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# Alcohol

Impact of harmful drinking on Irish children 'a national scandal'

Today the Alcohol Forum launched Ireland’s first National Alcohol Awareness Week.

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Mar 18th 2013, 2:11 PM

# Coffee

10 ways that drinking too much coffee can destroy your body

Back away from the cappuccino – it’s trying to kill you.

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Mar 11th 2013, 7:15 AM

# Alcohol

Charity launches Ireland's first Alcohol Awareness Week

The Alcohol Forum said there is evidence that communities have a major role to play in starting a process of mindset and culture change.

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Feb 27th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Begging

Organisation in Dublin launches campaign to reduce street begging

The Dublin City Business Improvement District is encouraging people to place donations in new ‘giving boxes’ instead of directly to people begging.

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Jan 31st 2013, 2:37 PM

Voices

Column: Women aren't being 'tricked' into smoking by pretty packaging

Women smoke because they want a nicotine hit – not because they’re taken in by cute packaging or promises of weight loss, writes Nuala Walsh.

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Jan 24th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Smoking

1 in 3 women in Ireland smoke - report

One in two younger and more disadvantaged women are addicted to tobacco, bringing the problem to “epidemic” proportions, according to the Irish Cancer Society.

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Jan 11th 2013, 12:20 PM

# goodwill

Crosscare rings in the New Year with gifts galore

The latest appeal for “unwanted” gifts in the Pro Cathedral in Dublin led to people travelling from far and wide to donate.

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Jan 7th 2013, 2:30 PM

# Advertising

Irish smokers start at lower age than any other EU country

A new report from the European Commission showed that 51 per cent of people in Europe have never smoked and one fifth have given up.

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Dec 20th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Winehouse

New Amy Winehouse inquest to be held next month

An investigation revealed the coroner in the inquest did not have the requisite experience for the role.

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Dec 18th 2012, 10:24 AM

# War On Drugs

Britain's drug policies are not working, say MPs

A new report by MPs wants drug laws overhauled – and retailers of ‘legal highs’ to be held liable for any harm the products cause.

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Dec 10th 2012, 2:15 PM

# Health

HSE cuts to nursing staff 'will set services back 15 years'

The Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland called the move ‘primary care in reverse’.

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Oct 30th 2012, 12:46 PM

# kick the habit

Quitting smoking? New campaign uses social media to encourage people to quit

A map tracks the number of tweets sent across Ireland every week about quitting smoking – and asks people to support anyone trying to give up.

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Oct 8th 2012, 7:15 AM

# Drug Addiction

Drug addiction treatment centre facing closure

Coolmine Therapeutic Centre says it urgently needs €100,000 from the State in order to keep its mother and child facilities for drug addicts open.

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Oct 2nd 2012, 9:43 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your Friday.

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Sep 7th 2012, 8:42 AM

# mobile addict

Increase in nomophobia (fear of being apart from your phone)

Do you check your mobile more than 34 times a day? You might have a new tech-driven phobia…

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May 10th 2012, 6:13 PM

# Facebook

Are you a Facebook addict?

Norwegian researchers have developed a test for addiction to the social network.

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May 8th 2012, 7:03 PM

# Pharmacy

Pharmacists express concern over addiction to pain relief

Regulations around the sale of products containing codeine were introduced in 2010. Pharmacists heard that up to one in three adults may be suffering from chronic pain, which can affect quality of life.

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May 1st 2012, 7:00 AM

# Addiction

Ice cream 'as addictive as some illegal drugs' - study

We knew it. We just knew it. Eating ice-cream makes the brain want more – but also blunts the pleasure received.

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Mar 5th 2012, 8:38 AM

# Whitney

Whitney Houston found dead in Los Angeles hotel room

Pop music’s erratic queen – best remembered for her acting role in The Bodyguard, and its accompanying soundtrack – was 48.

