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11th November 2015
Minister to close legal loopholes in crackdown on drug drivingTransport Minister Paschal Donohoe has vowed to tackle the increasing issue of drug driving through legislation in a bid to crack down on bad driver behaviour.
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11th November 2015
Labour drugs plan opposed by gardaí and FGControversial plans to decriminalise drug use have been met with staunch opposition from within both Fine Gael and sections of the Gardaí, the Irish Independent can reveal.
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11th November 2015
Drugs ‘used by 82pc of Irish college students’Just 2pc of Irish third-level students have never consumed alcohol.
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10th November 2015
Mouth cancer is becoming increasingly more commonMouth cancer – which is linked to poor diet, drinking and smoking – is now the 10th most common cancer in men, according to new figures.
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10th November 2015
Swords Sleep-Out For HomelessnessA group of selfless workers from the North Dublin Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force, based in Swords decided to sleep rough on Main Street, Swords last Thursday night.
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10th November 2015
Children as young as 8 starting to smoke cannabisIrish schoolchildren as young as eight are experimenting with drugs, leading to problems by their early teens, a leading psychiatrist has warned.
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10th November 2015
Irish students as likely to try drugs as tobaccoAs many students have tried an illegal drug as have tried smoking, according to a study to be launched today.
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9th November 2015
GRA welcome move on ‘curse of drugs’Anything that can deal with the “curse of drugs” is to be welcomed, general secretary of the Garda Representative Association, PJ Stone, said yesterday.
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8th November 2015
Live Help Service Closed Monday 9th November for upgradeThe Drugs.ie Live Help service will be closed Monday 9th November 2105 for an essential upgrade. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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8th November 2015
At the Merchants Quay Night Café, staff and clients talk about injection centresIN A SMALL room in the back of the Merchants Quay Ireland centre Paul* (34) pulls up his jeans to show his scarred legs.