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19th December 2010
I wanted to highlight dangers of drug use‘Good job on this ... perhaps a couple of kids will reap the rewards of truth and stay away from the ‘white death’ this week.”
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19th December 2010
So what if 500 cokeheads die? What can I do about it?Scrooge’s advice to the poor at Christmas was that they should die, in order to decrease the surplus population.
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18th December 2010
Naval Service making ‘significant impact’ as part of EU drugs smuggling strike forceIreland’s participation in the EU’s drug smuggling “strike force” is having a significant impact, retiring head of the Naval Service Cmdr Frank Lynch has said.
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17th December 2010
More smokers now than before 2004 banMore people are smoking now than before the ban on smoking in public places was introduced six years ago, the Dáil has heard.
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16th December 2010
Heroin alert guidelinesIrish Needle Exchange Forum is encouraging services across Ireland to be on the alert for increased overdose and other health risks among opiate users following reports of low purity heroin in various parts of the country.
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16th December 2010
Eight-year wait for drug misuse reportThe publication of a Health Research Board (HRB) report, warning of the continued misuse and possible fatal effects of prescription drugs for anxiety and depression, comes eight years after a governmental report recommended action on the issue.
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16th December 2010
Heroin drought can lead to deathThe current heroin drought has significant potential to cause death and serious injury for users, a drugs agency has warned.
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15th December 2010
Problem benzodiazepine use in Ireland: treament (2003 to 2008) and deaths (1998 to 2007)There has been an increase in the number of cases presenting for treatment, and people dying, as a result of misuse of sedatives (benzodiazepines), such as diazepam, in recent years.
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15th December 2010
Deaths linked to common anxiety drug soarUsers of a commonly prescribed drug to treat anxiety and depression have been warned of its addictive and potentially fatal effects after a report revealed soaring misuse rates and identified it as a factor in 31% of all drug-related deaths.
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15th December 2010
Carey accused of downplaying drug useThe Department of Community Affairs has been accused of failing to highlight the danger of mixing alcohol and cocaine.