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21st January 2019
Number of people taking HSE online test for drug addiction doublesNumber of people taking HSE online test for drug addiction doubles
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18th January 2019
Parents who regularly take three or more drinks a day may be abusing childrenAddiction specialist warns parents on impact of their drinking on family
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17th January 2019
Plans to introduce additional needle bins in Cork city centreThe HSE is to increase the number of needle bins in Cork city centre to reduce the volume of used drug paraphernalia discarded in the city.
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16th January 2019
Alcohol-related deaths in NI soar - to all-time high Read more at: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/newLast year - 2017 - saw the number of alcohol related deaths in Northern Ireland increase for the fourth consecutive year to the highest on record
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16th January 2019
New programme for substance abuse recoveryTuras Counselling Services, a not-for-profit organisation providing addiction supports to people in the North East, is running a 15-week structured day programme from February 5.
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15th January 2019
One or two joints is all it takes to alter teenage brains, research showsEven a small amount of cannabis can alter brain structure in children, research suggests
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15th January 2019
Cork addiction charity agrees to stop insulting clientsAddicts say they are verbally abused and left in hysterics by ‘horrible’ counselling sessions
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14th January 2019
Cannabis: More people seeking treatment as strength doublesCannabis: More people seeking treatment as strength doubles
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10th January 2019
SCIENCE SAYS THAT THESE ARE THE FIVE MOST ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES ON EARTHSCIENCE SAYS THAT THESE ARE THE FIVE MOST ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES ON EARTH
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9th January 2019
Anne: It’s Time to Build the Supervised Injecting FacilityWe as a society have allowed harmful drug policies to stigmatise and dehumanise a vulnerable cohort of people for far too long.