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19th April 2015
DCU academics attack Diageo’s €1m funding for drinking campaignTwo of DCU’s leading academics have criticised the controversial Diageo-funded ‘Stop Out-of-Control Drinking’ campaign, despite the fact that it is being backed by the university.
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19th April 2015
Pouring our lives away? The rise of the female wineaholicIt’s the civilised drink women across the country uncork on a daily basis but many don’t notice the glasses of wine adding up - or know the real damage they can do.
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17th April 2015
‘Some people have a romantic, bleary-eyed view of cannabis … They’re wrong’Fianna Fáil thinks the government isn’t doing enough to tackle Ireland’s drug problem so the party has launched its own policy on the issue.
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17th April 2015
E-cigarettes may ‘increase smokers’ dependency’Using e-cigarettes may increase smokers’ dependence on nicotine, as new research shows that two in three users are also smoking tobacco.
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17th April 2015
Fianna Fáil: Emphasis must be on becoming drug-freeOne out of three heroin addicts on methadone treatment have been on the substitute drug for more than 10 years, figures released yesterday show.
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16th April 2015
Fianna Fáil calls for appointment of Minister for DrugsFianna Fáil has called for a Minister of Drugs to be appointed to tackle the drugs crisis.
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16th April 2015
FF PROPOSES RADICAL NEW APPROACH TO TACKLING DRUGS CRISISFianna Fáil has published a National Drugs Action Plan to respond to the escalating drugs crisis, the changes in patterns of drug abuse and the worrying lack of coordination between existing services.
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15th April 2015
‘Public health’ initiatives by the drinks industry do not work and should not be allowedThe ‘Googly’ is a deceptive delivery in cricket by a skilled spin bowler that turns the wrong way. In simple terms it moves in a direction you would not expect. In English speaking circles, it is called the ‘wrong’un’ because it is one that travels the wrong way.
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14th April 2015
Concerned about your drug use? This test will tell you how harmful it isAn interactive self-assessment tool for drug users has been launched on the drugs.ie website to allow adults to complete an online test to identify harmful drug use.
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14th April 2015
Does Sydney have the solution to Dublin’s public drug-taking problem?Every week, there are hundreds of episodes of people injecting drugs publicly in Dublin city centre. This creates problems for everyone.
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