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17th February 2012
Hidden realities of alcohol abuseWith the hidden depths of Ireland’s drink culture locked into statistics which point to one in four child welfare cases in Donegal being alcohol related and the county ranked third highest nationally in terms of numbers entering alcohol treatment units, the Director of the North-West Alcohol Forum yesterday posed the pointed question: “Do we need alcohol for every occasion?”
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16th February 2012
Launch of new broad based drugs alliance initiativeCitywide Drugs Crisis Campaign along with SITPU, voluntary organisations, community drug services, church organisations, members of the artistic community and others are today launching a new broad based drugs initiative to give new and urgent impetus to the drugs crisis in Ireland today.
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16th February 2012
Launch of new broad based drugs alliance initiativeCitywide Drugs Crisis Campaign along with SITPU, voluntary organisations, community drug services, church organisations, members of the artistic community and others are today launching a new broad based drugs initiative to give new and urgent impetus to the drugs crisis in Ireland today.
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16th February 2012
Houses of the Oireachtas Topical Issue Debate - Prison Drug Treatment ServicesDeputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners on waiting lists for drug treatment programmes and the average waiting list time.
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16th February 2012
Houses of the Oireachtas Topical Issue Debate - Drug Treatment ProgrammeDeputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh appeals to the Minister of State to review the proposal to close the Aisling Clinic in March.
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14th February 2012
Community Awareness of Drugs: Introducing Drugs & Alcohol InterventionsIntroducing Drugs and Alcohol Interventions
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13th February 2012
Poll: Should Ireland consider legalising drugs?The President of Guatemala has been criticised for his proposals to legalise drugs – after he argued that the only way for the use and transport of drugs to be properly regulated would be to make it legal.
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13th February 2012
Sport and arts event chiefs fear last orders for alcohol fundingBattle begins after key report urges phasing out sector support for sport and big public events.
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12th February 2012
A heavy hand is not the answerThe relationship between alcohol and sport is back under the spotlight following the publication last week of the latest study into substance abuse.
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11th February 2012
I prefer advice from health professionals to that from a group sponsored by booze industryCall me old fashioned, but I prefer advice from health professionals to that from a group sponsored by the booze industry.
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