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16th September 2011
Over 99% of Irish Defence Forces pass drug testsMore than 99 per cent of Ireland’s Defence Forces passed mandatory drugs tests last year.
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15th September 2011
Northern Ireland: Legal high Ivory Wave to be bannedThe so-called legal high Ivory Wave will become a class B controlled drug, the Government has said.
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15th September 2011
Conference: Parish Prevention of Substance MisuseThis conference is a collaboration between Crosscare Drug & Alcohol Programme (DAP) and the Irish Bishops Drugs Initiative (IBDI).
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15th September 2011
Drink-driving bill tops Dail prioritiesThe Government’s legislation to lower the drink-driving limit even further will be one of the first items dealt with in the new Dail term.
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15th September 2011
Interactive drama project will teach teenagers about dangers of drugsHundereds of teenagers will learn about the impact of drugs on the wider community as part of an interactive drama project due to take place in Limerick.
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9th September 2011
Heroin epidemic gripping Ireland, say youth groupsIreland is in the grip of a “heroin epidemic”, while alcohol abuse among the young is leading them towards drug use, two youth support organisations warned yesterday.
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8th September 2011
Ennis demands HSE methadone clinic as heroin addiction risesA Clare town is stepping up demands for the HSE to establish a methadone clinic.
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7th September 2011
Medicine Board refuses to attend drug conferenceThe organisers of a medical conference which will discuss conflicts of interest within the pharmaceutical and medical industries have expressed dismay that the Irish Medicine Board has refused to attend.
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7th September 2011
Gardaí say heroin usage in Cork has stabilisedThe Number of heroin-related deaths in Cork city has fallen from 14 two years ago to none so far this year, and the usage of heroin in the city has stabilised, a meeting of Cork City Joint Policing Committee has been told.
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5th September 2011
HSE Addiction Training Programme Invitation to TenderThe National Addiction Training Programme, on behalf of the HSE, wishes to invite tenders from suitably qualified and experienced operators to provide training to frontline workers in the voluntary, statutory and community addiction workforce as recommended by the 2010 National Drugs Rehabilitation Framework