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27th September 2010
For all our efforts, the abuse of paracetamol continuesIt’s the common painkiller that’s as easy to buy as a loaf of bread in any supermarket.
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27th September 2010
Addressing alcohol related harm issues in DunfanaghyDunfanaghy Family Resource Centre hosted a Community Information Event in the Ozanam Community Centre, on Wednesday 22 last.
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26th September 2010
Little hope of tackling the drugs scourge in very heart of capitalThere are 15 heroin treatment centres within a small area north of the Liffey and three more in the area immediately to the south of the river in central Dublin, attracting thousands of addicts into the city centre each day.
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26th September 2010
Healy-Rae opposes teen drink planIndependent councillor and publican Danny Healy-Rae has strongly criticised a plan to use children to carry out test purchases of alcohol so gardaí can assess what bars, clubs and off-licences are selling drink to minors.
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25th September 2010
Red light’ warning over heroin spreadRed warning lights should be attached to a report highlighting the spread of heroin across the country, former prison governor John Lonergan has said.
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25th September 2010
Over-the-counter analgesics require closer monitoringPhysicians should ask their patients specifically about the use of non-prescribed analgesics when taking medication histories, concluded the largest published collection of cases examining over-the-counter (OTC) codeine-ibuprofen misuse.
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24th September 2010
Record numbers of heroin users treatedThe number of heroin users in treatment has reached record levels since the recession began and is increasing most significantly in the regions, according to the biggest drug treatment group in the Republic.
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24th September 2010
Heroin use continues to rise in capital with 640 new injectors seeking helpThe number of heroin users in Dublin continues to grow – with an extra 642 new drug-injectors seeking help last year from one of the country’s leading charities working with drug users.
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23rd September 2010
Drug use in Wexford costing €15m a yearA reception held last Saturday to launch the expanded services of the Cornmarket Project into New Ross, Enniscorthy and Gorey heard that an estimated €15 million a year is now being spent on illegal drug use throughout County Wexford.
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23rd September 2010
Drinks companies recruit minors as fansSome drinks companies are deliberately flouting filtering software codes that were agreed by their industry and the Government in 2004 to prevent online marketing to minors, a lecturer in the School of Marketing at the Dublin Institute of Technology has claimed.
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