News
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22nd May 2014
HSE Alert: Deaths from StimulantsThe HSE is today issuing an alert in respect of stimulants which have been implicated in the deaths of two people in the last 4 days and others in the last 4 weeks as well as a number of hospitalisations.
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22nd May 2014
President Michael D. Higgins is the new patron of the Ana Liffey Drug ProjectThe Ana Liffey Drug Project is pleased to formally announce that on 23rd April 2014, Michael D. Higgins President of Ireland accepted an invitation to become the Patron of the Ana Liffey Drug Project.
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22nd May 2014
Have you ever seen a friend drive under the influence of drugs? 1 in 6 haveOne in six drivers have witnessed a friend get behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs, a new survey reveals, while 40 per cent have seen someone drink-and-drive.
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21st May 2014
IVD test kits: advisory note from the Irish Medicines BoardThe Irish Medicines Board is the regulator for medical devices and IVD test kits in Ireland.
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21st May 2014
E-cigarettes can boost quitting success by 60%‘E-cigarettes’ can improve the success rate of people trying to quit smoking by 60% compared with nicotine patches and gum or relying on will power alone, research has shown.
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20th May 2014
Uruguay to sell marijuana tax-free to undercut drug cartelsUruguay will exempt marijuana production and sales from taxes in a bid to ensure prices remain low enough to undercut competition from black market pot smuggled in from Paraguay.
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20th May 2014
Has our national lust for alcohol been cured?Nothing provokes such a bout of national self-righteous self-flagellation than the relationship between Irish people and alcohol.
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16th May 2014
Hospitalised students took separate drugs, not ‘scuzz’Toxicology tests have confirmed that seven UCD students, who were hospitalised, had taken LSD and amphetamines separately.
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15th May 2014
Dial to Stop Drug Dealing Campaign 2014This week marks the launch of the 2014 Dial to Stop Drug Dealing Campaign
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15th May 2014
Alcohol kills one person a day in IrelandIreland has one of the highest death rates from alcohol in the world, as well as the second highest rate of binge-drinking, according to the World Health Organisation.






