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9th August 2010
Ruth Dudley Edwards: Forget failed war on drugs, we need to make our peaceIf we had the courage to legalise all drugs, we could transform so many lives, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards.
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6th August 2010
Political support for Youth CafeTown councillors in Mullingar have thrown their weight behind proposals for the opening of a “youth café” in Mullingar, at their monthly meeting in Market House last week.
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6th August 2010
Coroner warns of death from heroinThe Dublin city coroner warned about sudden death from heroin use yesterday at the inquest of a man who was said by his family to have been clean for 12 months.
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6th August 2010
One in five driven by drug driversResearch commissioned by the Road Safety Authority among 17- to 34-year-olds into the use of illegal drugs while driving has highlighted alarming behaviour, with as many as one in five admitting they were a passenger in a car driven by someone under the influence of drugs.
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5th August 2010
Call for Prosposals to Pilot National Drugs Rehabilitation FrameworkThe National Drugs Rehabilitation Implementation Committee (NDRIC) is calling for submissions from interested parties to inform/assist with the implementation of National Drugs Rehabilitation Framework.
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5th August 2010
Coroner warns of death from heroinThe Dublin city coroner warned about sudden death from heroin use yesterday at the inquest of a man who was said by his family to have been clean for 12 months.
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5th August 2010
Two held over Dublin drug seizureTwo people have been arrested in connection with a drugs seizure in Dublin city centre.
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5th August 2010
Teen sent for trial over €11k drugs haul at age of 14A 16-year-old boy, who was allegedly found with more than €11,000 worth of heroin and drug dealing paraphernalia his bedroom, has been served with a book of evidence and sent forward for trial before a judge and jury.
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4th August 2010
Hemporium customers vent anger at closureA local head shop says “mass public hysteria” caused by the media is the reason for its closure and supporters have filled the window with messages of anger targeted at the government.
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3rd August 2010
Reduce the use: An 8 session course on reducing cocaine use.This course has been developed by the SAOL project in consultation with local drugs services to respond to the need for tools which can assist participants with problematic cocaine use.