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5th January 2013
Customs stop record amount of head shop drug importsRecord quantities of former head shop drugs were stopped entering the country last year, with the seizure of several new substances.
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5th January 2013
Detoxing heroin-addicted prisoners not an ‘appropriate’ treatment, says doctorAn inquest was told by a leading doctor in addiction services yesterday that prisoners who are put on forced detox are at greater risk of relapse, overdose and death.
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4th January 2013
Lessons for Ireland in changing US attitudes to marijuana?Some states in the US have relaxed their marijuana laws, despite the federal government still refusing to co-operate or provide any support, reports John Riordan.
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2nd January 2013
New Year dieters warned of calorie count in alcoholNew Year dieters should remember to count the calories in alcohol when they are trying to lose weight, a charity has said.
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2nd January 2013
Even a tipple a day is one too many – warning from doctorsOfficial alcohol guidelines that were “plucked out of the air” wrongly suggest we can drink almost daily with no ill effects, doctors have said.
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2nd January 2013
HSE app aims to help smokers beat the habitSmokers trying to quit are being given another tool to double their chances of beating nicotine with a new, free smartphone app based on a highly successful HSE social networking page.
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1st January 2013
Thinking of quitting smoking?Find out what stage you’re at and weigh up the positives and negatives of quitting.
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1st January 2013
Column: 7 things to know about teenage drinking (and how to deal with it)As the parent of teenage girls I am aware of the dangers of teenage drinking.
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29th December 2012
Doubt over minimum price plan for alcoholCoalition plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing have been thrown into doubt by the EU objecting to similar moves by the Scottish government.
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29th December 2012
Gun feuds rise while cocaine use fallsThe term of the Garda Commissioner, Martin Callinan, has just been extended by two years. While seen as an effective officer who is across his brief, making the most of reduced resources, Callinan has also had the good fortune to be in office at a time that crime is falling.
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