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17th March 2012
Houses of the Oireachtas: National Drugs StrategySenator Deirdre Clune: I raise this issue because on Monday the Irish Examiner examined figures released by the Health Research Board which indicated that in 2004, 34 cases of heroin addiction had been noted in Cork.
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16th March 2012
ICGP backs Steering Group’s calls to limit access to alcoholThe ICGP has backed calls to make it more difficult for consumers to buy alcohol, as recommended by last month’s Steering Group Report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy.
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16th March 2012
Health Committee Chairman welcomes Minister’s commitment to bring forward health bill to address aChairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer TD has welcomed the commitment by the Minister of State with responsibility for primary care.
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16th March 2012
Houses of the Oireachtas Private Members’ Business - Drugs Task ForcesDeputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of interim funded drugs task force projects administered through the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee and City of Dublin Youth Service Board.
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16th March 2012
Kids more familiar with alcohol brands than sweet treatsChildren as young as 10 are more familiar with leading alcohol brands than those for popular snacks, according to a survey.
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16th March 2012
Consumption of alcohol up for second year in rowOireachtas Coommittee: Health: The amount of alcohol being consumed by Irish adults increased last year for the second year in a row, provisional figures from the Central Statistics Office and Revenue Commissioners show.
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16th March 2012
Alcohol consumption increasesThe amount of alcohol being consumed by Irish adults increased last year for the second year in a row, provisional figures from the Central Statistics Office and Revenue Commissioners show.
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15th March 2012
Health Committee to discuss substance misuse strategy with Minister Roisin ShortallMinister of State with responsibility for primary care, Roisin Shortall, TD, will attend the meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, 15th March to discuss the Steering Group Report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy.
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15th March 2012
Houses of the Oireachtas: Private Members’ Business - Drugs in PrisonsDeputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the how he intends to ensure that our prison system becomes a drug-free system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14th March 2012
Addiction seminar for local health professionalsA seminar for Wexford health care professionals on issues related to addiction, will be held in the Talbot Hotel on Tuesday, March 20.
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