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6th May 2011
ICGP alcohol project ends due to lack of fundingThe former director of the ICGP’s “Helping Patients with Alcohol Problems” project, which ended last month, has criticised the “powers that be” for only paying “lip service” to alcohol-related issues.
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6th May 2011
New iPhone app to help end drugs confusionIrish athletes afraid of accidentally failing a drugs test can now benefit from pioneering technology by the Irish Sports Council (ISC), which will ensure they no longer have any excuses.
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6th May 2011
Spirit cocktail delivered ‘huge dose’A medical expert has told a manslaughter trial that a “cocktail of mixed spirits” consumed in one go by a man who later died of alcohol poisoning could have rendered him unconscious and was a “huge dose” of alcohol.
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5th May 2011
East Coast Regional Drugs Task Force: Addiction Service TenderThe ECRDTF would like to invite an addiction service to tender for the development and management of a new ECRDTF addiction service.
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5th May 2011
Pair plead not guilty to Lancashire man’s alcohol deathTwo men charged with the unlawful killing of an Englishman who died from acute alcoholic intoxication in Thurles three years ago have pleaded not guilty.
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5th May 2011
Tallaght Drugs Task Force Education / Training Bursary FundTallaght Drugs Task Force Education / Training Bursary Fund for 2011 is open to applications.
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4th May 2011
Crossscare DAP: Revised version of ‘Don’t Lose the Head’ publishedCrosscare Drug & Alcohol Programme have revised the Don’t Lose the Head booklet. Don’t Lose the Head is support booklet for parents and guardians when dealing with the issue of drugs and alcohol in the family.
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4th May 2011
My son has been on heroin for more than 10 years—and of course I still love himI’ll never forget the gorgeous, happy smile Paul had when he was a baby. You couldn’t help feeling good when you looked at him—and you just had to smile back at him.
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4th May 2011
The worried families all over the country who have come together to help each otherThere are many children of addicts in this country. They get up in the morning. They go to school. They eat and drink and play. Like other children, they suffer.
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4th May 2011
Concerns at overuse of sedatives in hospitalsMental health inspectors have raised concerns over the “widespread” use of sedatives and other powerful drugs in psychiatric hospitals.