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17th January 2013
GAA urged to tackle scourge of binge drinkingOutgoing Waterford hurling team doctor Mark Rowe has warned the GAA must get to grips with the binge drinking culture that pervades the organisation at playing level.
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16th January 2013
Medics urge curbs on sleeping pillsThe prescription of sleeping pills and tranquillisers should be reduced and carefully monitored because of the dangers of addiction and dependency, a group of health professionals is due to say.
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14th January 2013
Ready to roll: all change at alcohol-free clubIrish lives: For Dubliner Joseph Quinn, today is all about last-minute arrangements as he prepares to launch the latest addition to the capital’s social scene.
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14th January 2013
Ash wanted car smoking ban seven years agoAnti-smoking lobby Ash Ireland welcomed moves to ban smoking in cars carrying children — seven years after it first called for it to be outlawed.
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11th January 2013
Tobacco firms ‘targeting’ women with elegant, feminine packagingIrish women are under siege from tobacco companies who are targeting ‘elegant’ and ‘feminine’ packaging at prospective young and old smokers.
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10th January 2013
East Coast Regional Drugs Task Force Small Grant Scheme 2013The East Coast Regional Drugs Task Force based in the East Coast of Wicklow aims to significantly reduce the harm caused to individuals, families and communities by the misuse of drugs.
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9th January 2013
Doctor prescribed strong tranquilliser to teen heroin addictA doctor who prescribed tranquillisers to a 15-year-old recovering heroin addict has been found guilty of professional misconduct.
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8th January 2013
Alcohol treatment surges in south-east regionThe number of people being treated for alcohol and cannabis abuse has surged in the south-east, figures show.
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7th January 2013
Addiction refuge in battle to save its very existenceFunding cut means the Bill W Club, which helps those battling addiction, has an uncertain future, writes Harry Keaney
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6th January 2013
The drink doctors who say that 21 units a week is far too much…I like to think I’m a moderate drinker. I almost never get drunk. I have been hungover perhaps twice or three times in the past five years.