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22nd November 2011
Teenage drug use ‘widespread’, survey revealsGrass, hash, headshop drugs, ecstasy or pills, and, on a smaller scale, cocaine, are, in order of popularity, the drugs of choice among Irish teens, more of whom profess to drug taking than cigarette smoking, according to a new survey.
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19th November 2011
Ireland has most users of heroin in EUEU Commission figures out today (Tuesday, November 15) show that Ireland has the highest-documented problem opioid use in the EU.
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19th November 2011
Houses of the Oireachtas written Answers - National Drugs StrategyDeputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason local drugs task force and community employment scheme managers were not consulted or made aware of the new eligibility rules for special projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19th November 2011
One in eight too drunk to know if they were sexually assaultedMore than one in eight patients seen at a major sex assault treatment unit last year had taken so much drink they were unsure if they had been attacked.
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18th November 2011
Psychiatric patients unaware of prescription drug risksMany psychiatrists are not informing people about the dangers of the long-term use of drugs they are prescribing — or about the medical problems which may develop later in life.
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17th November 2011
The respectable face of drug addictionDrug addiction has a hidden face. The stereotypical image of a down-and-out heroin addict desperate for a fix can obscure the less familiar figure of the 40-something mum who secretly pops painkillers, watching the clock until it’s time for her next dose.
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16th November 2011
Violent deaths among drug users more closely related to social exclusionViolent deaths among drug users may be more closely related to issues such as social exclusion and mental health difficulties rather than drug use itself a new study has found.
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16th November 2011
Shortall complains about HSE cuts to drug projects without consultationMinister of State at the Department of Health Róisín Shortall has complained to the Health Service Executive about cutbacks to community drug projects introduced without consultation with her office.
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16th November 2011
Parents must examine their own drinking, says MinisterParents are facilitating young people “misusing alcohol . . . by providing product and events”, the Minister of State for Primary Care has said.
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16th November 2011
Drug-driving legislation due before Christmas, Byrne tells committeeNew legislation to deal with those driving under the influence of either legal or illegal drugs should be published before Christmas, broadcaster Gay Byrne told an Oireachtas committee yesterday.