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20th January 2009
Report finds Irish teenagers have high drunkenness rateIrish teenagers record the second-highest level of drunkenness in an international comparison, with 29 per cent of 15-year-olds here claiming to have been drunk at least once in the last month.
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20th January 2009
Sudden deaths linked to alcohol.Almost 40 per cent of people who die suddenly in Cork test positive for alcohol in a postmortem report review, according to a new study published in the Irish Medical Journal.
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19th January 2009
Homeless alcoholics wait four months for detoxHomeless alcoholics face a wait of up to four months to access detox treatment because there is inadequate funding to extend the service.
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15th January 2009
Campaign against recreational cocaine use deemed a success.A €636,940 campaign last year aimed at dispelling the myths around cocaine use has been described as a success by the Health Service Executive, with nearly three-quarters of under-35s agreeing that the poster ads would make them think differently about the dangers of the drug.
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15th January 2009
Drinking while pregnant can make children more attracted to alcohol.Drinking while pregnant can produce children more attracted to alcohol, a new study suggests.
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14th January 2009
Irish Examiner Special Report. Drugs in Ireland: one year on.Just over a year ago, Irish Examiner journalists visited six cities and towns to witness the extent of the drugs problems firsthand. Last week, they returned to see if anything has changed.
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13th January 2009
National Meeting Endorses Campaign StrategyOver 150 activists and community reps met in St Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse St, to agree a campaign of action to highlight the damage that is being done by the dismantling of the partnership process in the National Drugs Strategy.
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13th January 2009
Mixed reaction to drink website.Diageo is launching its responsible drinking website this week but what are its aims?
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13th January 2009
Service of Commemoration and Hope.The Family Support Network - Supporting Family Members Living with Drug Use - invite you to the 10th annual ‘Service of Commemoration and Hope’in rememberance of those who died from drug use and related causes.
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13th January 2009
The impact of addiction.Part 2 of the excellent UK Blog Wired in to Recovery ‘Life as a heroin addict’ series. Service users discuss how heroin addiction impacts on all aspects of a person’s life. This includes their health, family relations, accommodation and finances
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