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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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14th April 2015
Roísín Shortall to press Leo Varadkar over delays to drug lawsFormer drugs minister Róisín Shortall has said there appeared to be a “reluctance” within the Department of Health to bring in long-awaited regulations to address widespread abuse of prescription drugs.
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14th April 2015
Tobacco distributor fights plain packaging changeA distributor of a number of well-known tobacco brands says the Government cannot unilaterally introduce plain packaging on its products as a member of the EU.
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13th April 2015
‘Heads in sand’ at surge in drug abuseA nationwide surge in the abuse of benzodiazepines and cannabis — and the spread of heroin outside Dublin — has driven drug treatment figures upwards over the last five years.
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