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10th April 2014
Childers wants to see those behind Neknomination craze prosecutedAN MEP has called for the people behind the Neknomination online drinking game phenomenon - which claimed the life of 19-year-old Co Carlow man Jonathan Byrne in early February – to be prosecuted.
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9th April 2014
From the UK: Cash incentives make drug users more likely to get vaccinated against hepatitisSmall cash incentives as little as £30 are helping British health authorities get heroin addicts vaccinated against hepatitis B.
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9th April 2014
Moves to enhance drug treatment servicesIn his concluding analysis, Lloyd Mudiwa examines progress made under the treatment and rehabilitation pillar of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016.
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9th April 2014
From the UK: Plight of steroid users highlightedMore must be done to help the rising tide of people who are injecting themselves with steroids, health experts have warned.
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9th April 2014
Government must resist lobbying over tobacco brandingAustralia, less than a year ago, became the first country to introduce plain packaging of cigarettes. It did so to reduce the number of deaths from smoking-related diseases, and to improve public health.
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9th April 2014
7% have tried cocaine, poll findsOne in 10 men living in Ireland has tried cocaine at some stage in their life, a cross-border poll has revealed.
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9th April 2014
Coroner warns against ‘deadly poison’ ecstasy after fatalitiesA coroner has issued a stark warning about the dangers of taking ecstasy or similar type drugs, which he described as “deadly poisons”.
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8th April 2014
The Young: 83% of teenagers alarmed over binge drinking - Bingeing culture biggest worry of teensBinge drinking and drug abuse among teenagers is a huge worry for most young people in Northern Ireland, a major poll for the Belfast Telegraph today reveals.
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8th April 2014
Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign is holding a COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN MEETINGCitywide Drugs Crisis Campaign is holding a COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN MEETING in the Gresham Hotel, O’Connell St. on Wednesday 9th April at 11a.m. which will be attended by spokespersons from all political parties.
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8th April 2014
Minimum alcohol pricing can bring our long-suffering pubs back to lifeMore than 1,300 pubs have called last orders in the past decade in Ireland, but those in the industry believe the trade can be saved.