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26th June 2008
Research on drug provalence in regional drugs task force areas launched by NACDThe Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy, John Curran TD, has released further results from the National Drug Prevalence Survey in Ireland 2006/7 analysed by Regional Drugs Task Force (RDTF)area.
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26th June 2008
Regional data shows patterns of drug use across IrelandThe proportion of people who have used cocaine more than doubled in most parts of the country between 2002 and 2007.
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26th June 2008
A cannabis reader: global issues and local experiences is launched by EMCDDAThe EMCDDA’s cannabis monograph addresses one basic question. How can I find quality information on cannabis, amid all the bias and opinion? The monograph is divided into two volumes. The first volume centres on political, legislative, commercial and social developments relating to cannabis. Its core audience thus comprises policymakers, sociologists, historians, journalists and those involved in enforcement. The second volume is targeted at drugs professionals working in the fields of treatment, prevention and healthcare
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25th June 2008
No ban on early housesThe Minister for Justice has said he is not going ahead with a plan to ban on some pubs opening from 7.30am.
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23rd June 2008
The Drug Policy Action Group launches new report on prison drug policyThe report, Policy Paper 3 - Prison Drugs, examines the context of prison drug use, and key issues on control supply, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, and research. A summary of recommendations for future policy is provided.
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22nd June 2008
New Podcast Available: Interview with Tony Duffin, Ana Liffey Drug ProjectThis episode features an interview with Tony Duffin, Director of the Dublin based Ana Liffey Drug project.
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21st June 2008
Irish spend three times EU average on alcoholIrish people spend almost three and a half times more of their income on alcohol than the European average, an EU-wide survey reveals.
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19th June 2008
Minister Wallace launches the HIV and AIDS Education and Prevention Plan 2008 – 2012Ms Mary Wallace T.D., Minister for Health Promotion and Food Safety, today (17 June 2008) launched the HIV and AIDS Education and Prevention Plan 2008 – 2012 presented by the Education and Prevention Sub-Committee of the National AIDS Strategy Committee.
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16th June 2008
Crime expert: Using drugs a human rightDrugs should be legalised because there is a “human right” to use them, according to a new book by an Irish criminal law expert.
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11th June 2008
Drinking in public to be banned in the capitalDrinking in public will be banned in the capital from next September under tough new laws agreed last night.
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