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24th April 2014
Smoking cannabis can cause lethal damage to heart
Smoking cannabis can cause potentially lethal damage to the heart and arteries of young and middle-aged adults, a study has found.
24th April 2014
Illegal cigarette smugglers take to the high seas
This map shows the major tobacco smuggling routes into Ireland and reveals that cigarettes made in Asia and Africa generally come into the country by sea.
24th April 2014
HSE to ban sale & use of e-cigarettes in all health service facilities from 1 May
The Health Service Executive is to ban the use of electronic cigarettes in all health service facilities from the beginning of next month.
23rd April 2014
Profits of tobacco smugglers are higher than court imposed fines
Criminal gangs are earning profits equal to almost a thousand times the fines imposed on smugglers by the courts, according to the tobacco industry.
22nd April 2014
Ireland has 9,615 methadone users but care plans needed to get them drug-free
In the last three years the number of people on methadone has increased, according to figures released by the the Minister for Health James Reilly.
19th April 2014
2,000 suspected drink drivers arrested this year
Almost 2,000 suspected drink-drivers have been arrested this year, gardai said.
16th April 2014
Needle exchange scheme numbers rise 50% in four years
The number of needles issued by an exchange scheme in Northern Ireland has risen by more than 50% in the past four years.
16th April 2014
Casual use of cannabis ‘can alter brain permanently’
Experimenting with cannabis on a casual basis damages the brain permanently, research has found.
14th April 2014
Call to expand drug treatment in prison
Penal reformers have called on prison bosses to expand treatment provision for drug users within jails and to create drug-free sections for other inmates.
11th April 2014
Checks fail to curb drug abuse in prisons
There is “no strong evidence” the drugs problem in Irish prisons is reducing, despite the massive security infrastructure put in place, according to a new report.

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