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24th October 2012
Former Mountjoy governor promotes anti-drugs videoFormer Mountjoy Prison governor John Lonergan has helped launch a drug awareness music video for distribution in schools and promotion online.
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24th October 2012
Sedative and tranquilliser use increases 40% in five yearsThe use of tranquillisers and sedatives is highest among professionals, senior management, top civil servants and people who are State dependent, a new survey has found.
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23rd October 2012
Survey: Sedatives used by 14% of adultsAn alcohol-responsibility advocacy group are hoping to implement the first-ever national Alcohol Awareness Week for March of next year.
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21st October 2012
Alcohol awareness week set for Ireland next yearAn alcohol-responsibility advocacy group are hoping to implement the first-ever national Alcohol Awareness Week for March of next year.
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21st October 2012
Varadkar remains uneasy about banning alcohol sponsorship of sportThe Cabinet Minister responsible for sport in Ireland has again expressed reservations at proposals to outlaw sponsorship of sporting events by alcohol companies.
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18th October 2012
drugs.ie shortlisted for Eircom Golden Spider AwardThe drugs.ie website has been shortlisted for an Eircom Spider Award in the category of Charitable & Non-Profit Organisations.
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17th October 2012
Alcohol has a negative effect on someone they knowNew research reveals more than 80% of people in Ireland say alcohol has a negative effect on someone they know.
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17th October 2012
drugs.ie shortlisted for Eircom Golden Spider AwardBrilliant news…
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17th October 2012
Drug users need supports not a criminal record and stigmaUnwittingly pre-empting the findings of a comprehensive six-year study into drug enforcement measures, published this week, the late comedian Bill Hicks said: “I know this is not a very popular idea. You don’t hear it too often any more but it’s the truth. I have taken drugs before and I had a real good time.”
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17th October 2012
More drivers caught using drugs as roadside tests to riseGrowing numbers of motorists are driving under the influence of cannabis and other illegal drugs, a new report will reveal today.