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18th March 2011
Concern over plans to force drug addicts into rehabilitationCommunity drug projects have expressed serious concern at controversial government plans to force drugs addicts to undergo rehabilitation.
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18th March 2011
Hidden epidemic in Irish societyDr Colin O’Gara outlines the symptoms and most effective treatments for codeine addiction and examines how availability controls can affect the incidence of dependency problems in the patient population.
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18th March 2011
Urine to be tested to estimate drug usage among populationUrine testing provides “exciting and promising” opportunities in estimating drug usage in a population, the European drugs agency has said.
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17th March 2011
Shock over sale of head shop drugs on InternetBrazen drug pushers are targeting Wexford youths by selling banned head shop drugs on the Internet.
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17th March 2011
Councillor to make complaint over Ming’s illegal drug useFianna Fail councillor John Coonan is writing to gardai about Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan.
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17th March 2011
Kells No Name Club to be formally launchedThe new Kells No Name Club will be launched in the Kells People’s Resource Centre on Tuesday 22nd of March.
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16th March 2011
Public meeting to discuss traffic, drugs and alcohol in Ballinamore, LeitrimA special public meeting to discuss traffic, drugs and alcohol takes place in Ballinamore County Leitrim this evening.
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16th March 2011
Drinks Industry calls for vigilance on alcohol sales over St Patrick’s day holidayThe Chairman of the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI), Kieran Tobin, has urged all DIGI members to be especially vigilant in the sale of alcohol over the St Patrick’s Day holiday.
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16th March 2011
St Patrick’s Day child alcohol fearParents have been warned to be extra vigilant this St Patrick’s Day over fears children as young as 12 will celebrate the day with alcohol.
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16th March 2011
FETAC courses in addiction, mental health, and languages to start in MayMayo based The Learning Curve Institute, one of the west’s fastest expanding training and education providers, is delivering a host of new FETAC accredited short term courses in Galway starting in May.