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15th August 2013
GPs to be allowed prescribe medicinal cannabisDoctors will be allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis under new regulations likely to be introduced this year.
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14th August 2013
Good luck to Leaving Cert students today!Good luck to all those getting their Leaving Cert results today! It’s your night, and you want to remember it for all the right reasons.
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14th August 2013
Elton’s cash finally funding 130 needle exchange programmesA generous donation from pop-icon Elton John to help combat the spread of HIV in Ireland will be used in over 130 locations outside of Dublin for the first time by the end of the year.
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12th August 2013
Consultation on Draft Misuse of Drugs RegulationsConsultation has now opened on the Draft Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations which will amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations, 1988.
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9th August 2013
Dublin drug treatment centre reports ‘dramatic increase’ in steroid abuseThe largest needle exchange service in the State has seen a “dramatic increase” in the number of people, mainly men, who are injecting anabolic steroids.
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8th August 2013
War on smoking means uncertain future for tobacco companiesThe tobacco industry, unlike any other, is the one sector where the Government is not afraid to annoy multinationals. Irish cigarettes sales, once largely a job for indigenous companies, are now dominated by big international players.
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8th August 2013
From the UK: Older people ‘drinking too much’People over 65 should be set lower safe drinking limits amid growing evidence they are bingeing on alcohol, academics have said.
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7th August 2013
Minister for Health asked to clarify legal status of e-cigarettesGovernment Chief Whip Paul Kehoe has written to the Minister for Health to clarify the health implications and legal status of electronic cigarettes.
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6th August 2013
Drug treatment services for addicts in Northern Ireland ‘unsatisfactory’Unsatisfactory treatment services are available for drug addicts in Northern Ireland, a High Court judge said today.
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6th August 2013
Doctors hail minimum alcohol priceA minimum price of at least 50p should be set for small amounts of alcohol in Northern Ireland, doctors said.