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8th August 2012
Fall in the waiting list numbers for opioid substitution therapyThe number of people waiting for opioid substitution treatment in the 13-month period from the end of March 2011 to the end of April 2012 has fallen by 19 per cent, new figures reveal.
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6th August 2012
Lethal heroin warning to drug usersDUBLIN drugs services have been put on high alert over fears that heroin used by drug-takers could be contaminated with anthrax.
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5th August 2012
No breathalysers for over half of drivers in fatal accidents – despite mandatory testsLess than half of drivers involved in a fatal car accident in the second half of last year underwent a breath test for alcohol – despite laws which make such tests mandatory.
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5th August 2012
Drink, not planning, catalyst for Park riotSo many of the issues that diminish this society came to the fore at last month’s Swedish House Mafia concert in Phoenix Park.
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3rd August 2012
Cut-price heroin is now commonplace in Northern Ireland, says CoronerNorthern Ireland’s top coroner has delivered a warning of the availability of killer drug heroin.
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3rd August 2012
Off-licence training needed - CluneSenator Deirdre Clune has extended her support to Gardai who objected to permission being granted for an off licence in the Douglas Court Shopping Centre.
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2nd August 2012
Time to ‘get tough on drink driving’Eighty per cent of motorists say those who repeatedly drink drive should have their vehicles seized and sold or scrapped, according to a poll by IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists).
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2nd August 2012
Off-licence training needed - CluneSenator Deirdre Clune has extended her support to Gardai who objected to permission being granted for an off licence in the Douglas Court Shopping Centre.
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31st July 2012
New policy group on alcohol to recommend minimum pricingThe RCPI has established a national policy group to address the health and social burden of alcohol in Ireland.
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31st July 2012
Time to change policy on drug useIreland’s drug-related deaths are the third highest amongst 30 European countries, the Irish Examiner reported yesterday.