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30th November 2010
20% of women smoke or drink during pregnancyPregnant women are more likely to drink if better educated, while one-in-five mothers will drink or smoke at some stage during pregnancy.
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29th November 2010
Methadone-trained GPs nearing 1,000 markSince the introduction of methadone regulation, the ICGP has trained 830 GPs at Level 1 and 61 GPs at Level 2. The number who have undertaken training is 968, but training is not yet completed for some of these.
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29th November 2010
It’s never too early to talk drugsIt’s the talk no parent wants to have with their teenage son or daughter but there is no escape if you suspect that they are experimenting with drugs.
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26th November 2010
Teetotal twenty-somethingsYoung Irish people have a reputation for heavy drinking – and the stats back it up. But there are some who don’t indulge, for religious, health or personal reasons. Three of them explain why.
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25th November 2010
Binge drinking can double risk of heart disease, study claimsBinge drinkers could have a higher risk of heart disease, new research suggests.
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25th November 2010
Cannabis ‘increases cancer risk’Smoking cannabis may suppress the immune system and increase cancer risk.
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24th November 2010
Council planning ban on off-licence expansionNew off-licences will effectively be banned from the capital under Dublin’s new development plan.
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23rd November 2010
Cannabis pills could soon be legalised in Republic of IrelandMedical advice is being sought by the Republic’s Department of Health in relation to cannabis-based medicinal products.
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23rd November 2010
You have drugs going to the back-end of Mayo and the highest hill in KerryHeroin abuse has been a problem in Irish cities for decades but has spread over the past 18 months to “seriously small” rural villages, where treatment services for addicts are hard to come by.
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22nd November 2010
High prices and advertising curbs help tame teen drinkingThe modern-day Irish 15-year-old boy admits to getting drunk more than twice a year but they are behaving better than their older brother.