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25th October 2017
Pill testing kits, chill-out rooms and free water: How to reduce harm from taking drugs in nightclubA new European guide on responding to drug problems was released today.
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24th October 2017
Launch of the ‘Let’s talk about Drugs’ National Youth Media Awards 2018The Ana Liffey Drug Project today launched the Drugs.ie “Let’s Talk About Drugs” National Youth Media Awards Competition 2018 with Bláthnaid Treacy from RTE’s Two Tube.
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23rd October 2017
The HSE is considering operating Dublin’s new drug injection centre itselfThe HSE has said it may operate Dublin’s new drug injection room itself, although it has invited tenders from drug treatment groups.
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19th October 2017
Young are biggest binge-drinkers in the EU - but people live longerYoung Irish people have the highest rate of binge-drinking in the EU, with more than a quarter of young men and women drinking heavily at least once a week.
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18th October 2017
Industry and health advocate views on alcohol bill ‘not on par’The interests of business and public health advocates should not be given equal weight in discussions around the final form of landmark legislation on alcohol, according to a charity working in the area.
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16th October 2017
Coolmine opens up for camerasAn emotive three-part series featuring the life, workings and people at Coolmine Therapeutic Community began on TV3 tonight.
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16th October 2017
Philly McMahon opens up about brother’s death from overdosePhilly McMahon spoke on the Late Late Show about his brother’s death from a drug overdose,
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16th October 2017
COMMENT: Alcohol Bill will protect childrenAlcohol Bill will protect children
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16th October 2017
‘Zero tolerance’by gangs to all drug debtGangs are operating a zero tolerance approach to all drug debts, no matter how small, and inflicting violence including murder, according to a new report.
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10th October 2017
Teenagers now using illegal steroids in bid to ‘bulk up’Steroids, previously just a problem among elite athletes, have now trickled down into the mainstream fitness world with even teenagers now taking them in an attempt to ‘bulk up’, warns fitness guru Karl Henry.