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30th May 2014
Smokers are cutting back on food to fund their cravingThe disastrous smoking habits of the Irish have been highlighted in two new studies — we are far more prone than other Europeans to continue smoking after suffering a stroke and one in 10 of us cut back on food to fund our craving.
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28th May 2014
From the UK: More young revellers ‘pre-loading’Young people drink significant quantities of alcohol before they go out as they find bars and nightclubs “scary”, according to a study.
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28th May 2014
Record number of new synthetic drugs detectedA record number of new synthetic drugs are being detected in Europe — but stretched agencies are unable to keep up with the dizzying array of substances because of budget cuts.
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28th May 2014
Over 80 per cent of drug seizures in Europe are for cannabisMore than 80 percent of drug seizures in Europe are for cannabis, a massive study on drug use in Europe has found.
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28th May 2014
EU agency to monitor Uruguay’s bid to legalise cannabisThe EU drugs agency is in discussions with Uruguay about monitoring its landmark decision to legalise cannabis.
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28th May 2014
‘Legal highs’ fear as Ireland ranks third for drug deathsSynthetic drugs and so-called “legal highs” are becoming a major threat in Ireland, causing 11 deaths in just one year.
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27th May 2014
‘Growing pressure’ of legal highsThe rate at which new “legal highs” are flooding the drugs market in Europe continues to rise, an EU drugs agency has said, as open sale of the substances online increases their availability.
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27th May 2014
Ireland is the third highest for drug-induced deaths in EuropeThe European drug report finds that Ireland has third highest drug-induced deaths in Europe.
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27th May 2014
HSE Public Health North West NoticeThe HSE Public Health Department in the North West has become aware of a number of people with serious illness requiring medical treatment/intervention as a result of taking substances including an ecstasy like substance known as Double Cross and/or Double Black.
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27th May 2014
Drug warning as man fights for life after friend diesThe father of a man who is fighting for his life after taking drugs that killed his friend has pleaded with gardai to catch the dealers.
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