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27th April 2009
Fears for lives of teen addicts over funding failureThe lives of drug-abusing teenagers have been put further at risk due to the failure of the HSE to pass on almost e1 million in funding for a treatment centre dealing with clients as young as 12 years.
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24th April 2009
Call to end over-the-counter sales of codeine.ALL over-the-counter pain medications containing the “Hillbilly heroin”” drug codeine should be made prescription-only to block the continuing rise in addictions to the narcotic
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24th April 2009
New Podcast - Drug Taking Among The LGBT Community in IrelandInterview with Gillian Brien from BeLonG To Youth Project (Ireland’s only designated Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Transgender youth service) . Gillian discuses recent research focusing on drug taking and routes into drug use amongst the LGBT community here in Ireland.
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24th April 2009
Launch of Irish Needle Exchange ForumIreland’s first dedicated online resource for those working in the field
on needle exchange services and, those using the services and those with
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23rd April 2009
Minister Curran retains responsibility for drugs.Cowen says Government making sacrifices.
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21st April 2009
Many adults feel unable to stop teens drinking - surveyMost adults disapprove of underage drinking but feel there is nothing they can do to stop it, a new survey has found.
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21st April 2009
Ana Liffey Drug Project - Duck Dive & Survive Initiative - Crystal Clear Awards 2009The Ana Liffey Drug Project’s “Duck Dive & Survive”” initiative has won the special bursary for new initiatives category of the Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Awards 2009.
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20th April 2009
Limerick gets anti-drugs hotline - but it will be axed within monthsThe government allowed the roll-out of a crime fighting drugs initiative to continue even though a decision had already been made that it would no longer be funded.
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15th April 2009
A drink or two?Some experts believe a standard measure of wine in pubs and restaurants would help limit excessive drinking.
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9th April 2009
Recession linked to crime, alcohol.The recession may lead to higher rates of crime and alcohol consumption, it was warned today.