News

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16th April 2019
Codeine addiction ‘epidemic’ here is ‘verging on eruption’Addiction to the painkiller codeine is “an epidemic verging on eruption and should be recognised now”, according to an article in the ‘Irish Medical Journal’.
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15th April 2019
Tippling point: When parents drink too much at homeTippling point: When parents drink too much at home
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12th April 2019
PSNI issues warning over tainted batch of cocainePSNI issues warning over tainted batch of cocaine
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10th April 2019
Parkinson’s disease medicines repackaged as Xanax for sale on Irish marketPeople who believe they are taking sedatives are consuming completely different drugs
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8th April 2019
Large reduction in psychiatric admissions after head-shop banAdmissions fell nearly 20% in two years after strict laws introduced, research shows
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5th April 2019
Information about cognitive enhancers and study ahead of third-level examsCognitive Enhancers and study
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3rd April 2019
Messages highlighting dangers of drug use during sex need to target wider audienceResearchers say the messages should not only focus on gay and bisexual men.
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2nd April 2019
Drinking alcohol during teenage years linked with stunted brain growthMany teens start drinking just as their brains begin to undergo important developments.
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2nd April 2019
China bans all types of fentanyl after pressure from USTrump said such a step could be a ‘game changer’
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1st April 2019
Pregabalin/Lyrica reclassified to a class C drugA prescription drug linked to 33 deaths in 2017 in Northern Ireland will now be treated as a class C drug.