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3rd November 2010
Politicians ‘must end public link with drink’With a major study suggesting that alcohol is causing more harm to society than heroin or crack cocaine, a leading addiction counsellor has called on politicians to end their public relationship with drink.
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3rd November 2010
Prop 19 to legalise marijuana defeated in CaliforniaThe movement to legalise marijuana suffered a blow as a ballot proposition that would have allowed the growth, use and taxation of the drug in California was rejected by voters.
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3rd November 2010
It’s time someone took a stand for the freedom to think and drinkIn economic good times, all the different good causes lobby for their share of the bounty.
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3rd November 2010
Opiate substitution for drug misusers cuts mortalityGiving opiate substitution treatment to help people with their drug addiction can lead to a 85 per cent plus chance of reducing mortality, according to bmj.com.
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2nd November 2010
Alcohol more dangerous than cocaine or heroinA new study found alcohol was the most dangerous of 20 legal and illegal drugs when the two criteria of harm to the user and harm to others were combined.
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2nd November 2010
Drugs surge leads to rural resettlement callA Kerry TD has called for tighter scrutiny of applicants for rural resettlement because of a growing drugs problem countrywide.
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31st October 2010
‘Snow’ left at doors to entice a new breed of addictsFree samples of a dangerous ecstasy-like drug known as “snow blow” are being left at people’s front doors as banned head shops go underground due to a crackdown on their business.
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30th October 2010
Ireland’s growing industryCriminal gangs have been setting up cannabis-growing cottage industries in Irish suburbs, renting expensive houses and installing sophisticated irrigation and heat lamps to net crops worth up to €280,000 in eight weeks.
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30th October 2010
Alcohol Action Ireland launches interviews with leading alcohol marketing expertsAlcohol is one of the most heavily marketed products on our shelves with a total market value of €6 billion in Ireland this year. Alcohol marketing targets young people and influences their drinking.
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30th October 2010
Solution Focused Brief Therapy WorkshopA 2 day workshop will take place in The Social Work Building of NUI Galway from 9.30am to 4.30pm on November 26th and 27th 2010.