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24th March 2009
Ana Liffey Drug Project Duck Dive & Survive Initiative Shortlisted for Crystal Clear Awards 2009The Ana Liffey Drug Project’s “Duck Dive & Survive”” initiative has been shortlisted for the special bursary for new initiatives category of the Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Awards 2009.
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23rd March 2009
Confidential hotline for tackling drug dealing to be axedFunding for a confidential drug-dealing whistleblower hotline has been axed despite the service being hailed as a success.
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17th March 2009
New office of Minister for Drugs plannedA new government ministry with overall responsibility for tackling drug use will form part of a new eight-year drugs strategy to be launched within weeks.
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16th March 2009
Heroin crisis warning over job cutbacksHeroin use in Dublin could rise to levels not seen since the 1980s as a result of the recession, a former Drugs Minister has warned.
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16th March 2009
Methadone users to get more help.Minister John Curran wants evidence on whether patients are managing to stave off addiction.
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13th March 2009
City Businesses Reach Out to Citys Drug UsersIn the first initiative of its kind in the country the newly established, Dublin City Business Improvement District (DBID) announced details today of a new long-term partnership with the Ana Liffey Drug Project (ALDP) to help improve the quality of life and conditions of its service users and ultimately assist them in finding greater structure in their lives.
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10th March 2009
Sobering facts on alcohol useDo you know that drinking a modest couple of glasses of wine a day is the calorific equivalent of 17 cheeseburgers a month? That alcohol after exercise can negate some of the physiological benefits of same?
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10th March 2009
Half of teens referred to drug service had attempted suicideAlmost half of young teenagers referred to a leading adolescent alcohol and drug service last January had tried to kill themselves.
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9th March 2009
Drug task force plans may cost twice as muchGovernment plans to dissolve the National Drugs Strategy Team (NDST) and use staff from the Department of Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to do the work could end up costing twice as much, campaigners have warned.
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5th March 2009
Concerns over methadone use.Minister of State for Community Affairs John Curran has expressed “grave concern” that people addicted to drugs “seem to be on methadone for an extended period of time”.