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12th June 2018
Talk to teens about alcohol ahead of end-of-exam celebrationsThe HSE is encouraging parents to talk to their teenagers about alcohol ahead of their Leaving and Junior Certificate end-of-exam celebrations. AskAboutAlcohol.ie offers parents information and advice to help keep children and young people safe from alcohol-related harm. The Leaving and Junior Certificate exams will finish mid-late June, with exam results coming out in August and September. While young people deserve to celebrate their hard work after their exams, it is important for parents to have open conversations about the risks that come with drinking alcohol, before the celebrations begin.
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12th June 2018
Report shows Gardaí do not test almost half of motorists involved in crashesReport shows Gardaí do not test almost half of motorists involved in crashes
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11th June 2018
‘I’d a wife and two kids. Everything looked perfect to the outside world. It wasn’t. I was addictedA middle-class family brought to the brink by a father’s cocaine use speak about an addiction that cross all demographics.
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8th June 2018
Drugs Minister hopeful city will get injection centre by year endThe Drugs Minister Catherine Byrne says she’s confident that plans for the Merchant’s Quay injection centre will go ahead
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8th June 2018
More women hospitalised in drug-related emergenciesMore than half the people admitted to hospital in drug-related emergencies are female, new data has revealed.
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8th June 2018
Fears at revival in stronger cocaine and ecstasyA buoyant European cocaine market and a revival in ecstasy, with both drugs increasingly potent, is posing greater risks to users.
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8th June 2018
Injecting unit a response to Ireland’s high overdose rateInjecting unit a response to Ireland’s high overdose rate
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7th June 2018
Young adults in Ireland are taking more MDMA and cannabis than they used toThe latest European Drug Report has been released today.
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7th June 2018
Health Research Board. HRB compares the Irish drug situation with the rest of Europe.Health Research Board. HRB compares the Irish drug situation with the rest of Europe.
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6th June 2018
Meeting for carers looking after children due to their parent’s drug or alcohol useMeeting for carers looking after children due to their parent’s drug or alcohol use