News

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28th July 2014
Thousands of Irish could have this ‘hidden’ disease and not know itYou could have Hepatitis C but not know it.
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28th July 2014
World Hepatitis Day – Monday 28th July 2014World Hepatitis Day is an annual event which takes place on the 28th July and is endorsed by the World Health Organization.
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25th July 2014
Funds only for ‘no smoking’ playgroundsAll public playgrounds and recreation areas for children will have to be “no smoking” in future if they want funding.
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25th July 2014
Drink-driving offences have been cut by half in the last five yearsDrink-driving offences have plummeted by more than 50% in the last five years, according to a report published this afternoon.
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25th July 2014
Opinion: For drug service reform to work, we need to be brave and innovativeThere are key issues to consider in ensuring that addiction services provide both high quality care for service users and value for money for the taxpayer
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24th July 2014
From the UK: Number of drug users in England and Wales rises to 2.7mThe number of adults using illicit drugs in England and Wales rose by an estimated 230,000 to 2.7 million over the last year, crime survey figures show.
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23rd July 2014
Gardaí seized ecstasy worth €3.5m last yearSeizures of ecstasy jumped in 2013, while hauls of cannabis and cocaine fell significantly, official figures show.
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22nd July 2014
New Video Warning On Dodgy DrugsPMA is like ecstacy and has been linked to the deaths of two Dublin men
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22nd July 2014
Ana Liffey Drug Project create an animated video as part of their PMA/PMMA awareness campaign.Earlier this year, a number of deaths related to PMA (Paramethoxyamphetamine) and PMMA (Paramethoxymethamphetamine) were reported in the national press.
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22nd July 2014
Alcohol still tops list of Galway addictionsAlcohol remains the single-biggest drug abused by Galway people availing of addiction treatment – heroin, morphine and cannabis are problematic too.