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3rd January 2017
National addiction service calls for decriminalisation of drugsThe director of the Ana Liffey Project says Ireland’s policy of drug prohibition is only harming people further
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3rd January 2017
‘Many have sinister side effects’: How gardaí tackle the sale of drugs on the Dark WebGardaí say the use of electronic currencies and encryption tools make it difficult to identify vendors of track money.
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3rd January 2017
Huge rise in illegal drugs sent to country by postCriminals are increasingly trying to use Ireland’s postal service to traffic drugs into the country.There has been a massive increase in the amount of drugs being seized in the country’s postal system over the last three years by customs officers.
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2nd January 2017
Given up drink for January? Here are some tips for keeping it upIf you are one of the many people who have given up drinking for January, congratulations and here are a few tips, based on my own experience, that might help you through:
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31st December 2016
Drink-driving warnings ignored as arrests soarThe head of the garda traffic division warns members of the public are increasingly ignoring the dangers of drink-driving following a 34% rise in arrests for the offence over the festive period.
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31st December 2016
Drugs warning issued in Belfast after a number of sudden deathsPOLICE HAVE ISSUED a warning after a number of sudden deaths of teenagers in Belfast.
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30th December 2016
Prescription drugs used in three out of every four overdosesPRESCRIPTION DRUGS WERE used in three out of every four overdoses resulting in death in 2014.
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30th December 2016
Minister expects backlash to ‘booze curtains’ plan - but says it ‘must happen’New alcohol laws including the introduction of so-called ‘booze curtains’ will cause “consternation” but must happen, the Public Health Minister has said.
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29th December 2016
Nearly 4,000 prescriptions written to help reduce problem drinkingALMOST 4,000 PRESCRIPTIONS were made in the last two years for a drug which is designed to help alcohol-dependent people give up alcohol.
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27th December 2016
Study backs screening heroin users for alcohol issuesA new study of people being treated for heroin use found that some of those who also had drink issues cut their alcohol intake when screened for excessive drinking by a GP.
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