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12th November 2012
Minister White announces €100,000 in funding for Mother and Child Residential Treatment ServiceAlex White T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Primary Care and the National Drugs Strategy has today announced additional funding of €100,000 for Coolmine Therapeutic Community, which provides residential and community services to help people end their dependence on drugs.
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12th November 2012
Painkiller withdrawal symptoms ‘similar to heroin’Packets of Nurofen Plus are being consumed daily by an increasing number of people addicted to painkillers, according to the clinical director of the country’s largest private addiction rehabilitation clinic, who says withdrawal symptoms for Nurofen Plus are similar to what heroin addicts experience.
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9th November 2012
A ‘very long road’ to help drug usersPat Herlihy is on edge any time his daughter steps out the door. Even after three years on methadone.
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7th November 2012
Two US states legalise cannabis useColorado and Washington have become the first US states to legalise the possession and sale of cannabis for recreational use.
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7th November 2012
Awareness Week to tackle underage drinkingA campaign has been launched in Galway to combat rising levels of underage drinking.
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7th November 2012
Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week events in MayoA number of events are taking place at venues throughout Mayo to mark the Western Region Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week, which is taking place from the 12th to 16th of November.
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6th November 2012
Self-harm on rise for young drug usersAddiction experts have seen an increase in self-harm rates and mental health problems among adolescents seeking help for multi-drug addiction in Cork.
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5th November 2012
Minister White speaking at the opening of Alcohol Action Ireland National ConferenceSpeech by Minister of State at the Department of Health Alex White at the Opening of Alcohol Action Ireland National Conference ‘Time Please … For Change’
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5th November 2012
No laughing matterFor many Irish women, excessive drinking is the norm.
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3rd November 2012
Amsterdam ‘coffee shops’ stay open for touristsAlmost two million tourists who visit Amsterdam every year to consume cannabis in its famous “coffee shops” will still be able to get stoned legally after January next, despite fears that a controversial new ban would exclude foreigners.