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8th November 2011
Taoiseach prepares to tackle problem of cheap alcoholThe Government is preparing to tackle the widespread availability of cheap alcohol, with the Taoiseach admitting he had personally heard stories of young people hospitalised due to the problem.
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8th November 2011
Heroin is a terrible curse of CorkCork Prison should introduce facilities to assist prisoners dealing with heroin addiction, Cork’s senior Circuit Court judge said yesterday, adding that heroin had become one of the terrible curses in the city.
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8th November 2011
Views sought on voluntary code for sale and display of alcoholWhat do you think of the effectiveness of the voluntary code for the sale and display of alcohol products?
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7th November 2011
Teens run up €1k drug debt for tranquilliserYoung people are increasingly becoming addicted to tranquillisers such as Valium and Xanax — known on the street as “sweets” and “smarties” — and are running up massive debts to buy them.
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7th November 2011
GPs need awareness about benzodiazepinesGPs generally tend to view benzodiazepines as relatively innocuous and can be unaware of their high level of abuse and street use, the founding Professor of General Practice at University College Cork has warned.
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4th November 2011
Call for action on availability of cheap drinkDrugs Minister Róisín Shortall has said the suicide of a young man after a drink-fuelled night out highlighted the need to address the problem of cheap alcohol.
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4th November 2011
Minister considers Portuguese drugs strategyDecriminalisation of drug use in Portugal has not made the country a “paradise” for users or resulted in more children taking drugs, according to the country’s drugs chief.
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3rd November 2011
Irish Sports Council releases anti-doping Android appThe Irish Sports Council has released its anti-doping app for Android smartphones, letting athletes check if their medications are compliant with anti-doping regulations.
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3rd November 2011
Irish Sports Council releases anti-doping Android appThe Irish Sports Council has released its anti-doping app for Android smartphones, letting athletes check if their medications are compliant with anti-doping regulations.
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3rd November 2011
Drug funding to remain ‘limited’Funding for drug prevention services will have to be spent in the optimum way over the coming years as resources are set to remain tight,Minister State at the Department of Health Róisín Shortall warned today.