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28th March 2012
ICGP publishes update to opiate guidelinesThe ICGP has published an update to its guidelines “Working with opiate users in community-based primary care”.
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28th March 2012
Europeans are world’s heaviest drinkers: WHO reportPeople in Europe drink more alcohol than in any other part of the world, downing the equivalent of 12.5 litres of pure alcohol a year or almost three glasses of wine a day, according to report by the World Health Organisation and the European Commission.
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28th March 2012
Two drinks help heart attack victimsA drink or two each day can help men who have survived a heart attack lower their risk of death, according to a new study.
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28th March 2012
Prices prompt heavy drinkers to cut downHeavy and underage drinkers are most likely to reduce alcohol consumption if prices go up, according to a World Health Organisation report.
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27th March 2012
Western Region Drugs Task Force Small Grants Scheme 2012The Western Region Drugs Task Force (WRDTF) invites applications for the 2012 Small Grants Scheme for once-off funding from Voluntary and Community groups/agencies who are working to tackle drug and alcohol misuse in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.
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27th March 2012
Keeping mother and baby together‘I am going to be one of the ones who makes it. I am a very determined person and there is too much to lose if I don’t.” Simone is nearing the end of a six-month residential programme in Ashleigh House, Ireland’s only mother and child drug rehabilitation facility.
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26th March 2012
Endeavour award marks two decades of drugs awarenessA northside community group is marking its 20th anniversary with a special ‘Endeavour Award’ as part of the annual Let’s Talk About Drugs National Media Awards.
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26th March 2012
Two-thirds of drug users in study deadAlmost two-thirds of a group of intravenous drug-users have died in the 25 years since they enlisted in a unique medical study, research just published has found.
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24th March 2012
North may follow Britain’s lead on alcohol pricingMinimum pricing of alcohol is to be introduced in England and Wales in an effort to combat excessive consumption and prevent town centres becoming no-go areas due to drunken louts, the British home secretary Theresa May has announced.
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23rd March 2012
Endeavour Award Marks 20 Years of Drugs AwarenessA community group in Dublin is marking its 20th anniversary with a special ‘Endeavour Award’ as part of the annual ‘Let’s Talk About Drugs’ National Media Awards.