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4th May 2011
Tipperary bar staff in landmark court case after alcohol deathTwo barmen are due to go on trial tomorrow for the manslaughter of a British man who died from acute alcohol intoxication.
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3rd May 2011
Limited passive smoking ‘alters brain’Exposure to secondhand smoke in an enclosed car has a direct measurable effect on the brain and this effect is similar to what happens in the brain of a smoker, the results of a new study indicate.
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30th April 2011
Depaul Ireland: Open Call for Theatre Groups or Artists to ParticipateLife’s No Picnic on the Streets 2011 at Electric Picnic & beyond
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30th April 2011
I smoked my first joint at 11, spent a Christmas in a squat, but treatment saved meSheila (not her real name) was 11 when she smoked her first joint at an Irish college summer camp. By 14 she was smoking joints every day, drinking at weekends and taking speed and ecstasy.
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30th April 2011
The middle-class Irish teens who have everything—but still succumb to drugsLast Saturday, 15-year-old Isobel Reilly, a popular student loved by family and friends, died after taking drugs at a house party.
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29th April 2011
Concern over ‘major booze-ups’.Major booze-ups” in private houses are a new social phenomenon that are draining Gardai resources and causing depression and anti-social behaviour, according to a Roscommon County Councillor.
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29th April 2011
Counselling course expanded to CorkTackling the growing problem of drug use in Cork, a training programme in narcotics counselling and intervention skills will continue this September.
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28th April 2011
Pioneers threatened as revenue dries upThe Pioneer Total Abstinence Association (PTAA) faces imminent closure unless it can raise new funds, according to its chief executive.
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28th April 2011
Reduced wait for methadone treatmentThere were 61 people in Laois/Offaly awaiting methadone treatment for heroin addiction at the end of March, according to figures provided this week to the ‘Offaly Express’ by the HSE.
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27th April 2011
Western Regional Drug Task Force: Invitation to TenderThe Western Region Drugs Task Force (WRDTF) invites tenders from Community Based Organisations/Agencies (Project Promoter) to tender to host a Drug & Alcohol Family Support project.