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18th November 2013
John Greene: Sense prevails but funding fight goes onAlcohol sponsorship exchanges show how effective Dáil can be, writes John Greene
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18th November 2013
SPECIAL REPORT DAY 1: The real story behind heroin useThe first time *Susan injected “one of the girls done it” for her.
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15th November 2013
A&E departments treat children for effects of alcoholFive hundred children ended up in A&E departments in Northern Ireland last year because they were so drunk.
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15th November 2013
One child in HSE system dies every fortnightMore than 70 vulnerable children and teens either in HSE care or who recently left the system have died since the start of 2010 — the equivalent of almost one fatality every fortnight.
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14th November 2013
Switch to e-cigs ‘could save millions of lives’Switching to e-cigarettes could save millions of smokers’ lives, a conference on the increasingly popular devices heard, though some experts warned more research on the health effects is needed.
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14th November 2013
Heroin users’ healing – how can we help?It’s time to gather precise data on the lives of opiate users, says Maeve Daly
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13th November 2013
Alcohol is not a solution in which we should expect problems to dissolveThere has been much debate and discussion in Ireland recently about intoxicating substances and our relationship with them. In the past few days attention has centred on cannabis but in previous weeks the focus was very much on our nation’s favourite drug: alcohol.
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13th November 2013
Getting a handle on our drink problemDr Garrett McGovern tells Catherine Reilly setting up a treatment and rehabilitative programme to tackle Ireland’s drink problem is not rocket science.
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12th November 2013
In Ireland, the drug testers call as often as neighbours or friendsThe Irish Sports Council takes a strong stance on testing and I have been consistently drug tested for the past 12 years.
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12th November 2013
Language linked to relationship with alcoholUse of words such as craic and “prinks” (pre-drinks) shows a level of denial and dysfunctionality around our approach to alcohol, a conference in Galway has heard.