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7th October 2013
Fears over drug-driver case played downLegal authorities have played down fears that a recent court case, which saw a prosecution against a motorist who admitted smoking two joints of cannabis dismissed, could set a precedent for other drug drivers to evade conviction.
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6th October 2013
Ireland Health Officials Issue Guidance For Providers In Diagnosing Anthrax In Injecting Drug UsersWith dozens of confirmed cases of anthrax reported throughout Europe since 2009, including scores of cases in neighboring Scotland and England, the Irish Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in Dublin has issued guidance to assist clinicians in Ireland in clinical and microbiological assessment of suspected cases of infection with B. anthracis in injecting drug users (IDUs).
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4th October 2013
Plan for a ‘tobacco free Ireland’ publishedA plan to reduce the prevalence of smoking in Ireland to less than 5 per cent of the population by 2025 has been published by Minister for Health James Reilly.
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3rd October 2013
Judge: Joint smoker in control of carA motorist who admitted smoking two cannabis joints half an hour before driving denied he was incapable of driving and the judge agreed, dismissing the case against him.
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3rd October 2013
FBI shuts down site that sold $80m worth of drugs, hitmen services and other illegal itemsUS authorities arrested the owner of Silk Road, a website which lived on the Deep Web and allowed users buy and sell illegal drugs using the virtual currency Bitcoin.
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2nd October 2013
Alcohol ‘promoted in chart hits’References to alcohol in the lyrics of chart hits by singers like Katy Perry could be encouraging young people to drink, according to new research.
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2nd October 2013
Cabinet close to agreement on alcohol strategy, but sponsorship ban will be deferredAn agreement on the government’s strategy for tackling alcohol misuse is likely to be reached in the next two weeks with a “a lot of progress” made yesterday, a Minister has said.
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1st October 2013
Researchers warn ‘war’ on illegal drugs failing to curb supplyThe so-called war on drugs is failing to curb supply despite the increasing amounts of funding for law enforcement, medical researchers have warned.
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1st October 2013
Alcohol misuse measures to go before CabinetA range of measures to tackle alcohol misuse, including minimum pricing in supermarkets, is expected to go to Cabinet immediately after being agreed by a sub-committee of ministers.
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1st October 2013
Over 1,700 alcohol-related deaths since February 2012Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, has called on the Government to show the courage required to finally tackle our harmful relationship with alcohol by implementing the recommendations to reduce alcohol-related harm currently before it without further delay.