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14th March 2012
Northern Irish Police issue ‘legal high’ warningA so-called legal high being sold across shop counters in Northern Ireland contains a potentially deadly Class A drug, police have said.
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13th March 2012
Heroin effective in treating addictionUsing heroin’s active ingredient to treat addiction is cheaper and more effective than using methadone, according to a new study in Canada.
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13th March 2012
Web Assistant Internship OpportunityWe are seeking applications for a Website Assistant Intern through the FAS Job Bridge scheme.
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12th March 2012
Campaign to end ‘drink-fuelled mess’ on March 17thA Galway city councillor says he has won support for efforts to avoid the “drink-fuelled mess” that the city has become on St Patrick’s Day in recent years.
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12th March 2012
Number of addicts seeking help rises in every countySouth Tipperary, Kerry, Waterford, Roscommon and Cork City have experienced the sharpest rises in the number of heroin addicts seeking help, figures show.
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11th March 2012
UK: Mephedrone more popular since being banned – surveyFour in 10 club-goers questioned say mephedrone is their drug of choice
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10th March 2012
Paddy’s Day alcohol and drug-free nightclub in DublinThe Funky Seomra is an Irish based alcohol and drug free nightclub.
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9th March 2012
Study: LSD may treat alcoholismPsychedelic drug LSD could be used as an effective method to treat alcoholism, scientists say.
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8th March 2012
Addiction is not simply geneticsIt would be wonderful to attribute our penchant for addictive damaging activities, such as overeating, smoking cigarettes or binge drinking, wholly on our genetic make up.
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8th March 2012
Mountjoy drug-free unit to open later this monthA drug-free unit is to open at Mountjoy Prison as part of a major refurbishment programme at the Dublin jail, with similar drug-free units to open in all closed prisons by the end of the year.