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24th February 2017
Over 1 in 10 people in south Dublin reported taking an illegal drug recentlyA SURVEY ON the use of illegal drugs in Ireland has been published, providing a regional breakdown on the use of the likes of cannabis, cocaine and heroin across the country for the year 2014/15.
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24th February 2017
Ireland’s per capita alcohol consumption increased in 2016The figures show that per capita alcohol consumption was 11.46 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+ in 2016, an increase of 4.8% from 2015, when it was 10.93 litres. There were increases recorded in all categories of alcohol: spirits (+8.9%), cider (+8.5%), wine (+6.2%), and beer (+3.7%).
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24th February 2017
Minister Byrne welcomes the release of the Regional Results of the 2014/15 Drugs SurveyMinister for Communities and the National Drugs Strategy, Catherine Byrne, TD, today welcomed the release of the regional results of the 2014/15 Drug Prevalence Survey. The new Bulletin presents the key findings at a local level from the fourth drug prevalence survey of households by Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force (RDATF) in Ireland and Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) in Northern Ireland. It provides a breakdown of prevalence rates by region for illegal drugs, tobacco, alcohol, sedatives, tranquillisers and anti-depressants and gambling.
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24th February 2017
N-bomb inquest told young people need drug educationAlex Ryan (18) died in 2016 after taking hallucinogenic drug at Cork house party
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24th February 2017
No location chosen for drug user injection centre, Dáil toldMinister says project could end desperate situation for people who inject on streets
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24th February 2017
Call for local drugs task forces to be ‘adequately’ fundedAnti-social behaviour, drug debt intimidation, open dealing, and gangland violence are undermining the ability of heavily disadvantaged communities to function, according to local drug projects.
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22nd February 2017
Ross drink-driving crackdown to be blocked by Fianna FáilMinister for Transport’s Bill would disqualify all drivers found under influence of alcohol
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21st February 2017
FactCheck: Do supervised injection centres reduce drug-related deaths?In the final instalment of our three-part series on drug policy, FactCheck examines a claim made by Dublin City Councillor Mannix Flynn on Tonight With Vincent Browne.
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21st February 2017
Scaring young people about substance use won’t workJacky Jones: Whole school approach requires time and commitment from parents and teachers
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20th February 2017
16th European Federation of Therapeutic Communities Conference (EFTC) CALL FOR ABSTRACTS16th European Federation of Therapeutic Communities Conference (EFTC) CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
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