News

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28th August 2014
International Overdose Awareness Day prompts calls for Medically Supervised Injecting CentresInternational Overdose Awareness Day takes place on 31st August each year.
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27th August 2014
People urged to ‘say when sooner’The Irish Heart Foundation has launched a campaign urging people to know their alcohol intake limits.
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27th August 2014
New laws will ban the sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18The sale of e-cigarettes to teenagers and children under the age of 18 will be banned in the second quarter of next year, it has emerged.
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27th August 2014
Young holidaymakers risk heart issues over drinkYoung Irish holidaymakers can drink so much abroad they have to be admitted to hospital with potentially serious heart issues on their return to this country.
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27th August 2014
One person a day in Ireland dies from an overdoseOn average, one person a day in Ireland dies by overdose, roughly twice the number that die on the roads.
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26th August 2014
Social media helps boost the number of pioneersUp to 130,000 people in Ireland are currently pioneers.
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25th August 2014
From Northern Ireland: 70% of those on probation battling drugs or alcoholMore than 3,500 offenders being supervised by probation services in Northern Ireland have problems with drug and alcohol misuse.
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25th August 2014
Drugs found in 38% of homicide victimsSome 38% of victims of homicide had illicit drugs or medication in their system at the time of death, a study has found.
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25th August 2014
Increase in excise duty ‘threatens survival’ of off-licencesSome six out of 10 off-licences may be forced to close if excise duties are increased in the next budget, a representative body has claimed.
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22nd August 2014
International Overdose Awareness Day August 31stInternational Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on August 31st each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of drug-related death.