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7th April 2014
Fun you can remember: DCU’s Sober Soc
Aoife Bennett tells us about one of DCU’s newest societies: Sober Soc
7th April 2014
Why drug users should be decriminalised
Opinion: Drug dealing and drug taking on the street has become a frightening public health issue
5th April 2014
€2M Cross-Border Research Project into Codeine Addiction Launched at WIT
Leading figures from pharmacies and colleges in South Africa, the UK and Ireland were in Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) today to launch a major €2 million research project into codeine use, misuse and dependence.
4th April 2014
The voice of a child living with parental alcoholism
One in 11 children in Ireland are living in families adversely affected by alcohol.
4th April 2014
40% rise in methadone clients over the decade
In excess of 9,500 clients received methadone maintenance treatment in 2013 — an increase of almost 40 per cent from levels in 2003 when the programme commenced, IMT reports.
4th April 2014
Oz sales fail to prove plain cigarette packs work
No hard retail evidence has emerged in Australia to show that the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes is worth copying by other countries.
4th April 2014
Coroner warns of dangers of contaminated alcoholic drinks
A coroner has issued an urgent warning after two men died and a third man was rushed to hospital after taking contaminated alcoholic drinks.
3rd April 2014
The time for action on alcohol harm is now
Alcohol Awareness Week has this week got people thinking and talking about alcohol and how it affects us as individuals, families, communities and a society.
2nd April 2014
Drinks industry puts profit before public health
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, has said that a statement issued today (Wednesday) on behalf of ‘Drinks Industry Leaders’ is merely the latest in a series of attempts by the alcohol industry to influence the policy agenda in ways that favour their business interests at the expense of the health of the Irish people.
2nd April 2014
Irish people consumed 38 million litres of pure alcohol last year
Irish people consumed over 7% less alcohol last year than in 2012.

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