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18th March 2014
Time to clear the air over use of e-cigarettesBucking the trend of declining tobacco sales, e-cigarette sales in Ireland grew by 478% last year, generating €7.3m.
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18th March 2014
Children at risk from poverty and drug abuseThe case of a baby girl who was taken into care following her birth, her mother having been taken to hospital with a drug overdose while pregnant, is one of the cases contained in the latest report of the Child Care Law Reporting Project.
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16th March 2014
Gardai get tough on city drug pushersHundereds of drug dealers have been moved out of Dublin city centre after a shoving match between rival garda districts on either side of the Liffey.
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16th March 2014
Policies on alcohol should be fair and equalPolicies for a variety of workplace issues around the areas of safety, sexual harassment and other matters are increasingly common, and a policy
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14th March 2014
An alcohol-free Paddy’s Day? Seriously?Imagine enjoying Monday’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations without feeling the need to imbibe alcohol. For many people, that would be stretching things a bit far. Paddy’s Day without the drink? Sure, that would be like Christmas without the turkey, Pancake Tuesday without the pancakes, Bloomsday without the, er, lemon soap.
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14th March 2014
Marijuana tax yield may prove the final blow to war on drugsThe war on drugs, commonly said to have been declared by US president Richard Nixon in 1971, has, by popular acclaim, been lost. There are dissenters, most notably many national governments, but plenty of expert studies have long since declared that the game is up.
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13th March 2014
Alcohol Forum says alcohol is wreaking havoc on communities around IrelandAlcohol Awareness Week officially launched this morning.
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12th March 2014
From Northern Ireland: Call to stub it out on No Smoking DayBelfast City Council is urging more businesses to sign up to their free service which has helped more than 1,000 people quit smoking in the last five years.
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12th March 2014
Smoke(less) signals: why we’re vaping nowMore than 50,000 Irish smokers have swapped tobacco for electronic vapour. But is it really safe? By Chrissie Russell
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12th March 2014
Drug rehab centres hit by social welfare cutsBudgetary cuts are undermining rehabilitation projects which offer a “lifeline to drug users, their families, and communities”.