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2nd October 2012
Drugs task force warns of cuts to budgetThe chair of the Mid West Drugs Task force is warning that services will be decimated if there is any further cut in funding.
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2nd October 2012
Anti-drug efforts ‘undermined by bureaucracy’The bureaucratic obsession with management objectives is undermining efforts to combat drug misuse, according to the head of the Southern Regional Drug Task Force.
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1st October 2012
Free Service to Dispose of Unused Medicines Properly (DUMP)A free service to dispose of unused or out of date medicines will be available to the general public in Cork and Kerry from today, Monday 1st October to Friday, 9th November 2012.
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1st October 2012
Talk on impact drugs can have on familiesThe Ray of Hope family support group for families living and coping with addiction within their families present ’ The Impact of Drug Use on a Family’ in Newtownmountkennedy.
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30th September 2012
Busy Offaly schedule for Drug Awareness WeekThe Midland Regional Drugs Task Force (MRDTF) has announced that it is running a major Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week from October 1 - 5.
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28th September 2012
Fears for future of Shortall’s alcohol strategyCampaigners against alcohol abuse say there is “huge concern” for the future of the Government’s plan to tackle the issue following the resignation of Róisín Shortall.
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26th September 2012
Minister of State for Health Róisín Shortall resignsThe Minister of State at the Department of Health Róisín Shortall has resigned.
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26th September 2012
Mayo’s childbirth experts warn of alcohol in pregnancy dangersAlcohol in pregnancy can effect brain development in the womb with possible knock-on effects on behaviour, learning and social skills.
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25th September 2012
‘Stark’ warnings over level of youth drinkingOne-third of 18 to 24-year-olds are downing four-and-a-half pints or one-and-a-quarter bottles of wine on a night out.
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25th September 2012
More than half drink in ‘harmful manner’, says Government reportMore than half of Irish drinkers consume alcohol in a harmful manner, according to the results of a new survey out today.