viewed at the Google Co-op Homepage.
We continue to develop the ASE to help people find the information they are looking for relating to addiction and drug related issues.