Drugs
# drugs - Saturday 15 June, 2013
Jamaican track star Campbell-Brown tests positive for banned substance – reports
The three-time Olympic gold medallist’s A and B samples have tested positive.
Poll: Should we legalise cannabis?
Independent TD Luke Ming Flanagan is working on a bill that would allow people to both buy it and grow it themselves. Would you support this?
# drugs - Thursday 13 June, 2013
A daily tablet can protect those who inject drugs from HIV
Globally, one in 10 new HIV infections are thought to be caused by injecting drug use.
# drugs - Wednesday 12 June, 2013
Lance Armstrong ‘made too many enemies’ says former rival Ullrich
“He always wanted to be the boss and behaved ruthlessly with his subordinates,” said the disgraced former Tour champion.
# drugs - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day…
# drugs - Sunday 9 June, 2013
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# drugs - Saturday 8 June, 2013
Drug users need our compassion, says Elton John
Pop star says stigma and criminalisation increases chance that users get caught in lifetime cycle of addiction and disease.
# drugs - Friday 7 June, 2013
Drugs worth €73,000 found in woodland outside Clonmel
The drugs were found during a planned search by officers investigating organised criminal activity in Co Tipperary.
# drugs - Thursday 6 June, 2013
Irish people warming up to generic medicines
The Irish Medicine Board expects lists of interchangeable medicines to be ready within two months of legislation on the drugs commencing.
# drugs - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
350,000 ecstasy tablets, large quantity of cannabis seized in Dublin
A 41-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the discovery.
The Dredge: Tulisa’s pal says drug bust video was “taken out of context”
All the best of the day’s celebrity dirt.
# drugs - Monday 3 June, 2013
‘Unlikely’ that contaminated cannabis caused hospitalisation of two women
Two women were brought to the intensive care unit Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda last week.
Two arrested as fireworks and drug paraphernalia found in Down
A de-activated firearm was also found in the search following the arrest of a man and woman.
# drugs - Saturday 1 June, 2013
Man due in court over cannabis, cocaine and MDMA seizure
The man, aged in his mid 20s, was detained in relation to the discovery of the drugs at a residence in Co Kerry.
MDMA, cocaine and cannabis found in Kerry raid
One man is being questioned in relation to the drugs haul.
# drugs - Friday 31 May, 2013
Pat McQuaid slams ruling in Spain doping case
The Dubliner is seeking a battle for a third term as president of the UCI.
HSE warns of contaminated cannabis as two women remain in critical condition
A contaminated batch of the drug is said to be circulating in the Cavan/Louth/Meath area.
# drugs - Thursday 30 May, 2013
Painkillers can increase your risk of heart attacks, strokes and death
Research has also found that the size of these risks can be predicted.
# drugs - Tuesday 28 May, 2013
Lance Armstrong case: Nike cuts ties to Livestrong
Nine years and $100million later, the sports clothing giants have ended the relationship with the chairty formerly run by Lance Armstrong.
Irish smoke as much marijuana as the Dutch
Irish and Dutch roll together when it comes to Cannabis use.
Poll: Would you support the setting-up of injecting centres for drug addicts?
A report published today has said these centres can address the dangers related to on-street injection but do you support his idea?
Supervised ‘injecting centres’ could help drug addicts – report
Merchants Quay Ireland has called for new approaches to respond to intravenous drug users in Dublin city centre for the benefit of drug users and the wider community.
# drugs - Monday 27 May, 2013
1980s ‘crack baby’ scare overblown
Studies at the time suggested prenatal drug use caused irreversible brain damage and predicted dire futures for the babies.
# drugs - Friday 24 May, 2013
€1m in ecstasy tablets and €700,000 of cannabis seized in Dublin
A 36-year-old man was arrested after the substances were found during a raid on a house in Donabate.
# drugs - Thursday 23 May, 2013
Two women arrested after €500,000 seizure of cannabis plants
A cannabis growhouse was discovered in the outskirts of Castleblayney this evening.
# drugs - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
Two released in John Kerins murder investigation
A dig on the grounds of former garda’s home and other searches in the area have now concluded.
Mexican troops occupy towns amid war between vigilantes and drug cartels
Communities mistrustful of state authorities have been creating their own vigilante forces for protection against the cartels.
# drugs - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Two gardaí in hospital following assault during Dublin house search
A garda car was also rammed in the incident that happened in Meile an Rí, Balgaddy Lane in Lucan.
# drugs - Friday 17 May, 2013
Lorry driver jailed for driving cannabis truck from Greece ‘destined for NI’
The 38-year-old lorry driver from Tyrone was sentenced to 14 years in jail today after being caught with a large amount of cannabis in his truck.
# drugs - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
16 dogs who have clearly been smoking funny cigarettes
Cheeky buggers.
# drugs - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Two arrested in seizures of €90,000 of cocaine and cannabis
A man and woman, both in their 20s, were arrested and are being held in Dublin.
# drugs - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
# drugs - Monday 6 May, 2013
Drugged Spiders Spinning Webs Archive Experiment of the Day
This is what happens to their spinning skills when they light up a doobie.
# drugs - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Man charged with €60k of cannabis, LSD and cocaine to appear in court
The drugs were found after gardaí stopped a car in Rathmines and made a follow-up search of a house in Rathfarnham.
# drugs - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Cannabis worth €750k seized after Gardaí stop van on Dublin quays
One man was arrested at the scene and is being held at the Bridewell Garda station.
# drugs - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Drugs bought on the internet ‘can contain rat poison’, warn pharmacists
Pharmacists have said people who buy drugs online are risking their health – and possibly their life.
# drugs - Saturday 27 April, 2013
How you get high: What marijuana does to your brain
Leave aside the legal/illegal debate right now – if you do smoke weed, do you know exactly how it works on the body?
# drugs - Friday 26 April, 2013
6 things an Irish mammy will always whisper
Some things cannot be said aloud. Ever.
Man due in court over €125k cannabis haul near Mulhuddart
The man, in his late 30s, was one of two arrested after Gardáí uncovered a cannabis growhouse in the Ballycoolin Industrial Estate.
# drugs - Thursday 25 April, 2013
You think a 10 game ban is bad, try 8 years
Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni will be out of the sport for the foreseeable future.
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