News

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22nd July 2016
Strong evidence links alcohol to seven types of cancerThere is strong evidence that alcohol causes seven types of cancer and probably others, a review has concluded.
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22nd July 2016
Bill to legalise medicinal cannabis tabled in DáilAn opposition TD has introduced a bill in the Dáil that would see cannabis legalised for medicinal use.
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22nd July 2016
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 is passed by the OireachtasThe Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 has finished its legislative passage through the Oireachtas.
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20th July 2016
Addiction to codeine on the riseThe drug is easily accessible here
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19th July 2016
Why is my pharmacist wary about codeine?From the Ask the GP section in the Irish Independent:
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19th July 2016
Third person charged over N-bomb death probeA third person was arrested and charged yesterday arising out of the investigation into the death of a man who had allegedly ingested a drug known as N-bomb in Cork City in January.
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18th July 2016
Decriminalise all drugs says Junior Justice MinisterStanton also wants Traveller ethnicity recognised.
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15th July 2016
The ‘War On Drugs’ is driving a global epidemic of HIV, TB and hepatitisTHE PRACTICE OF imprisoning drug users is driving huge epidemics of infectious diseases such as HIV, according to major new international research.
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12th July 2016
I know people will be fearful, but there’s a crisis, says ByrneNew Drugs Minister Catherine Byrne is expecting some people to react negatively to supervised injection clinics for drug users, but insisted the drugs crisis must be addressed.
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11th July 2016
Drink driving enforcement to be stepped upDrink driving enforcement and an education initiative are to be stepped up following a rise in road deaths in the last 12 months.