News

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5th December 2019
European health body ‘cannot back vaping as safe way to quit smoking’A European health body has said it cannot back vaping as a safe aid to quitting smoking.
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3rd December 2019
Medical cannabis ‘will change lives’, advocates sayPatients are set to get “life-changing” medical cannabis before Christmas thanks to the approval of two products for sale here.
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2nd December 2019
113 babies born addicted to or affected by drugs in 2018113 babies born addicted to or affected by drugs in 2018
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2nd December 2019
New garda crackdown to target ‘blatant drug dealing’ at Dublin city centre hot-spotsNew garda crackdown to target ‘blatant drug dealing’ at Dublin city centre hot-spots
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28th November 2019
Drugs Information Programme Being Rolled Out Across SchoolsFirstly every secondary school in the country is to teach senior cycle students about the dangers of alcohol and drugs.
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27th November 2019
Scotland’s first heroin treatment clinicScotland’s first scheme for giving drug addicts pharmaceutical grade heroin is to open in Glasgow city centre.
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27th November 2019
Ministers for Health and Education launch ‘Know the Score’27 November, 2019 – Ministers for Health and Education launch ‘Know the Score’ – a new educational resource on drugs and alcohol for senior cycle students
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27th November 2019
Cormac O’Keeffe: Cocaine trade on a high as Europe is flooded with the drugValue of the business has increased 60%, to €9.1bn, in the last three years, with a knock-on rise in violence
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27th November 2019
Stronger cannabis ‘has users suffering withdrawal’The form of strong cannabis which is now more widely used can be addictive and leave people suffering withdrawal symptoms.
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26th November 2019
An update from the United States: Outbreak of lung injuryAn update from the United States: Outbreak of lung injury