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2nd May 2012
Headshop owner had no licenceThe owner of a chain of headshops has been sentenced to three years and fined €100,000 for illegally importing Viagra like products.
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2nd May 2012
Man is jailed for importing seal penis ‘Viagra’The owner of a chain of head shops has been sentenced to three years and fined €100,000 for illegally importing Viagra-type products made from seal penises.
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1st May 2012
Former headshop owner jailedThe owner of a chain of headshops has been jailed for two years today for illegally importing Viagra-like products.
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1st May 2012
North’s pubs face penalty pointsPubs and clubs found selling drink to under-18s will begin totting up penalty points from today after new legislation to combat the offence came into effect.
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1st May 2012
Pharmacists express concern over addiction to pain reliefUp to one in three Irish adults may be suffering from chronic pain, while addiction to pain relief medicines is a massive concern in Ireland, pharmacists have warned.
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30th April 2012
Teenage drink and drug abuse linked to brain ‘wiring’Teenagers who binge drink and take drugs may have differently wired brains - meaning they could be screened for their risk of substance abuse.
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30th April 2012
EU agency backs giving heroin to drug addictsThe EU drugs agency has published a report backing the controversial provision of heroin to chronic addicts.
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30th April 2012
Thousands of patients ‘silently addicted to painkillers’Thousands of people are in the grip of a silent addiction to painkillers, pharmacists warned yesterday.
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28th April 2012
Dutch coffee shop law upheldA controversial law that will make it harder for foreign tourists to buy cannabis at the Netherlands’ famous coffee shops has been upheld by a Dutch court.
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28th April 2012
American and Irish youths have highest death rate due to binge drinking, partying and violenceA new study has revealed that Irish and US teens are most likely to die young. The study looked at teenage behavior in developed, higher income countries.