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28th April 2011
Pioneers threatened as revenue dries up
The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association (PTAA) faces imminent closure unless it can raise new funds, according to its chief executive.
28th April 2011
Reduced wait for methadone treatment
There were 61 people in Laois/Offaly awaiting methadone treatment for heroin addiction at the end of March, according to figures provided this week to the ‘Offaly Express’ by the HSE.
27th April 2011
Western Regional Drug Task Force: Invitation to Tender
The Western Region Drugs Task Force (WRDTF) invites tenders from Community Based Organisations/Agencies (Project Promoter) to tender to host a Drug & Alcohol Family Support project.
27th April 2011
Survey reveals Irish fork out €2,000 a year on alcohol
Irish people are spending on average almost €2,000 a year on alcohol with Dublin and Louth the counties with highest weekly intake, new figures show.
27th April 2011
Ireland ‘second in world’ for alcohol consumption
The country’s biggest boozers are in Louth and Dublin.
26th April 2011
Tobacco firms used diet-aid chemicals to convince people that smoking makes you thin
British and American tobacco companies deliberately added powerful appetite-suppressing chemicals to cigarettes to attract people worried about their weight, according to internal industry documents dating from 1949 to 1999.
25th April 2011
HSE blasted for funding just 30 detox beds
Director of the group, which works with heroin addicts battling to get off drugs, Tony Geoghegan, said the lack of residential detox beds shows the HSE’s lack of interest in tackling the issue.
23rd April 2011
HSE to develop policy to tackle benzodiazepines overuse
The Department of Health and the HSE are developing new policy to improve practices around the overuse of benzodiazepines (BZDs) within the health system.
22nd April 2011
US airstrikes dent sale of heroin in Ireland
American airstrikes on a major opium growing region in Afghanistan and the rise in cannabis “grow houses” has been attributed to a huge fall in the use of heroin in Cork.
22nd April 2011
Gardai to tackle outdoor drinking issue ahead of the summer
Gardai in Castlebar have pledged to tackle the issue of drinking outdoors over the coming weeks before the summer starts and the issue becomes a major problem.

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