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9th July 2019
Benzodiazepine use in Irish over 65s is higher than international averageTHE USE OF benzodiazepine medication by over 65s is the highest in the OECD, according to a new Department of Health report.
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9th July 2019
Personal drug use may lead to cautions rather than criminal prosecutionGardaí and the DPP are examining applying cautions rather than pursuing criminal prosecutions for people caught in possession of drugs for personal use.
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4th July 2019
Gardaí refuse to provide policing plan needed for injecting centre until planning permission is graMerchants Quay Ireland applied to Dublin City Council for planning permission for the centre last year.
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4th July 2019
Updated application for Dublin drug-injecting facility submittedMedically supervised facility must open without delay, Merchant’s Quay says
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3rd July 2019
Inclusion of chronic pain conditions on cannabis access scheme will be ‘kept under review’CHRONIC PAIN CONDITIONS which are not currently listed under the new medicinal cannabis access scheme will “kept under review” for possible future inclusion, according to Health Minister Simon Harris.
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27th June 2019
Dr Eamon Keenan talks to RTE Radio 1 about festival drug useHow to reduce the harms at festivals
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27th June 2019
World Drug Report 2019World Drug Report 2019
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27th June 2019
Medical Cannabis Access Programme launch enables compassionate access to cannabis for medical reasonMedical Cannabis Access Programme launch enables compassionate access to cannabis for medical reasons
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26th June 2019
Students going on foreign holidays should be careful on first night, Alcohol Action Ireland warnStudents celebrating the end of their exams by jetting off on a post-Leaving Cert holiday are advised to avoid a wild ‘first night - all nighter’ when they arrive.
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25th June 2019
Housing First services to be rolled out in Wicklow, Meath and Kildare for the first timeA NEW CONTRACT has been put out to tender to provide Housing First services in Kildare, Meath and Wicklow for the first time.