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31st March 2016
Ireland ranks high as a ‘nanny state’ on alcohol
Ireland has ranked fourth in a survey of European ‘Nanny States’ when it comes to laws on cigarettes, alcohol and food.
31st March 2016
Ireland among EU’s most regulated ‘nanny states’
Ireland is the fourth most regulated ‘nanny state’ in the EU, according to a new report that ranks countries by their policies on eating, smoking, and drinking.
31st March 2016
Cannabis oil halts boy’s seizures
A little boy whose body has been racked with seizures up to 20 times a day since he was five months old has been seizure free for three months following his mother’s move to the US for cannabis oil treatment.
30th March 2016
More children taken into care after upsurge in crack cocaine addiction
THE devastating impact crack cocaine can have on families is starting to appear across Tallaght communities, after a number of children were taking into care.
30th March 2016
Dublin flats no place for the young: Drug users in stairwells and football games on top of sheds
Amid Luas works, residents of an inner-city flat complex feel left behind.
29th March 2016
‘Often by the time the patient reaches us, the alcohol damage is irreversible’
Gastroenterologist Aoibhlinn O’Toole’s work ranges from cancer to inflammatory bowel disease
24th March 2016
Sister to share impact of drug death
The impact of the death of a Co Cork teenager who took synthetic drugs will be shared by his sister with young people at similar risk.
23rd March 2016
Case studies: Catch 22 for those who help grandkids due to family drug addiction
Many grandparents who intervene to care for their grandchildren because of their children’s drug addiction are being put in a Catch 22 situation by the State.
22nd March 2016
Alcohol sponsor link to teen drinking
Children and young people are being bombarded with messages at sports events that encourage early drinking and risky behaviour.
22nd March 2016
State adds to ‘kinship’ carers’ stress
State childcare services are compounding the distress suffered by grandparents who step in to care for their grandchildren because of their own children’s addiction, research has found.

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