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15th June 2017
Staff protest closure of drug treatment service in DublinWORKERS IN A community drug treatment service in Dublin have requested a meeting with Leo Varadkar after they were told that the facility was closing.
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14th June 2017
Drug treatment centres shut due to user incidentsThree drug treatment services had to close temporarily because of problems in dealing with drug users taking new psychoactive substances (NPS).
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13th June 2017
Good Friday alcohol ban to be lifted from all premises by 2018Broader Bill to cover restaurants, clubs and hotels as well as pubs and off-licences
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12th June 2017
‘Why would you continue to perpetuate something that is wrong?’: New mural challenges Ireland’s drugA new piece of art went up in Trinity College this week.
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8th June 2017
What is moderate drinking and how does it damage your health?A pint of beer contains about two standard drinks, a bottle of wine contains seven
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8th June 2017
Government to call for an EU-wide ban on alcohol advertisingChildren must be protected from industry’s ‘primary interest in maximising profits’
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7th June 2017
EU agency warns of powerful new heroin-like drugPotent new synthetic opioids that mimic the effects of heroin and morphine are a growing health threat in the European Union, the bloc’s drug agency has warned.
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7th June 2017
MDMA use among young Irish adults rising – drugs reportCannabis most prevalent drug among 15-34-year-olds followed by MDMA and cocaine
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7th June 2017
Ireland’s drug problem: Rise of killer synthetic opioidsLethal synthetic alternatives to heroin are posing a growing threat across Europe, with rising reports of overdoses and deaths, including in Ireland, according to the EU drugs agency.
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6th June 2017
Cannabis Awareness Workshop, GalwayA workshop to enhance knowledge about cannabis, cannabis use and misuse and to explore the skills needed to work with cannabis users.