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Feb 12th 2012, 7:53 AM

Voices

Column: To fight the drug problem, we must treat users with compassion

Demonising drug users creates social outcasts, while the real criminals go free. We need to try a humane approach, writes Tim Bingham.

Feb 10th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Addiction

Social media can be harder to resist than cigarettes - study

Researchers found that work and media were more difficult to abstain from than tobacco and alcohol.

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Feb 1st 2012, 5:36 PM

# Drugs

New test predicts possible success of drug counselling

The research, which was conducted by a team that including researchers in NUI Maynooth, helps to predict how successful addicts will be in treatment for their drug use.

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Jan 24th 2012, 1:04 PM

Voices

Column: ‘I’d lost over a grand gambling by 11 on Christmas morning’

A casino might close – but online gambling goes on all the time, everywhere. Former addict Marc tells TheJournal.ie why it’s worse than drug addiction.

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Jan 21st 2012, 6:00 PM

# 011010011

Chinese study points to possibility of 'internet addiction'

Research by Chinese researchers suggests excessive internet usage causes similar effects to addictions like alcoholism.

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Jan 12th 2012, 2:50 PM

Voices

Column: What it’s like to be homeless over Christmas

Kenneth spent last Christmas without a home. He describes what it’s like on the streets, and his plans for the future.

Dec 25th 2011, 1:00 PM

# Addiction

Addicts drinking hand sanitiser to get alcohol fix

The head of a service for drug users and the homeless in Ireland has said that some addicts are being driven to drinking hand sanitiser in an effort to get a fix of alcohol.

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Dec 3rd 2011, 8:30 AM

# Homelessness

Dramatic increase in number of people sleeping rough in Dublin

New count finds the number of people on the streets of the capital has risen by almost a quarter in the past year.

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Nov 21st 2011, 8:17 PM

# Legal Injection

North America's only legal drug injection facility to stay open, says Canadian court

Canada’s Supreme Court ruled today against the government’s efforts to shut down the facility in Vancouver.

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Sep 30th 2011, 7:43 PM

# Prostitution

Prostitution on the rise in Ireland

The number of women here working in the sex industry has increased by 4 per cent, according to an organisation that supports the victims of prostitution.

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Aug 22nd 2011, 8:55 AM

Voices

Column: Our ‘drinking culture’ isn’t romantic, it’s killing us

We love to talk about Ireland’s alcohol culture – but lack the courage to do anything about it, writes Fiona Ryan of Alcohol Action Ireland.

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Aug 10th 2011, 7:45 AM

# Binge flying

Binge flying: Are you addicted to your boarding card?

A study from Bournemouth University has predicted that air travel could soon be viewed as an addiction in the same sense as smoking, gambling and internet use.

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Aug 4th 2011, 4:43 PM

# Procrastinate

Bored? Here's 8 websites perfect for a rainy day

A collection of eight websites that will keep you entertained for hours. Go, procrastinate!

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Jul 30th 2011, 5:28 PM

# Drugs

Outlawed 'headshop' drugs still available at online stores

Users reported the banned substances, which are being shipped here by online retailers, can cause memory loss and blackouts.

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Jun 27th 2011, 11:14 AM

# Cocaine

'Significant abnormalities' in brains of cocaine users

People taking the drug may also be suffering serious heart damage even if they show no symptoms, according to a separate study.

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Jun 23rd 2011, 9:47 AM

LIVE

Coffee lover? Blame your genes

If you find yourself reaching for a cup of coffee or square of chocolate throughout the day to keep you going, it could be because of your genes.

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Apr 11th 2011, 11:14 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: How to save €190 on your electricity bill; wreckage of crashed Air France plane turns up after 2 years, and Al Fayed’s wacko gift for Fulham fans.

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Apr 4th 2011, 8:21 AM

# Divorce

Facebook used as evidence in 20 per cent of US divorces

American lawyers are seeing an increase in the use of social media in divorce proceedings.

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Mar 9th 2011, 3:36 PM