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14th May 2013
Rehab for drunk drivers and road rage affectedProposals would see dangerous drivers forced to visit Emergency Departments
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10th May 2013
Warning over ADHD drug use while studyingThe country’s national student body has warned young people not to take ADHD prescription medication as a study aid.
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10th May 2013
Students turning to legal stimulants for exam edgeCaffeine was once the stimulant of choice for students to enhance concentration. Not any more. Cognition enhancing pills, most often prescription drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), are the new study tool.
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9th May 2013
Middle class wine drinkers ‘think they know better than health experts’Middle class professionals who drink at home are the biggest problem drinkers because they think they know better than health experts, new research claims.
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9th May 2013
Warning over use of pain medicinesAccording to a study in the Irish Medical Journal, nearly 33% of Irish parents questioned use the likes of Calpol, Nurofen, Paralink and Dozol to medicate their children in situations that are not recommended such as when a child is misbehaving, won’t sleep or needs calming on a car journey.
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7th May 2013
‘Zero tolerance’ with drug-using patients at MaterOne of the country’s leading psychiatrists said the Mater Hospital has a “zero tolerance” approach when it comes to illicit drug use at its psychiatric wing — staff immediately kick the offender out.
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7th May 2013
Refund scheme for alcohol containers ‘could reduce illegal dumping’A refund deposit scheme for alcohol containers would help reduce illegal rubbish dumping, a councillor has said.
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7th May 2013
Statutory code planned for drink salesThe Government is to introduce a statutory code requiring shopowners to separate the sale of alcohol from other goods in their premises.
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4th May 2013
UK: Drug users have been warned of a fatal batch of heroinA fatal batch of heroin that has claimed the lives of two men nearly killed another victim, police said as they again warned drug users to take care.
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4th May 2013
Scotland: Alcohol price legal challenge failsDrinks industry bosses have pledged to take their fight to stop the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) after their legal challenge was dismissed by a court.