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29th April 2014
Citywide Campaign present Videos on the drugs crisisAt the Citywide campaign meeting on 9th April, three short videos on the drugs crisis were shown, which were produced to highlight the key issues raised at the previous campaign meeting in October.
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28th April 2014
North Dublin Regional Drugs & Alcohol Task Force: Cannabis SeminarThe North Dublin Regional Drugs & Alcohol Task Force are hosting a Cannabis Seminar in The Grand Hotel, Malahide, on May 16th 2014.
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28th April 2014
‘Rise in tobacco licence fee will benefit criminals’Plans for a 200-fold rise in the cost of the licence fee to sell tobacco could see many outlets choose not to offer the products and drive more people to the black market, it has been claimed.
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28th April 2014
‘Cannabis not as harmful as alcohol’Two GPs who treat young people for drug addiction believe cannabis use should be decriminalised for both recreational and medicinal use and regulated rather than outlawed.
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25th April 2014
Survey - Impact of the Psychoactive Substance Act in IrelandTim Bingham and Professor Fiona Measham of Durhan University are conducting a survey of services in Ireland on the impact of the Psychoactive Substance Act.
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25th April 2014
Doctors not equipped to help patients quit smokingDoctors and dentists employed in HSE hospitals and clinics are ill-equipped to advise patients on stopping smoking because they have such poor knowledge about quit services.
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24th April 2014
Smoking cannabis can cause lethal damage to heartSmoking cannabis can cause potentially lethal damage to the heart and arteries of young and middle-aged adults, a study has found.
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24th April 2014
Illegal cigarette smugglers take to the high seasThis map shows the major tobacco smuggling routes into Ireland and reveals that cigarettes made in Asia and Africa generally come into the country by sea.
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24th April 2014
HSE to ban sale & use of e-cigarettes in all health service facilities from 1 MayThe Health Service Executive is to ban the use of electronic cigarettes in all health service facilities from the beginning of next month.
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23rd April 2014
Profits of tobacco smugglers are higher than court imposed finesCriminal gangs are earning profits equal to almost a thousand times the fines imposed on smugglers by the courts, according to the tobacco industry.
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