News
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14th July 2014
Sober Ireland: What can you do in Ireland without drinking?The most frequent lament of those that don’t drink is that there is little to do that doesn’t involve drinking.
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11th July 2014
Drinking less ‘aids healthy heart’Drinking less can help to improve the health of your heart, experts have said.
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11th July 2014
Alex White to sign off on medicinal marijuana product within a weekJunior Health Minister Alex White has confirmed that he will sign off on the introduction of Savitex, a medicinal marijuana product, within days.
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10th July 2014
From the UK: Anti-alcohol tablets ‘should be made available on NHS’Alcoholics should be offered a once-a-day tablet on the NHS to try to help them curb their addiction, health officials have said.
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10th July 2014
Smokers have 45pc higher risk of developing dementiaSmokers have a 45pc higher risk of developing dementia than non-smokers, experts have said.
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9th July 2014
Minister White welcomes the inclusion of a Substance Misuse Measure in Dormant Accounts Action PlanThe Minister of State for Primary Care, Mr. Alex White, T.D. today (8 July 2014) welcomed the inclusion of a substance misuse measure in the Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2014. The Dormant Accounts Action Plan was recently adopted by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.
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9th July 2014
E-cigs banned in nation’s biggest shopping centreBlanchardstown Centre, Ireland’s largest shopping centre, has outlawed the use of e-cigarettes outside of smoking areas.
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8th July 2014
Cannabis medicine allowed for MS patientsThe availability of cannabis-based medicine to relieve one of the main symptoms of multiple sclerosis is about to move a step closer.
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8th July 2014
UCC students more likely to have taken drugs than othersUCC students are more likely to have taken illegal drugs, are less likely to be teetotallers, are more sexually active and are more financially independent than students of UCD or Trinity College.
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7th July 2014
The Irish have strange, almost unconditional, love affair with alcoholI DID AN online Q&A a few years back called ‘Do You Have a Drink Problem?






