News

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18th December 2016
Christmas drink-driving rates increase by 35%Christmas drink-driving rates have soared by more than a third already this year, official figures suggest.
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17th December 2016
GHB Harm Reduction Campaign Launched in IrelandGHB Harm Reduction Campaign Launched in Ireland
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16th December 2016
New Bill makes it an offence to drive under influence of drugs.National Transport Authority given right to regulate rickshaw drivers
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16th December 2016
Detox beds, not injecting rooms, are the answer to drug problemDetox beds, not injecting rooms, are the answer to drug problem
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14th December 2016
‘Don’t let the hidden harm of alcohol abuse define you’Drugs.ie competition winner Daniel recalls his experience of alcohol abuse in the home.
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13th December 2016
Drug-related deaths: 62% increase in fatalities over ten-year periodTHE LATEST FIGURES on drug-related deaths, released today, show that almost two people die each day as a result of poisoning, trauma or medical causes linked to drug use.
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13th December 2016
Dangerous industrial cleaner linked to rising popularity of ‘chemsex’Use of drugs to enhance sexual pleasure is suspected over sharp rise in HIV, syphilis and gonorrhoea
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13th December 2016
Health Research Board publish latest drug-related deaths figuresThe latest figures from the Health Research Board (HRB) show that almost two people died each day in Ireland during 2014 as a result of poisoning, trauma or medical causes linked to drug use. A total of 697* people died in 2014 compared to 431 in 2004 – this represents an increase of 62%.
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12th December 2016
Irish Times partners with ‘Let’s Talk About Drugs’ Youth Media AwardsChance to have work published on Student Hub site for National Youth Media Awards
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12th December 2016
When politicians support cannabis-based medicines they’re supporting medicine, not cannabisLAST WEEK SAW a significant move towards the regulation of cannabis-based treatments in Ireland