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7th July 2008
Iraq emerging as key route in global drugs tradeBAGHDAD (AFP) — War-torn Iraq is emerging as a key conduit in the global drugs trade as criminal gangs exploit its porous border with Iran to channel their illicit goods to the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
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7th July 2008
Prescribing drug abuseThere has been a significant rise in prescriptions of drugs such as Valium (diazepam, up by a fifth) and Xanax (alprazolam, up by 42 per cent) in the five years since the landmark Benzodazapine Report called for a ‘considerable reduction’ in use of such drugs.
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4th July 2008
Minister Wallace Launches New Stronger Codes Of Practice To Control AlcoholMs Mary Wallace T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety today (1st July 2008) launched new strengthened Codes of Practice to control Alcohol Marketing, Communications and Sponsorship.
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4th July 2008
Opiate-dependent adolescents in IrelandA descriptive study at treatment entry has been published by The Drug Treatment Centre, Ireland.
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3rd July 2008
Revised Voluntary Code on Alcohol Advertising fails children and young peopleThe revised voluntary code on alcohol advertising launched today (July 1st) by the Department of Health and Children fails to protect children and young people from being exposed to a barrage of alcohol advertising claims the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI).
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1st July 2008
Dutch smoking ban goes into forceA tobacco smoking ban has come into effect in cafes, bars and restaurants in the Netherlands.
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30th June 2008
Smoking ban could kill off Amsterdam cannabis coffee shopsAmsterdam’s controversial cannabis cafes are facing possible extinction when a smoking ban comes into force next month.
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30th June 2008
Smoking ban hits AmsterdamAmsterdam’s famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years and are still smoking, blanketed in reggae music and a skunky haze. But now they face an unwelcome blast of fresh air: on July 1, the Netherlands will be one of the last European countries to comply with EU law and ban smoking in bars and restaurants.
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30th June 2008
US scientists are successfully curing alcoholics in the online world of Second Life.Psychotherapy on a pixel beach and endurance tests in a virtual airplane: US scientists are successfully curing alcoholics in the online world of Second Life. They will soon publish the first results of their research.
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30th June 2008
Life as a heroin addict - part 5Part 5 of the “Wired In: Life as a heroin addict’ film series. We look at the stigma in and around the drug scene and the drug addict. We also hear about the effect this has on the drug user
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