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23rd February 2011
New Bill tackles under-age drinkingPubs caught serving drink to under-age customers in Northern Ireland twice will be closed.
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23rd February 2011
Multiple drug use on the increaseMultiple drug use is on the rise in the West of Ireland, according to the Co-ordinator of the Western Drug Task Force.
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22nd February 2011
Carrick on Shannon Gardai appeal to parents to be aware of dangers of alcoholThe Garda Superintendent in Carrick on Shannon is raising concerns over the level of alcohol consumed by a group of teenagers over the weekend.
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22nd February 2011
Does it work? Can kava help relieve anxiety?In January 2011, a systematic review of kava research concluded that it is effective for generalised anxiety. Although only six studies were identified, the majority found evidence of benefit.
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21st February 2011
Reply from the Irish Needle Exchange Forum to the article “Sterilising junkies may seem harsh.”I am writing to you, in my capacity as Chairperson of the INEF, to express our disappointment in regard to the article by Ian O’Doherty on Friday 18th February 2011 in the Irish Independent “Sterilising junkies may seem harsh.”
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21st February 2011
18-month delay to Elton John-funded needle exchangeA nationwide needle exchange service for drug addicts — funded by an Elton John charity — has still not been set up, a year and a half after it was announced.
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21st February 2011
Warning over cuts to drug clinicsTreatment services for heroin addicts face “assassination” under planned HSE cuts, specialist doctors have claimed.
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21st February 2011
Ecstasy does not wreck the mind, study claimsPrevious research was flawed, say experts, but findings will shock those who campaign against the drug’s use
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19th February 2011
Supporting families living with drug use‘‘Only another parent can know the pain. I was watching him slowly kill himself,’’ said Pat Herlihy, explaining how joining the BAY Family Support Group in Cork has helped her cope with a child living with a drug addiction.
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18th February 2011
Heroin deaths put spotlight on lack of local support servicesThe deaths last week of three heroin addicts in Kilkenny and one in Carlow has provoked an outpouring of grief from the local community, and has served to refocus public attention on community support services.