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11th March 2013
Patient with anthrax takes total in England to five cases
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware that a person who injected heroin has been diagnosed with anthrax infection in Suffolk and has died.
6th March 2013
Drugs.ie wins silver award in Samsung Digital Media Awards 2013
Drugs.ie has won a silver award in the Charity category of the Samsung Digital Media Awards 2013.
6th March 2013
Rise in ‘designer drugs’ poses serious health risk: UN report
The report from the International Narcotics Control Board said Europe alone almost one new substance is appearing every week.
6th March 2013
Column: Mental health and alcohol – the elephant in the room
Mental well-being is finally getting some of the attention it warrants – but the dark relationship between psychological health and alcohol continues to be largely ignored, writes Anne-Marie Flynn.
5th March 2013
FF proposes 7.5% alcohol levy to fund suicide prevention
A 7.5 per cent levy should be imposed on alcohol sales in offlicences to fund increased services in the area of suicide prevention, Fianna Fáil has proposed.
4th March 2013
Intimidation over drug debts on rise
Young men who owe money to drug dealers are still fleeing to England to avoid retribution, Fr Peter McVerry has said.
1st March 2013
Tobacco health bill at €1bn, says Reilly
Annual health service costs for treating tobacco-related illnesses are the same, at €1 billion, as the cuts being sought in the public sector wage bill, the Dáil has heard.
1st March 2013
Link between alcohol, suicide and self-harm must not be ignored – Neville
Fine Gael Limerick TD and President of the Irish Association of Sucidology, Dan Neville, has said that the link between alcohol abuse, suicide and self-harm must not be ignored.
27th February 2013
Charity launches Ireland’s first Alcohol Awareness Week
National Charity, The Alcohol Forum will launch Ireland’s first Alcohol Awareness Week from 18 to 22 March, with the aim of raising public knowledge of the country’s “harmful drinking culture” and challenge communities to evaluate their role in tackling it.
26th February 2013
Tackling the telltale signs of drug use
Tackling the telltale signs of drug use

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