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18th August 2009
New drugs.ie Podcast: A story of recovery from alcoholism.This episode features the RTE Radio 1 documentary “Soul Wings”“. A story of recovery from alcoholism .
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17th August 2009
Time to stand up to drinks industry and ban advertsVarious aspects of our culture are exploited to market alcohol, writes Michael Loftus in The Irish Times.
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14th August 2009
Message in a Bottle: Alcohol Policy Seminar.Creating discussion and debate about alcohol and its relationship with the individual,the community and the wider societal environment.
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10th August 2009
Heroin addicts left waiting for methadone supplies.The withdrawal of hundreds of pharmacists from their State contracts is hampering the recovery of more than 5,000 stabilised heroin addicts across the country.
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6th August 2009
Methadone addicts hit hard by dispute.Among those waiting outside one of the HSE’s emergency methadone clinics in Dublin yesterday evening was Dave – who did not want to give his surname – an electrician who had to leave his work early in order to get his daily prescribed methadone.
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5th August 2009
Methadone scheme for recovering addicts also hit by closures.A number of pharmacies in Dublin city centre, including some involved in dispensing methadone to recovering heroin addicts, were closed yesterday with notices posted outside explaining closure was due the pharmacists dispute with the HSE/Minister Harney.
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4th August 2009
Alcohol a factor in up to half of youth crimes.About 1,000 children aged 12 or under were referred to gardai last year after being suspected of committing an offence, according to latest juvenile justice figures.
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4th August 2009
War on drugs is not working, says EU CommissionThe war on drugs has not reduced the production, trafficking, availability or use of drugs, a massive study by the European Commission has found.
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3rd August 2009
Tough new powers for gardai in crackdown on drug drivers.Drug users who sit behind the wheel will be targeted under tough new laws due to come into effect next month.
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30th July 2009
Pharmacy row sparks methadone clinic fears.The potential for further chaos loomed in the pharmacies dispute last night as it emerged that no alternative methadone clinics are being set up.