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1st December 2016
Simon Harris vows not to oppose medicinal cannabis BillThe Government has announced it will not oppose Opposition proposals in the Dáil to make cannabis available for medicinal purposes.
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30th November 2016
Children as young as 12 being sucked into crimeGang intimidation is “widespread” in many communities with children as young as 12 being sucked into criminality, said the drugs strategy minister.
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30th November 2016
‘It’s not about NIMBY-ism, we just want a debate on injection centres’THE BODY REPRESENTING the businesses of Temple Bar says that its resistance to supervised injection centres is about a lack of debate on the issue.
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28th November 2016
Donegal Alcohol Forum launches reportNational guidelines on how to deal with people suffering from mental health and substance abuse disorders are needed to provide effective services for treatment, a report commissioned by a Donegal charity has found.
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28th November 2016
You cannot decry public drug use and object to injecting centresAll Dubliners need to be provided for – hoteliers, councillors, and heroin addicts too.
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28th November 2016
Judge rounds on class view of drugsThe distinction, in the public eye, of drug use between middle-class young people and those in less affluent areas was highlighted by a sentencing judge yesterday.
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28th November 2016
Only 3% of convicted drug dealers given mandatory 10 yearsIrish Penal Reform Trust says gangland figures are getting away with short sentences.
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25th November 2016
Politics and the alcohol BillIrish Times, Letters to Editor
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25th November 2016
Alcohol Bill should prioritise citizens’ health over drinks industry’s profitsOur creaking health system is overwhelmed by our unhealthy relationship with alcohol, writes Alison O’Connor.
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25th November 2016
Heaviest drinkers to be hit hardest by alcohol price planAlmost 15pc of adults who drink to excess and favour the cheapest booze could be affected by the Government’s plan to introduce minimum pricing, according to a new study
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