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28th December 2013
Warning over ecstasy-type tablets after North death
One man die and four others are admitted to hospital after taking yellow ‘speckled rolex’
26th December 2013
Explosion in new ‘designer drugs’ sparks fears for safety of users
A new breed of designer drugs cooked up in backstreet laboratories threatens to flood the market, posing untold risks to the health and safety of users.
25th December 2013
Harm Reduction Treatment Programme for Individuals who Misuse Cannabis
The HSE Mid West Drug & Alcohol Service is piloting a group treatment programme for individuals who are considering changing their pattern of cannabis (weed/hash) use.
23rd December 2013
Calling time on unhealthy tradition of ‘12 Pubs of Christmas’ binge
Publicans worried about large groups engaging in drunken, disorderly behaviour
20th December 2013
From the UK: Drinking among young exaggerated as middle-aged habits cause alarm
The pictures regularly fill television screens regularly, especially around Christmas, of young people stumbling drunkenly down British streets in the early hours.
20th December 2013
Dr Mark Rowe: Going easy on the drink will make your life better as well as longer
As a nation, the Irish have traditionally had a high tolerance for excessive “social” drinking, especially around the festive season.
20th December 2013
Alcohol toolkit created for primary care
There remains reluctance on the part of patients and GPs to raise issues around alcohol problems, Mr Rolande Anderson, the former ICGP alcohol project director has told the Medical Independent (MI).
19th December 2013
Hungover drivers as dangerous as drunk motorists
Driving with a hangover is just as dangerous as drunk driving, two new international studies have confirmed.
19th December 2013
Bill to outlaw tobacco lobbying defeated in Seanad
The Government has defeated a Seanad private member’s Bill to criminalise lobbying of government officials by tobacco manufacturers and their representatives by 25 votes to 22
19th December 2013
Government welcomes EU directive on larger tobacco health warnings
The Government has welcomed the conclusion of European measures to standardise all tobacco products with larger, more graphic health warnings.

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