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15th July 2008
HSE not to blame for drug plan failureTHE department overseeing the national drugs strategy — and not the HSE — is responsible for the failure to implement the Government’s rehabilitation strategy, a leading community drugs representative has claimed.
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14th July 2008
Minister: Anti-drug adverts not strong enoughJohn Curran, the minister in charge of the National Drug Strategy admits that the approach has failed in its objective so far.
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14th July 2008
Illegal drug use - Urgent wake-up call neededJohn Curran, the minister in charge of the National Drug Strategy admits that the approach has failed in its objective so far.
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10th July 2008
Playing against drugs in Brazils mini-Euro CupThe Swiss and Austrian Embassies together with UNODC recently hosted a mini-Euro Cup in Brasilia to promote sports as a means to deter drug abuse.
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9th July 2008
Ahern says recent seizures show policy against drugs is workingHe said the number of seizures had increased, and this was an indication that the policy was working.
He added that a major attack by the Garda and the Customs Service had been made on the new aerodromes which had sprung up throughout the State.
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9th July 2008
Drugnet Ireland now available in electronic formatThe first issue of Drugnet Ireland to appear in the new electronic format (Issue 25) was published in April. Anyone wishing to subscribe just needs to fill in and submit an online form at http://newsweaver.ie/drugnet/. All future issues will then be delivered directly to your desktop.
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8th July 2008
Funding secured to extend dial to stop a drug dealer campaign nationwideDormant Account funds are to be used for the roll-out of a national campaign against drug dealing, following the success of pilot projects in pubs.
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8th July 2008
Number of heroin addicts in treatment set to exceed 10,000The number of heroin addicts in treatment in Ireland is about to pass 10,000 for the first time following large increases in the numbers presenting for treatment, it has emerged.
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7th July 2008
More girls now addicted to heroinHeroin addiction among Irish teenage girls has increased fourfold despite an overall decrease amongst adolescent heroin addicts.
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7th July 2008
Toxic mushroom still on sale due to legal loopholeA hallucinogenic magic mushroom which contains toxic substances is still for sale in Ireland two-and-a-half years after Mary Harney attempted to ban magic mushrooms outright following the tragic death of a 33-year-old Dublin man, Colm Hodkinson.
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