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9th February 2018
Information from the UK: Alprazolam (Xanax)UK and Ireland DrugWatch is an informal online Professional Information Network (PIN). DrugWatch was set up in November 2010 by a group of professionals working in the drugs sector. The group was established in light of the lack of useful information around the 2010 heroin drought, the rise of NPS and the subsequent plethora of random, often inaccurate drug alerts/warnings.
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9th February 2018
FG TD claims Irish teenagers ‘second most sober in EU’WHO lists alcohol as most serious carcinogen - ’similar to tobacco, arsenic, asbestos’
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9th February 2018
Even legal alcohol levels can impair driving, new series revealsA new driving series on RTÉ reveals how even legal limits of alcohol can have potentially fatal consequences when motorists get behind the wheel.
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8th February 2018
Alcohol Bill: drinks lobby digs inHaving delayed the legislation by focusing on the prospect of increased costs for small retailers, the industry has switched its attack to health-related labelling
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8th February 2018
Alcohol Bill latest: ‘If you were serious about tackling the drink, start with the Dáil bars’Alcohol Bill latest: ‘If you were serious about tackling the drink, start with the Dáil bars’
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7th February 2018
Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second StagePublic Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage
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7th February 2018
Alcohol Bill offers Dáil Éireann historic opportunity to deal with Ireland’s harmPublic Health (Alcohol) Bill offers Dáil Éireann historic opportunity to deal with Ireland’s harmful relationship with alcohol
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7th February 2018
Health Minister hits out at drinks industry ‘efforts to scupper’ Alcohol BillHealth Minister hits out at drinks industry ‘efforts to scupper’ Alcohol Bill
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6th February 2018
Public Lecture: Drug Safety Testing: How do we measure success?Public Lecture Professor Fiona Measham
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6th February 2018
Just 58 drivers test positive for ‘drug-driving’ in eight monthsGarda expresses concern about low detection figures and issues with testing devices