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24th November 2010
Council planning ban on off-licence expansion
New off-licences will effectively be banned from the capital under Dublin’s new development plan.
23rd November 2010
Cannabis pills could soon be legalised in Republic of Ireland
Medical advice is being sought by the Republic’s Department of Health in relation to cannabis-based medicinal products.
23rd November 2010
You have drugs going to the back-end of Mayo and the highest hill in Kerry
Heroin abuse has been a problem in Irish cities for decades but has spread over the past 18 months to “seriously small” rural villages, where treatment services for addicts are hard to come by.
22nd November 2010
High prices and advertising curbs help tame teen drinking
The modern-day Irish 15-year-old boy admits to getting drunk more than twice a year but they are behaving better than their older brother.
22nd November 2010
Pharmacy watchdog made 270 ‘mystery shopper’ calls for codeine products
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) has carried out a total of 270 “mystery shopper” visits on pharmacies around the country to ensure that strict new restrictions on the sale of products containing codeine are being properly enforced.
19th November 2010
Alcohol impact on drug users highlighted
Despite being regulated, unlike illicit drugs, alcohol has a prevalence of 80 per cent compared to just 1 per cent to 5 per cent for illegal substances, and a much wider spectrum of effects, a leading public health specialist has said.
19th November 2010
Teen died after taking ecstasy for first time
A 17-year-old boy who took four ecstasy pills for the first time suffered brain damage and later died.
18th November 2010
Tackling heroin use
Stationed in Ennis since August, Superintendent Peter Duff came to the post having spent the majority of his career in Dublin.
18th November 2010
Adolescents cannot be ‘inoculated’ against taking drugs and alcohol
Adolescents cannot be “inoculated” from risky behaviour such as taking drugs and drinking alcohol, a conference has heard.
18th November 2010
Parents’ attitude to teenage drinking criticised
Parents have never been more indifferent about teenage drinking despite clear evidence that such alcohol abuse can affect a young person’s brain development, a seminar has been told.

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