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17th June 2010
O’Brien welcomes Taoiseach’s personal commitment to tough law on HeadshopsDublin North T.D. Darragh O’Brien has welcomed the Taoiseach’s commitment in the Dáil today to have tough new legislation tackling dangerous Headshop products passed in the coming weeks to protect the public from very harmful substances.
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17th June 2010
Head shops re-open to sell new ‘highs’More head shops have re-opened since a series of garda swoops following publication of a list of banned substances.
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15th June 2010
URRÚS Diploma in Community Drugs Work - Application Deadline Extended, Course Fee ReducedURRÚS/The Ballymun Youth Action Project, in partnership with University College Dublin (UCD), are offering a Diploma Course in Community Drugs Work. The Diploma Course is accepted as part fulfilment of the Educational Requirements for accredited membership of the IAAAC. The Diploma Course will be delivered one day a week from 10.00am-5.00pm, plus one Saturday each semester. It is a two year course, and runs from September to May.
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15th June 2010
Dial to Stop Drug Dealing Campaign to be extendedPat Carey T.D., Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs announced his intention to extend the Dial to Stop Drug Dealing Campaign across Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces.
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15th June 2010
Minister vows to crush ‘whack’ highThe Government has pledged to eradicate “decisively and comprehensively” a dangerous new legal high.
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15th June 2010
New head shop drug causing psychosisA new head shop drug called ‘whack’ has led to dozens of users suffering psychotic reactions.
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15th June 2010
Addicted to addictsConcerned family members can unwittingly delay an addict’s recovery by covering up for them, according to singer and addiction counsellor, Frances Black.
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14th June 2010
Methadone scheme review dueThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has asked Prof Joe Barry, Professor of Population Health Medicine at TCD, to work with Prof Michael Farrell, Professor of Addiction Psychiatry and Director of Postgraduate Medical Education in the Institute of Psychiatry London, on a review of the current methadone treatment protocol.
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14th June 2010
Law against psycoactive drugs urgently needed before someone diesPress release: Statement by Jan O’Sullivan TD, Spokesperson on Health.
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14th June 2010
battling the booze how aa does the trickIn a special issue devoted to the 20th century, Time magazine selected 100 “Heroes and Icons” who exemplified “courage, selflessness, exuberance, superhuman ability and amazing grace”. One of those people was Bill Wilson.