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14th October 2013
Rise in addiction to cocktail of alcohol, cocaine and benzodiazepineOne of Ireland’s largest drug treatment centres has reported a rise in addiction to a cocktail of alcohol, cocaine and benzodiazepine among the clients using its service last year.
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14th October 2013
Mayor backs use of mobile injecting units in cityPlans are under way to set up “mobile injecting units” to stop drugs addicts from shooting up on Dublin’s main streets, the Sunday Independent has learnt.
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12th October 2013
Ecstasy: the comeback pillThe closure of headshops, the low price of tablets and the ease of manufacture and supply have reignited the almost-dead ecstasy scene. How big is the problem?
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12th October 2013
Cannabis causing strokes in young people, Irish medic saysConsultant has seen ‘five or six cases’ of young people having strokes after using herbal cannabis.
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11th October 2013
Poll: Should we have a minimum price for alcohol?Doctors say minimum pricing for alcohol should be a priority in next week’s Budget as a way of preventing people from binge drinking.
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11th October 2013
GPs call for minimum pricing on alcohol and sugar taxThe Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) said targeting the “excessive alcohol consumption in Ireland” should be a national priority.
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10th October 2013
FF wants to raise USC on incomes over €100k and increase the price of cigarettes and wineFianna Fáil has proposed raising the universal social charge on those earning over €100,000 as well as raising excise duty on cigarettes by €1 and bottles of wine by 50 cent, in its pre-Budget submission launched today.
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10th October 2013
Judge urges more facilities to help drug addictsA judge has said that until a sufficient number of properly resourced facilities for drug addicts are put in place, more deaths like that suffered by James Sherlock will occur.
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9th October 2013
MEPs pass new rules on sale of tobaccoNew rules to take some of the glamour out of smoking were passed by the European Parliament, but the industry’s massive lobbying campaign won important concessions.
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8th October 2013
Taoiseach writes to MEPs before key tobacco voteTaoiseach writes to Irish MEPs and members of European People’s Party in advance of vote
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