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10th October 2017
80% of Cork homeless saw abuse or substance misuse as childrenA survey of homeless people accessing services at Cork Simon has found almost 80% had experienced four or more adverse childhood experiences, such as physicial or sexual abuse or substance misuse in the family.
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9th October 2017
AA criticises TDs for putting alcohol sales before safetyAA Ireland says it supports the strengthening of the drink-driving laws because it will make roads safer.
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9th October 2017
11,000 drug seizures in Irish prisons in seven yearsClose to 11,000 seizures of illicit and prescribed drugs were made by prison authorities on both sides of the Border over the past seven years, new figures reveal.
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5th October 2017
Catholic bishops criticise ‘glamourising’ of alcoholBishops highlight the ‘human devastation’ caused to Irish society by alcohol
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3rd October 2017
Rising number of U18s entering ‘detox’Younger teens and a number of children in the early stages of alcohol abuse are being put on special ‘detox’ programmes, new records reveal.
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28th September 2017
Alcohol, what’s the harm? workshop held at Tallaght stadiumA workshop hosted by the Tallaght Drug and Alcohol Taskforce in conjunction with Healthy Ireland South Dublin County Council was aimed at young people, college students, and transition-year pupils from schools across the Tallaght/Whitechurch area.
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28th September 2017
Research shows impact of drugs and alcohol on health of homeless peopleThe Head of Research at the Dublin Homeless Region Executive has told RTÉ News that almost all of the homeless people whose deaths she has studied from a certain year died because of drug or alcohol abuse.
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27th September 2017
Drink-driving: tougher rules are welcomeLegislation will further improve road safety and for that reason deserves support
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26th September 2017
Why time could be called on getting a free drink with your blowdry in salonsThe growing trend of customers being offered a complimentary gin and tonic, glass of wine or beer in hairdressing salons and barbershops may be outlawed under proposed new laws, it emerged yesterday
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25th September 2017
Decriminalising drugs: could it work in Ireland?Campaigners hope we might be about to turn a corner. The reality is more nuanced
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