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15th July 2013
The tobacco industry gets smoked out
Will the e-cigarette kill off the business that kills millions every year?
13th July 2013
Prosecution for possession of drugs drops off
The number of prosecutions for possession of drugs for personal use has fallen.
12th July 2013
From the UK: Anger at cigarette packs decision
The Government is facing the fury of health campaigners after plans for plain packaging for cigarettes were put on ice while it emerged minimum pricing of alcohol will be killed off altogether.
10th July 2013
Questions and answers on electronic cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)
What are electronic cigarettes?
10th July 2013
Mark Keenan: Will EU ruling take the puff out of e-cigarette revolution?
In a landmark ruling, the UK has decreed that electronic cigarettes are to be reclassified and regulated as ‘medicine’.
9th July 2013
Cannabis drug will soon be on hand to ease MS patients’ symptoms
With legislation expected to be brought forward later this year, cannabis will soon be made legally available for the first time in Ireland. Who is it aimed at and how will it work?
6th July 2013
Time to clear the air on cannabis
Users believe cannabis – most popular with higher socioeconomic groups – is now socially acceptable, and most people would like it legalised for medicinal use. But should it be?
5th July 2013
No single drug linked to eight deaths
No single killer drug was responsible for the deaths of eight people in Northern Ireland over the last four weeks, police have said.
5th July 2013
Gardaí examining ecstasy link in deaths
Gardaí are investigating two deaths thought to be related to the drug ecstasy at the same time the PSNI has warned drug takers in Belfast of the dangers of an ecstasy-style pill linked to eight deaths there.
4th July 2013
Batch of ‘Green Rolex’ pills linked to deaths ‘kill users by overheating their bodies’
A deadly batch of pills linked to eight deaths in Northern Ireland contain highly toxic chemicals that kill users by overheating their bodies, the PSNI has warned.

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