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1st September 2014
Opinion: Addiction is often boiled down to sound bites – but the truth is complexWe need to reflect on how addiction affects an individual, their experience of seeking help, and what the throes of addiction are like.
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29th August 2014
Experts call for opening of injection centres to cut number of overdose deathsThe huge number of drug overdose deaths here could be cut by opening medically supervised injecting centres, it has been was claimed.
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29th August 2014
Australia’s plain cigarette packaging has not given a boost to the illicit tobacco tradeAustralia was the first country in the world to introduce standardised packaging for tobacco products in December 2012.
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29th August 2014
Stubbing out e-cigarettes will condemn smokers to deathEarlier this week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that electronic cigarettes posed a serious threat to public health.
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29th August 2014
Treatment for ‘benzos’ addiction soarsThe number of people seeking treatment for addiction to benzodiazepines has more than doubled since 2009, according to figures released by the Health Service Executive.
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29th August 2014
Calls for drug consumption roomsDrug-related deaths would fall and public injecting would decrease if consumption rooms were set up, two national groups have said.
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28th August 2014
Courses and costs seem to be greatest concernsA survey of third-level students suggests that their lifestyle is not as bad as we might have thought
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28th August 2014
International Overdose Awareness Day prompts calls for Medically Supervised Injecting CentresInternational Overdose Awareness Day takes place on 31st August each year.
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27th August 2014
People urged to ‘say when sooner’The Irish Heart Foundation has launched a campaign urging people to know their alcohol intake limits.
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27th August 2014
New laws will ban the sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18The sale of e-cigarettes to teenagers and children under the age of 18 will be banned in the second quarter of next year, it has emerged.
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