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22nd March 2017
Health Committee to consider legislation on Supervised Injecting FacilitiesThe Select Committee on Health will tomorrow meet with the Minister of State for Communities and the National Drugs Strategy, Catherine Byrne TD, to take Committee stage of the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017.
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22nd March 2017
Ireland top of the table for drinking at homeIreland tops the table of 25 countries for people drinking at home before going on a night out — with more than four out of five surveyed engaging in “pre-drinking”.
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21st March 2017
Pregabalin harm reduction campaign launched on drugs.ieThe Ana Liffey Drug Project, through its Online & Digital Services team, have worked in partnership with the HSE to launch a pregabalin harm reduction campaign on the drugs.ie website.
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20th March 2017
Second phase of a student drug campaign focuses on synthetic cannabinoids and mephedroneThe second phase of a drug information campaign aimed at students was launched today by the Union of Students of Ireland (USI), in partnership with Drugs.ie and the HSE.
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17th March 2017
Insurance costs bleed needle exchange programmes in Tallaght of cashNEEDLE exchange programmes in Tallaght have been faced with “astronomical” insurance hikes of more than 300 per cent in recent years, with one local service unable to get insured by any company in Ireland.
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17th March 2017
Politicians and public bury their heads in the sand on alcohol abuseOur streets host fabulous parades by day, but scenes of vomiting, urinating, and fighting by night, writes Alison O’Connor.
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16th March 2017
Experts to provide clarity on medicinal cannabisAn expert group is to devise guidelines to provide clarity for doctors and patients on the safe use of cannabinoid derivatives to treat people with severe epilepsy at a time when debate on its merits is high on the political agenda.
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16th March 2017
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome: Doctors unaware of dangersA NATIONAL survey of paediatric doctors reveals a worrying percentage of them are unaware of one of the major causes of preventable developmental delay in children.
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15th March 2017
Survey reveals 57% of adults think far too much alcohol is consumed on St Patrick’s DayA recent survey conducted by iReach Insights shows that 57% of adults think far too much alcohol is consumed on St Patrick’s Day.
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15th March 2017
Warning re purchase of alcohol from unrecognised vendorsThe HSE have issued a public health alert about the danger of consumption of fake or counterfeit alcohol.
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