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4th May 2011
My son has been on heroin for more than 10 years—and of course I still love himI’ll never forget the gorgeous, happy smile Paul had when he was a baby. You couldn’t help feeling good when you looked at him—and you just had to smile back at him.
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4th May 2011
The worried families all over the country who have come together to help each otherThere are many children of addicts in this country. They get up in the morning. They go to school. They eat and drink and play. Like other children, they suffer.
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4th May 2011
Concerns at overuse of sedatives in hospitalsMental health inspectors have raised concerns over the “widespread” use of sedatives and other powerful drugs in psychiatric hospitals.
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4th May 2011
Tipperary bar staff in landmark court case after alcohol deathTwo barmen are due to go on trial tomorrow for the manslaughter of a British man who died from acute alcohol intoxication.
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3rd May 2011
Limited passive smoking ‘alters brain’Exposure to secondhand smoke in an enclosed car has a direct measurable effect on the brain and this effect is similar to what happens in the brain of a smoker, the results of a new study indicate.
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30th April 2011
Depaul Ireland: Open Call for Theatre Groups or Artists to ParticipateLife’s No Picnic on the Streets 2011 at Electric Picnic & beyond
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30th April 2011
I smoked my first joint at 11, spent a Christmas in a squat, but treatment saved meSheila (not her real name) was 11 when she smoked her first joint at an Irish college summer camp. By 14 she was smoking joints every day, drinking at weekends and taking speed and ecstasy.
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30th April 2011
The middle-class Irish teens who have everything—but still succumb to drugsLast Saturday, 15-year-old Isobel Reilly, a popular student loved by family and friends, died after taking drugs at a house party.
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29th April 2011
Concern over ‘major booze-ups’.Major booze-ups” in private houses are a new social phenomenon that are draining Gardai resources and causing depression and anti-social behaviour, according to a Roscommon County Councillor.
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29th April 2011
Counselling course expanded to CorkTackling the growing problem of drug use in Cork, a training programme in narcotics counselling and intervention skills will continue this September.
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