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18th December 2014
Dáil passes bill banning smoking in cars with children presentThe Dáil has passed laws to ban smoking in cars where children are present.
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18th December 2014
One person a day is dying of a drugs overdoseOne person a day is dying from a drugs overdose, a charity group that helps people with addiction problems has said.
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17th December 2014
Dublin needs a supervised drug injection centre - Byrne“Dublin needs a supervised drug injection centre”, says Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, speaking in support of The Ana Liffey Drug Project’s proposal for the first ever medically supervised drug injection centre in Ireland.
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17th December 2014
Legal move to provide heroin use sitesA leading addiction service has sought the expertise of the Bar Council to draft proposed laws which would allow addicts to legally inject heroin in a medical setting.
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17th December 2014
‘12 Pubs’ is just an excuse for another alcoholic bingeIt’s that time of year again when our pubs are jammed full of gurning office workers wearing garish woolly jumpers, downing pints and shots of vile liquors by the bucket-load, all in the name of seasonal good cheer.
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17th December 2014
Study finds ‘vaping’ can help smokers cut down“Vaping” can help traditional cigarette smokers kick the habit or at least cut down, a study has found.
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17th December 2014
Can you go On The Dry in January?Most Irish adults drink more alcohol in December compared to other times of the year and almost three in four will suffer from at least one hangover this month as a result, the Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) has said.
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17th December 2014
Relationship that we need to redefine - Destructive drinkingLike an insecure, old-school politician who feels duty bound to be seen at nearly every funeral in their constituency, alcohol is a pallbearer at almost every tragedy, every premature or accidental loss of life, in this society.
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17th December 2014
Call to set up injection facility in Dublin city centrePlans are being drawn up for the country’s first drug injection centre, in Dublin city centre.
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16th December 2014
Statement by Varadkar on National Drug-Related Deaths Index“The 2012 figures from the National Drug-Related Deaths Index have just been published, the last full year for which data is available. It shows a small decline in the overall number of drug-related deaths, and the number of deaths in which heroin was involved also continues to decline,” Minister for Health Leo Varadkar said today.
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