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22nd November 2010
Pharmacy watchdog made 270 ‘mystery shopper’ calls for codeine productsThe Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) has carried out a total of 270 “mystery shopper” visits on pharmacies around the country to ensure that strict new restrictions on the sale of products containing codeine are being properly enforced.
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19th November 2010
Alcohol impact on drug users highlightedDespite being regulated, unlike illicit drugs, alcohol has a prevalence of 80 per cent compared to just 1 per cent to 5 per cent for illegal substances, and a much wider spectrum of effects, a leading public health specialist has said.
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19th November 2010
Teen died after taking ecstasy for first timeA 17-year-old boy who took four ecstasy pills for the first time suffered brain damage and later died.
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18th November 2010
Tackling heroin useStationed in Ennis since August, Superintendent Peter Duff came to the post having spent the majority of his career in Dublin.
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18th November 2010
Adolescents cannot be ‘inoculated’ against taking drugs and alcoholAdolescents cannot be “inoculated” from risky behaviour such as taking drugs and drinking alcohol, a conference has heard.
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18th November 2010
Parents’ attitude to teenage drinking criticisedParents have never been more indifferent about teenage drinking despite clear evidence that such alcohol abuse can affect a young person’s brain development, a seminar has been told.
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17th November 2010
Midland Regional Drugs Task Force: Best Practice SeminarThe Small Grant Scheme has been established to support community groups and voluntary organisations within the Midland Regional Drugs Task Force area to develop responses to the drugs issue in their community and to increase the capacity of communities to address problem drug use in their area.
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16th November 2010
Possibility of minimum alcohol pricing examinedThe National Substance Misuse Strategy (NSMS) Steering Group is considering the introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol in its upcoming report, which is due by the end of the year.
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12th November 2010
Alcohol does not just damage the liverAlcohol does not just damage the liver - it also weakens the immune system, leads to slower healing, impairs bone formation and increases the risk of HIV transmission, US researchers have said.
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12th November 2010
Heroin problem hasn’t peaked yetFunding for Cork’s Local Drugs Task Force must be protected in the upcoming budget if the city is to continue battling its growing heroin problem.