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17th May 2011
New video feature. Codeine: Signs and symptoms of problematic use; and treatment options available
If you are concerned about your own use of codeine, or codeine use of a friend or family member, our new video feature will provide you with some useful information when looking to deal with this issue.
17th May 2011
Waking up to the use and abuse of ‘study drugs’ in Irish colleges
Will Irish students follow their US counterparts by using neuro-enhancing drugs in the run-up to exams?
16th May 2011
Community Awareness of Drugs: Effective Drugs and Alcohol Interventions
One day training for those wishing to make effective drugs and alcohol interventions in a variety of settings. Saturday June 18th 2011. Dublin.
16th May 2011
UK: Drug laws: 40 years on, only a complete change of approach will do.
The Misuse of Drugs Act has failed utterly and there is no political consensus about the idea of trying anything new.
15th May 2011
Warning on approach to legal highs
The UK’s hard-line approach to so-called legal highs and other psychoactive substances is making it “more dangerous for young people who want to experiment”, a report is to say.
15th May 2011
Cutting drink-drive limit ‘no cure-all’
A coronor says he is not convinced the proposed reduction in drink-driving limits will have any affect on road carnage.
14th May 2011
Heroin: the next generation
Addiction to the drug is changing. In Dublin, methadone programmes have created a generation of older users who may never get clean.
14th May 2011
Blame game to the fore in alcohol abuse death
It is high time society took responsibility for a culture increasingly fuelled by drink.
13th May 2011
Standardised Responsible Serving of Alcohol programmes needed without delay
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, says training in responsible selling and serving of alcohol needs to be made mandatory for all staff and licence holders who serve alcohol without delay.
13th May 2011
Onus is on TDs if we want to lower bar for alcohol prosecutions
Bar staff will have breathed a sigh of relief at the acquittal of two of their colleagues by direction of the trial judge yesterday.

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