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14th December 2010
Cocaine use increases due to heroin shortageCocaine use has risen in recent weeks due to a chronic shortage of heroin, drug treatment services have said.
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14th December 2010
Cocaine may kill 500 over next decadeA leading consultant in emergency medicine has claimed the Republic is only about one quarter way through a cocaine epidemic, adding he expects 500 people to die from using the drug over the next decade.
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13th December 2010
Increase in drinking at home linked to rise in fallsStricter drink-driving laws or a shortage of money for socialising outside the home may be linked to the increase in traumatic brain injuries following alcohol-related falls, an injury expert has said.
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13th December 2010
Ban on drugs is failing, expert warnsThe seizure of more than €1m worth of head-shop drugs at the weekend shows the demand for once-legal highs hasn’t diminished, according to a leading expert.
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13th December 2010
Alcohol and teens: keeping it in the familyA survey on the effect of parental drinking on teenagers found that parents’ drinking habits can influence how children perceive alcohol.
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13th December 2010
Most policies refuse to pay out if death is drug-relatedMost insurance policies will refuse to pay out if a death is drug related.
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11th December 2010
Experts warn of cocaine and alcohol’s ‘lethal’ mixCombining cocaine and alcohol “can be lethal,” two top drug experts warned yesterday.
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11th December 2010
Cocaine-linked heart attacks on the rise - cardiologistCocaine - once known as the caviar of street drugs - is causing an increasing number of sudden deaths and heart attacks in Ireland, a leading cardiologist warned yesterday.
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9th December 2010
The Funky Seomra is coming back to GalwayThe Funky Seomra, Ireland’s alcohol free nightclub, returns to Galway this Saturday night and will take place in the Commercial Boat Club in Woodquay from 8pm to 12.30am.
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9th December 2010
Drugs Network’s Blue Light DayA community group set up to tackle substance abuse related issues in the greater Mullingar area is to hold a promotional “Blue Light Day” in partnership with the emergency services on Wednesday of this week.