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14th January 2014
From the UK: UK opts out of EU ‘legal highs’ planThe UK is to opt out of planned European Commission rules on so-called “legal highs”.
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13th January 2014
From the US: Parents try cannabis ‘cure’ for ill childrenHundreds of families are flocking to Colorado, the first US state to legalise cannabis for recreational use, seeking to use the drug as a “miracle cure” for children with seizure-related conditions such as epilepsy.
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13th January 2014
Why lax parents are really to blame for teenage boozingParents probably wrung their hands at the news that drunk teenagers who turn up at Dublin 4’s legendary disco at Old Wesley Rugby Club are looked after in an on-site medical room.
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13th January 2014
Hundreds of drivers tested as drink driving targetedBreath tests were carried out on 302 people and one person was arrested over the weekend in four mandatory alcohol testing checkpoints in Dublin.
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10th January 2014
Poll: 40% of people back legalising marijuanaFour out of 10 people would support the legalisation of marijuana, according to the latest Red C opinion poll carried out by Paddy Power Bookmakers.
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9th January 2014
Niamh Greene: ‘Wet room’ for teens at Wes disco not a nice notion ... but it is a necessityIt’s depressing to hear that the Wezz disco has had to introduce a “drunk-tank” for children who’ve had too much alcohol.
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9th January 2014
Tobacco-free Ireland is ‘doable’Making Ireland “tobacco-free” by 2025 “won’t be easy but is doable”, the Department of Health’s National Tobacco Control Advisor has told IMT.
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8th January 2014
Drinks group tipped off about Cabinet memoA drinks industry-funded group was tipped off by a Department of Health official that its views were not included in a confidential government anti-alcohol abuse memo.
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7th January 2014
Drug tests and saliva swabs to cut road deathsRoad-side drug testing devices, using saliva swabs to detect a range of substances, will be introduced over the coming months, as part of a renewed focus on cutting road deaths.
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7th January 2014
Claims that tobacco tax hikes causes increased smuggling “whitewashThe head of the HSE’s national cancer control programme has described claims by the tobacco industry that increased cigarette prices lead to increased smuggling as “whitewash” and called for the Government to introduce further tax increases to discourage smoking.