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27th June 2013
‘Designer drugs’ being sold as ‘bath salts’ and ‘spice’ causing concernNew drugs marketed as “legal highs” and “designer drugs” are emerging fast and in great numbers, and authorities are struggling to keep up, a new UN report warned today.
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26th June 2013
Survey: Seven in 10 men drink in a harmful mannerMore needs to be done to tackle the effects of alcohol abuse on drinkers and their families, according to the Clondalkin Drug Task Force.
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25th June 2013
Jury is still out on whether ‘vaping’ is the best way to give up the smokesAs a word, vaping has yet to achieve common currency, but it is getting there. Short for vapourising, it describes the process whereby nicotine is inhaled into the body by those who smoke electronic cigarettes.
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24th June 2013
Menthol cigarettes banned to protect young from habitA ban on menthol cigarettes, which pose the same health risks as the traditional type, is on the way under a new EU crackdown.
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24th June 2013
Revellers warned of new drug’s dangersHealth experts fear dealers will use the summer music festivals to supply a new hallucinogenic chemical to unsuspecting drug users.
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20th June 2013
Addiction treatment group warning amid funding cutA leading addiction group is on the verge of turning people away from its doors because a vital €19-a-day Department of Social Protection payment is no longer available.
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18th June 2013
Departments query alcohol sports banA Department of Health proposal to ban alcohol companies’ sponsorship of sports events has been questioned by other departments in their formal responses.
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17th June 2013
Cancer society looks for regulation of e-cigarettesThe Irish Cancer Society says it cannot recommend electronic cigarettes as an alternative to tobacco until they are regulated in Ireland.
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17th June 2013
Alcohol link to sports should stay, say TDsThe proposed ban on the sponsorship of sporting events by the drinks industry has been rejected by an all-party Oireachtas committee.
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17th June 2013
Reilly: Drink ads ban won’t cause sky to fall inHealth Minister James Reilly said the “sky won’t fall in” if alcohol sports sponsorship is phased out under the Government’s faltering alcohol action plan.