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5th October 2012
HSE alert after heroin deaths in CorkPeople Presenting to Emergency Department in Cork affected by a suspected strong batch of heroin.
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5th October 2012
Two dead, 7 critical after taking heroin batch in Cork2 people are dead and 7 others seriously ill amid fears that a batch of very high purity heroin is in circulation in Cork.
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4th October 2012
Houses of the Oireachtas: Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]That Dáil Éireann: recognises the scale of the problem of addiction throughout Ireland and the increasing demands on services
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4th October 2012
Heroin abuse on the increaseA multi-agency approach is needed in Clare to tackle the scourge of heroin abuse. The proposal comes against the background of complaints that the illicit substance is readily available in Ennis and surrounding areas.
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4th October 2012
The remedy as the problemIncreasing rates of addiction to OTC painkillers and microbial resistance to common antibiotics are causing concern among the medical community, James Fogarty reports.
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3rd October 2012
Houses of the Oireachtas: Addiction Services: Motion [Private Members]Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan: I move that Dáil Éireann recognises:
— the scale of the problem of addiction throughout Ireland and the increasing demands on services; -
3rd October 2012
More women than ever addicted to heroin, says HSE officialHeroin use in Limerick has reached an all-time high with an estimated 800 addicts in the city and wider region compared to about 100 in 2002.
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3rd October 2012
Alex White promises action on alcohol planMinister of State for Health Alex White has said he will “bring proposals on an alcohol policy to Government in the very new future”.
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2nd October 2012
Drug addiction treatment centre facing closureCoolmine Therapeutic Centre says it urgently needs €100,000 from the State in order to keep its mother and child facilities for drug addicts open.
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2nd October 2012
Labour TD Alex White gets Roisin Shortall’s job as health junior ministerDublin South TD Alex White is to replace Roisin Shortall as the new junior minister in the Department of Health, with specific responsibility for primary care.