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3rd April 2012
Poles apart: Fans warned over local brewBeer-loving soccer fans heading to Poland for Euro 2012 this summer have been advised to ration their consumption of the strong local brews.
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1st April 2012
Cannabis returns to top of tradeCannabis and herbal marijuana have re-emerged as the dominant product in the Irish drugs trade as an affordable ‘high’ replacing the cocaine-fuelled market of the economic ‘boom’ period, gardai say.
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29th March 2012
Just one glass of wine a day linked to breast cancer: researchWomen should stick to just one glass of wine a day and those with a family history of breast cancer should abstain altogether as researchers find even moderate alcohol consumption increases chances of developing the disease.
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28th March 2012
ICGP publishes update to opiate guidelinesThe ICGP has published an update to its guidelines “Working with opiate users in community-based primary care”.
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28th March 2012
Europeans are world’s heaviest drinkers: WHO reportPeople in Europe drink more alcohol than in any other part of the world, downing the equivalent of 12.5 litres of pure alcohol a year or almost three glasses of wine a day, according to report by the World Health Organisation and the European Commission.
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28th March 2012
Two drinks help heart attack victimsA drink or two each day can help men who have survived a heart attack lower their risk of death, according to a new study.
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28th March 2012
Prices prompt heavy drinkers to cut downHeavy and underage drinkers are most likely to reduce alcohol consumption if prices go up, according to a World Health Organisation report.
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27th March 2012
Western Region Drugs Task Force Small Grants Scheme 2012The Western Region Drugs Task Force (WRDTF) invites applications for the 2012 Small Grants Scheme for once-off funding from Voluntary and Community groups/agencies who are working to tackle drug and alcohol misuse in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.
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27th March 2012
Keeping mother and baby together‘I am going to be one of the ones who makes it. I am a very determined person and there is too much to lose if I don’t.” Simone is nearing the end of a six-month residential programme in Ashleigh House, Ireland’s only mother and child drug rehabilitation facility.
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26th March 2012
Endeavour award marks two decades of drugs awarenessA northside community group is marking its 20th anniversary with a special ‘Endeavour Award’ as part of the annual Let’s Talk About Drugs National Media Awards.
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