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14th May 2012
Alcohol code of practice prompts fearsOff-licence owners have expressed alarm at suggestions from the Government that it might row back on laws compelling retailers to separate alcohol from other products.
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14th May 2012
Coalition still running shy of tackling alcohol abuseWhen it comes to laws curbing drink-related problems, the Coalition like earlier governments frets about upsetting the drinks industry, writes Brian O’Connell
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14th May 2012
Government may water down key element of alcohol reportThe Government is considering watering down a key recommendation in an expert report aimed at addressing the availability of cheap alcohol.
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13th May 2012
From the UK: Tests begin on new drink-busting drugScientists are working on a drug that appears to prevent drunkenness.
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11th May 2012
DoH commissions survey on alcohol and obesityThe Department of Health has commissioned an All-Ireland knowledge, attitudes and beliefs survey with respect to the public health issues of alcohol and obesity, details of which are to be kept from the drinks industry, Irish Medical Times has learned.
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11th May 2012
Deadly consequences of smoking must be tackled by tobacco control strategyAnalysis: Every day in Ireland, 16 people die as a result of smoking.
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11th May 2012
Houses of the Oireachtas: Protection of Children’s Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Second StaSenator John Crown: move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.”
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11th May 2012
Jail ‘no solution’ to drug abuseA one-size fits all, lock-them-up approach to dealing with substance abuse in the courts did not make sense, the chief clerk at the country’s only drug treatment court has said.
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11th May 2012
Gardaí in heroin ‘trawl’ of hospitalsGardaí in Limerick last night confirmed they are carrying out a “trawl” of admissions at the city’s two hospitals over the past month to find out if any drug addicts were treated for unusual side-effects from heroin.
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11th May 2012
Councillor let addicts detox in his own homeHeroin is “rampant” in Limerick, according to a city councillor who revealed that he has used his own home to help addicts detox.