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14th June 2016
Smoking will soon be banned in most Irish playgrounds
The majority of local authorities have committed to smoke-free policies
12th June 2016
New laws to crack down on gangland drugs crisis
New laws to crack down on the possession of synthetic cannabis, prescription pills and new psychoactive substances are on the way.
10th June 2016
Over half counterfeit drugs seized were anabolic steroids
Anabolic steroids, increasingly popular among young males to obtain a pumped-up physique, accounted for more than half of the 60,000 counterfeit units of medicine seized in a single week by Irish enforcement agencies in partnership with the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA).
9th June 2016
First supervised drug injection centre set to open in Dublin this year
Health Minister Simon Harris has confirmed that the government intends to proceed with plans to open a medically supervised injection centre in Dublin this year.
9th June 2016
People coming out of drug treatment programmes are relapsing because of the lack of housing
The chairman of a drug treatment programme said that the government needed to give more urgency to the housing crisis.
9th June 2016
Addiction centre urges Government to consider housing needs
Coolmine Therapeutic Community sees 42% increase in residential admissions in 2015
9th June 2016
Calls to solve issue of housing for drug addicts
Many recovering drug addicts relapse as they cannot access appropriate housing, a leading treatment service has said.
8th June 2016
Dublin drug treatment centre saw 42% increase in people seeking its services in 2015
1,350 people were supported through Coolmine Therapeutic Centre’s services, the centre’s annual report shows
8th June 2016
Plan to ban drink ads changed after job losses claim
Plans to ban billboards and hoardings advertising alcoholic beverages near schools were watered down after advertisers warned proposed changes would have a devastating impact on businesses and lead to job losses.
8th June 2016
Sister of teen who died from designer drug unveils hard-hitting poster campaign
The sister of a teenager who died after taking a deadly designer drug has unveiled a hard-hitting poster campaign to highlight the lethal dangers of such drugs.

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