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18th October 2016
Cynical drinks industry advertising is shameful
The ‘pinking’ of the alcohol market to target women with an array of so-called ‘girly’ drinks is shameful especially when you consider the life-limiting and damaging drug that alcohol can be, writes Clodagh Finn
18th October 2016
‘What kind of society would we have if everyone in Ireland stopped drinking for a year?’ - Gabriel B
Irish movie star Gabriel Byrne says that we need to examine our dysfunctional relationship with drink and to let go of the mythology and denial that surrounds it
13th October 2016
Minister Catherine Byrne announces additional funding of €3m in Budget 2017 for drugs and social i
Catherine Byrne TD, Minister of State for Communities and the National Drugs Strategy, has announced the allocation of an additional €3m in Budget 2017 to support drugs and social inclusion measures.
11th October 2016
Bad side-effects of drugs such as Valium a ‘medical disaster’
Ex-government press secretary Shane Kenny to screen his documentary on benzodiazepine
10th October 2016
Major hike in people given emergency help for heroin overdose with Naloxone drug
The use of an emergency drug to save lives in the event of a heroin overdose has doubled in the past year.
10th October 2016
I overdosed twice in two days to get methadone: A drug user on trying to get clean
Heroin users in Galway are intentionally overdosing in an attempt to fast-track their access to methadone.
6th October 2016
Was ‘responsible drinking’ campaign harmful to public health?
A study analysing drinks company Diageo’s controversial ‘Stop Out of Control Drinking’ (SOOCD) campaign in Ireland has found that its promotion of “responsible drinking” could actually undermine public health.
5th October 2016
This glamorous Instagram account shows how easily we can miss alcohol addiction
Do you follow Louise Delage on Instagram? She has nearly 56,000 followers and ticks almost every box of an aspirational Instagrammer.
3rd October 2016
RTE star Blathnaid Treacy urges young people to talk about drugs
The launch of the 2017 Drugs.ie ‘Let’s Talk about Drugs’ National Youth Media Awards took place at City Hall, Dublin earlier today.
3rd October 2016
Alcohol a factor in almost one third of fatal motorcycle crashes
ALCOHOL WAS A factor in 29% of fatal crashes involving motorcycles between 2008 and 2012.

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