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6th June 2012
Southern Regional Task Force Chair positionDo you live in County Cork or County Kerry and are you passionate about harm reduction, human rights and drug policy?
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5th June 2012
From the UK: Pink ecstasy drugs warning issued in north WalesPolice have issued a warning about a potentially fatal drug dubbed “pink ecstasy” after samples were seized in Bangor, Gwynedd.
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5th June 2012
Increase in demand is leading to boom in the cultivation of cannabisAnomalies in Ireland’s drug laws and the huge demand for cannabis have led to a boom in the cultivation of the drug.
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1st June 2012
Cigarettes and alcohol: less experimenting, more abstinence by Irish teensIn the 12 months prior to a European-wide survey, just 14 per cent of Irish teens had used cannabis, down from 33 per cent 17 years earlier.
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31st May 2012
Irish teens drinking less often than European counterpartsIrish teenagers drink less often than the European average but when they drink, they consume more than many of their counterparts.
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30th May 2012
Teenagers win national media award for drug awareness dramaA group of Tuam teenagers have scooped a national media award for a short drama that looks at the dilemma faced by teenagers offered drugs.
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30th May 2012
Alcohol sponsorship ban ‘not practical’A minister has said it was “not practical in the foreseeable future” to ban sports sponsorship by the alcohol industry.
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29th May 2012
Alcohol Forum Care Guide launched in association with Rory Gallagher eventWith the Irish festival season in full swing right around the country, the Alcohol Forum, has launched Ireland’s first ever Festival Care Guide, detailing best practice on the management of alcohol at festivals and events.
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29th May 2012
Beach users warned to leave the booze at homeSun-worshippers have been warned not to bring alcohol to the beach and to clear their rubbish after a council spent six hours removing litter strewn across one popular strand.
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28th May 2012
HSE heroin treatment crisis fuels thefts surgeA crisis in the treatment of heroin addicts is helping to fuel a dramatic upsurge in burglaries across the country.