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16th April 2012
New feature: Community Detox for Benzodiazepines or MethadoneLast year drugs.ie produced a video feature aimed at people concerned about their own use of Benzodiazepines, or Benzodiazepine use of a friend or family member.
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16th April 2012
Gardai claim ‘Operation Stilts’ is making streets saferDrug dealers, addicts and beggars are being proactively dealt with in the north inner city, writes Jim Cusack
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16th April 2012
Zero tolerance urged on illegal street drinkingBusiness leaders have called for zero tolerance on illegal street drinking in Cork City amid concern that it could damage tourism.
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15th April 2012
Heroin treatment has itself become a problemMethadone is responsible for a growing number of deaths, writes Joanna Kiernan
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14th April 2012
Bitter pills to swallow?Do the drugs work? The number of antidepressants and drugs being prescribed for mental health problems is increasing – but a growing movement is questioning the true value of the medication.
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14th April 2012
Nicotine patch may help prevent smoking relapsesNicotine patches may help smokers recover from any initial setbacks in their attempt to kick the habit, a new U.S. study suggests.
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13th April 2012
Drinks body tried to alter damning reportA group representing the drinks industry sought to alter paragraphs and remove figures on alcohol-related rape and domestic violence from a special report shaping Government policy.
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13th April 2012
Alcohol industry in fight for bottom lineIn his foreword in the National Substance Misuse Strategy steering group report, released last February, group chairman Dr Tony Holohan spoke of Ireland’s “long and sometimes difficult association with alcohol”.
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12th April 2012
We need to take a legislative stand on behalf of the voicelessMake it illegal says John Crown
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12th April 2012
Prescribing exams on the GP horizon?Gary Culliton spoke with Prof Patrick Murray, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Consulting Physician, ahead of IMT’s annual GP Practice Management Seminar to be held this month.
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