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26th January 2016
Teenagers are being used as ‘guinea pigs’ to test lethal substancesIrish teenagers are allowing themselves to be used as “human guinea pigs” to test lethal hallucinogenic drugs cooked up in Eastern European underground labs.
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26th January 2016
Graphic ads may aid drug warningA policing forum in Cork is to look at the possibility of creating a graphic advertising campaign to highlight the dangers of taking synthetic drugs.
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26th January 2016
Schools told expulsion over narcotics must be last resortDepartment of Education guidelines ensure secrecy around cases where school pupils are found to have been involved in drug possession or abuse. But most schools retain the right to expel pupils over drug incidents.
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25th January 2016
Most addicts who leave drug treatment centre remain cleanIndependent study shows success of treatment at Coolmine facility
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25th January 2016
David Coleman: Don’t stick your head in sand when it comes to your teen and drugsMany parents adopt a head-in-the-sand approach to drugs and their teenagers. We, somewhat naïvely, hope that our child won’t experiment with drugs. But this kind of attitude reflects a real ignorance about drugs, and the prevalence of drugs in teenage and youth culture.
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25th January 2016
Even before they’re teenagers, children are trying drugsLong before they go to college, Irish teenagers are mired in the drugs culture and parents must be wary
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25th January 2016
We’ve seen children aged 9 taking cocaine and heroin at 11, drugs worker revealsChildren as young as nine are using cocaine, an experienced drugs worker has said.
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25th January 2016
Hospitals brace themselves for surge of teen drug usersLatest synthetic highs can have lethal effects on those using them, consultant says
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25th January 2016
GP warns of the dangers of ‘soft’ drugsEven drugs deemed to be ‘soft’ can have profound effects on young users, a GP has warned.
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23rd January 2016
Cork teenager who took psychoactive drug dies in hospitalThe 18-year-old Cork student who was hospitalised after taking a synthetic drug at a house party earlier this week has died.
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