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8th December 2016
500 people die of alcohol-related cancer in Ireland every year
ALCOHOL IS THE cause of around 900 incidences of cancer in Ireland each year, and 500 of these patients will die of their disease
8th December 2016
Public ‘must wake up’ to cancer risk from excessive drinking
The public needs to wake up to the cancer risks posed by excessive drinking as it puts people as much at risk of the disease as smoking, obesity, physical inactivity or UV radiation, according to an international acclaimed addiction expert.
5th December 2016
USI, ISSU and Drugs.ie team up to promote drugs.ie media awards among students
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU) are teaming up with Drugs.ie to encourage second and third level students to enter the ‘Let’s Talk About Drugs’ National Youth Media Awards which aims to encourage a discussion on drug and alcohol use among young people.
5th December 2016
Seizures of illicit prescription drugs soaring
Seizures of illicit anti-anxiety and hypnotic medication have soared in the last two years.
5th December 2016
‘It’s just madness’: Publicans brace themselves for 12 pubs
Alcohol Action Ireland has warned of the serious dangers of the tradition
4th December 2016
A darknet drug deal: Inside the internet’s secretive underbelly (paywalled)
llegal drug buying in Ireland is increasingly happening on the ‘darknet’. Customer reviews and order tracking make it feel like a normal shopping experience. It’s not
2nd December 2016
Medicinal cannabis could be legal by the spring
A bill that proposes making cannabis available for medicinal purposes has been passed by the Dáil.
2nd December 2016
Parents of boy killed by drunk driver lead RSA Christmas campaign
Drivers have been warned about the stark consequences for lives, families, and communities that drink driving can cause over the festive season.
1st December 2016
Garda vow to help injecting centre
Garda bosses have told legislators that the organisation will do “all it can” to help the pilot supervised injecting centre to succeed.
1st December 2016
‘People die in toilets, people die in urine-soaked stairwells’
THE OIREACHTAS HEALTH Committee has heard that more people die each year in Ireland from drug overdose than from road deaths.

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