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3rd July 2011
Alcohol Action Ireland: Invitation to TenderAlcohol Action Ireland invites tenders from qualified individuals and organisations to conduct research to measure young people’s exposure to, and awareness of, alcohol marketing in Ireland.
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1st July 2011
Health Alert: Mate De Coca Coca TeaAs a result of an adverse clinical incident a sample of Tea, labelled “Mate De Coca Coca Tea”, has been analysed by the Forensic Science Laboratory and found to contain cocaine.
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1st July 2011
Reilly plans images for cigarette packagesMinister for Health James Reilly is to initiate new legislation which will compel tobacco companies to include combined text and photographic warnings on packaging.
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30th June 2011
An addiction on prescriptionThe misuse of benzodiazepines continues to be a significant issue in Irish society and doctors must accept their role in this problem, June Shannon reports.
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29th June 2011
Upcoming conference ‘Parish Prevention of Substance Misuse’.This conference is a joint initiative by Crosscare Drug & Alcohol Programme and the Irish Bishops Drugs Initiative.
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28th June 2011
Head shop drugs widely available online, study warnsBanned head shop drugs are still widely available on the internet, while Customs officials have made 23 seizures already this year, it emerged yesterday.
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28th June 2011
Control of online sales of head shop drugs a ‘challenge’Recent legislation has largely shut down the retail “head shop” trade in psychoactive drugs, but controlling internet-based purchases of the drugs remains a challenge.
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28th June 2011
FETAC Level 5 Understanding Mental Health – Dublin, Limerick & SigoThe FETAC Level 5 Understanding Mental Health Component Certificate course is delivered by The Learning Curve Institute over 10 weeks with 3 hours of lectures per week in the evenings; 30 hours total classroom time.
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28th June 2011
DIT research shows renewed efforts needed to tackle sale of illegal ‘headshop drugs’ onlineRenewed efforts are needed to tackle the sale of illegal ‘headshop drugs’ on the internet, according to new research undertaken by DIT.
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27th June 2011
Renewed efforts needed to tackle sale of illegal ‘headshop drugs’ onlineRenewed efforts are needed to tackle the sale of illegal ‘headshop drugs’ on the internet, according to new research from the National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD).
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