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19th September 2019
75% of farmers feel drug use is ‘widespread’ in rural communitiesThree quarters of farmers and farm families believe drug use is now widespread in rural communities.
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18th September 2019
Minister Byrne announces €2.28m for 12 strategic initiatives to implement the National Drugs StratMinister Byrne announces €2.28m for 12 strategic initiatives to implement the National Drugs Strategy
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17th September 2019
Teenage cannabis users spending up to €100 per day - studyTeenage cannabis users in treatment are typically daily smokers spending as much as €50-€100 per day, new research has found.
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16th September 2019
Irish doctors monitoring US warnings about e-cigs after lung disease outbreakSeveral teenagers have been placed in medically induced comas.
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16th September 2019
Cannabis use by young significantly increases mental health risksThe cannabis of 2019 is not the cannabis of the Woodstock era
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11th September 2019
“Debt on me head”: a qualitative study of the experience of teenage cannabis users in treatment.The aim of this study was to understand more about the experience of young, treatment-seeking, cannabis users.
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11th September 2019
UCC Says No to Students Hoping to Hand Out Drug-Testing KitsUCC Students for Sensible Drug Policy Society has been denied permission to distribute the kits during freshers’ week.
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10th September 2019
7,600 people receive opioid-substitution treatment in first six months of 2019More than 7,600 people received opioid-substitution treatment in the first six months of this year.
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9th September 2019
Experts recommend zero alcohol for pregnant womenNo amount of alcohol at any stage of pregnancy is safe for your baby, a HSE campaign will warn today.
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6th September 2019
One in five young people would consider steroids useMore than one in five young people would consider taking muscle-building anabolic steroids, it has emerged.