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LGBTQ+ community faces major barriers in accessing alcohol services, study finds

People from the LGBTQ+ community are more likely to have problems with alcohol than others, but experience major barriers in accessing alcohol services, according to new research. The Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) study on LGBTQ+ people’s ...

23 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Shop workers injured after being attacked with noxious liquid

Three shop workers were sprayed with a noxious substance in two separate “frightening” attacks in south London. Two members of staff at a bookmakers sustained minor injuries while a third person, a post office worker, was sprayed in the face. ...

30 Mar 2022 at 09:55

Sport

Brendan Taylor handed lengthy ban for delayed reporting of spot-fixing plot

The International Cricket Council has banned former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor from all forms of cricket for three and a half years. The 35-year-old, who retired from international cricket in September, revealed on Monday he was set to ...

28 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Derry News

Foyle MLA Delargy: Substance Use Strategy must be implemented

Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy has welcomed the publication of the Public Accounts Committee report into addiction services. However, the representative for Foyle said the report's findings showed how important it was for the Department of ...

01 Feb 2022 at 15:33

Scotland

Charity calls for tougher restrictions on advertising vapes and e-cigarettes

A charity has revealed children as young as seven have been in possession of vaping products in a call for tighter restrictions on advertising and promotion of e-cigarettes. In response to a Scottish Government consultation, Ash (Taking ...

29 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Home

'Family Guide to Substance Use' - a talk in Tipperary village not to be missed

FAMILY GUIDE TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE - TALK NOT TO BE MISSED As part of Wellness Week in Duhill, on Wednesday next, September 6 at 7:15pm, E21 H677, they are delighted to host a talk with ex Tippeary hurler John Leahy, Drug Education ...

29 Aug 2023 at 09:33

Health

HIV-positive man who experienced substance abuse gains 8kg in muscle and wants to be wellbeing coach to help others

A man who is HIV-positive, autistic, has ADHD and has experienced substance abuse, has managed to put on 8kg in muscle mass having found it difficult to see any “outward physical changes” in his body, and now hopes to become a ...

26 Sept 2023 at 07:04

DerryNow

Co Derry man who died in custody was ‘in need of addiction services’

County Derry man James Fleck who died in custody could not get the best addiction services while in custody according to the Prisoner Ombudsman report into his death. The Ombudsman acknowledged that the Prison Officers kept ...

28 Mar 2023 at 17:33

Northern Ireland

Substance misuse initiative helping to transform lives, probation board says

A justice initiative targeting people who commit crimes related to drug or alcohol abuse is helping to transform and save lives, a probation chief has said. Staff from the Probation Board for Northern Ireland have been ...

08 Oct 2023 at 11:00

Home

Kildare councillor voices concerns over ‘rising’ nitrous oxide abuse among young people

A Kildare county councillor has voiced concerns over what he referred to as the 'rising' presence of nitrous oxide abuse among young people. Social Democrats Cllr Chris Pender voiced concerns regarding the 'increasing ...

29 Mar 2024 at 13:33

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Kildare councillor voices concerns over ‘rising’ nitrous oxide abuse among young people

29 Mar 2024 at 13:33

No sign of chemical attack suspect since Wednesday, police reveal

Alkali attack suspect Abdul Ezedi was last seen on Southwark Bridge in London on Wednesday night, police have revealed. Counter-terrorism officers have been drafted in to help scour hundreds of hours of ...

05 Feb 2024 at 16:40

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