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31st January 2019
First trial shows e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches and gum for quitters
Currently, 10% of Irish ex-smokers use e-cigarettes
31st January 2019
First trial shows e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches and gum for quitters
Currently, 10% of Irish ex-smokers use e-cigarettes
30th January 2019
Staying dry: How my month off booze turned into a life of sobriety
As ‘Dry January’ draws to a close, you might be debating staying sober. That’s exactly what writer Kate Gunn did
30th January 2019
Drug organisations urge Govt to stop criminalising personal drug use
The Government has been urged not to accept any proposals from a high-level committee that would continue to criminalise the possession of drugs for personal use.
29th January 2019
Mortality rates up to 10 times higher for homeless people
Mortality rates up to 10 times higher for homeless people
28th January 2019
Dealers make violent threats against 12-year-olds over cannabis debt
Parents of addicts have remortgaged their homes in some cases to pay off drug debts
25th January 2019
Tusla and HSE join forces in new initiative
HSE/Tusla partnership provides training for frontline health and social service staff working with affected children
24th January 2019
A warning on the failure to take cannabis use seriously
A warning on the failure to take cannabis use seriously
22nd January 2019
Big increase in heroin addiction in Cork and Kerry
Task force records ‘aging profile’ of people abusing drug in the south
22nd January 2019
HSE defends installation of biohazard bins in Cork
The HSE has defended the installation of biohazard bins in parts of Cork city to tackle drug litter - describing them as an important public health tool in the war against heroin.

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