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25th March 2011
Seizures of illegal medicines riseThe number of weight loss drugs detained by the authorities after being bought online by Irish consumers increased by almost 500 per cent last year, the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) has said.
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25th March 2011
UCD & Merchants Quay 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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25th March 2011
Failing war on drugs has created an army of criminal monstersYou don’t usually think of the Times of London as a source of subversive material, but in July 1967 it carried a most unusual full-page advertisement that exposed the absurdity of establishment thinking on drugs, then and now.
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24th March 2011
Donegal waits as Daìl debates mandatory breath testingThe introduction of compulsory breath-testing at road accidents is likely to move a step closer today with the expected passing of the Road Traffic Bill 2011 by the members of Dáil Eireann.
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24th March 2011
Drink-drive arrests rise in ‘return to bad habits’The number of motorists being caught drink driving is increasing for the first time in three years.
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24th March 2011
Irish priest suggests children may be taken from drug addictsA leading campaigner on social issues has suggested that Irish authorities should take children away from drug abusing parents until they are in a position to look after them properly.
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23rd March 2011
Book launch: Overcoming Alcohol MisuseOver half of all Irish drinkers have harmful pattern of drinking. A practical step by step guide for those recovering from alcohol addiction, written by consultant addiction psychiatrist Dr Conor Farren, has been launched.
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23rd March 2011
Dáil to debate alcohol-testing BillLegislation giving gardaí the power to carry out mandatory breathtesting at the scene of a crash is to be debated in the Dáil tomorrow, the first Bill to be considered by the new Government.
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22nd March 2011
Mitchel Mc Laughlin calls for Environmental Levy on alcohol containersSinn Féin Economy Spokesperson, Mitchel Mc Laughlin MLA (South Antrim) has called for the introduction of a refundable levy on all alcohol containers.
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22nd March 2011
Gardaí launch inquiry into TD growing cannabisThe President of the Garda Representative Association has said an investigation has been launched into claims that a newly elected TD is growing and using cannabis.
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