http://www.drugs.ie/index.php en andy@dap.ie Copyright 2013 2013-05-25T11:20:46+00:00 http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/last_minute_advice_as_deadline_for_drugs_media_awards_fast_approaches http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/last_minute_advice_as_deadline_for_drugs_media_awards_fast_approaches#When:11:20:46Z “Take the opportunity to tackle the hard issues” is the advice from last year’s winner of the “Let’s Talk About Drugs” National Media Awards, as the Friday 31st May closing date for the competition draws near.

]]> 2013-05-25T11:20:46+00:00 http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/how_our_drink_drive_checks_work http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/how_our_drink_drive_checks_work#When:09:11:25Z Under the Road Traffic Act 2010, a motorist who refuses or fails to comply immediately with a request from a garda at a checkpoint to undergo a breath test commits an offence.

]]> 2013-05-24T09:11:25+00:00 http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/taoiseach_conducts_formal_talks_with_tobacco_indstry http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/taoiseach_conducts_formal_talks_with_tobacco_indstry#When:08:55:47Z Industry figures call on Government to reject proposals to ban menthol and roll-your-own products.

]]> 2013-05-23T08:55:47+00:00 http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/call_for_national_debate_on_decriminalising_drugs http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/call_for_national_debate_on_decriminalising_drugs#When:08:49:22Z Community groups, health researchers, and academics are calling for a national debate on drug laws.

]]> 2013-05-22T08:49:22+00:00 http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/drugs_crisis_organisation_call_for_decriminalisation_of_drug_use http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/drugs_crisis_organisation_call_for_decriminalisation_of_drug_use#When:13:44:08Z A drugs crisis organisation is urging the Government to treat drug use as a health issue instead of a criminal one.

]]> 2013-05-21T13:44:08+00:00 http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/alcohol_mental_illness_and_bullying_leading_causes_of_suicide_says_study http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/alcohol_mental_illness_and_bullying_leading_causes_of_suicide_says_study#When:09:22:49Z Problems with health services and lack of garda training highlighted.

]]> 2013-05-21T09:22:49+00:00 http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/o_riordain_calls_for_reintroduction_of_ban_on_below_cost_selling_of_alcohol http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/o_riordain_calls_for_reintroduction_of_ban_on_below_cost_selling_of_alcohol#When:08:48:04Z Labour Party Deputy for Dublin North Central, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called for the reintroduction of the ban on the below cost selling of alcohol as an interim measure to address alcohol misuse, especially among younger people.

]]> 2013-05-20T08:48:04+00:00 http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/two_thirds_of_treatment_centres_clients_stay_drug_free http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/two_thirds_of_treatment_centres_clients_stay_drug_free#When:21:18:36Z Drug addicts seeking help at one treatment centre are mostly in their 30s and more than half are from outside the capital, it was revealed at a celebration to mark 40 years of helping people rebuild their lives after drug addiction.

]]> 2013-05-18T21:18:36+00:00 http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/finding_the_right_fix_to_treat_addiction http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/finding_the_right_fix_to_treat_addiction#When:21:14:40Z It started with a prescription. The benzodiazepine tablets Dermot was given to cope with a bereavement allowed him to escape into sleep, a sensation he got hooked on quickly.

]]> 2013-05-18T21:14:40+00:00 http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/support_for_at_risk_youths http://www.drugs.ie/news/article/support_for_at_risk_youths#When:08:59:33Z An underlying and undetected mental health epidemic is causing young at-risk people to turn to alcohol, drugs and, possibly, suicide.

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