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There is a nasty hidden problem on Irish roads – drugs and driving. 

There is a nasty hidden problem on Irish roads – drugs and driving. 

Fine Gael Mayo TD, John O’Mahony, has said that the report on alcohol and drug misuse published by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, “provides a blueprint on how we can tackle our national drink problem”.

Nationally renowned training and education provider The Learning Curve Institute has announced that its popular FETAC Level 5 component certificate in drug and alcohol addiction will run at the Westside Resource Centre, Galway, at the end of this month.

A Ballina licensee who permitted the consumption of alcohol after closing hours was convicted and fined at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.

An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, who launched Mayo’s first Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week, said that a “drink culture” Ireland was not the type of country anybody wanted.

The Western Region Drugs Task Force (WRDTF) has called for a total ban on the advertising of alcohol and the reduction, density and hours of operation for outlets selling alcohol.

A one day seminar focusing on understanding how we may have been affected by another’s misuse of alcohol will be held in the Family Centre on Saturday November 12 from 10.30am to 4pm.

A series of activities and information events examining our attitudes and behaviours in relation to alcohol and drug use will be launched on Monday, November 7 and will run until November 11.

ASC Galway is a new addiction support and counselling service for those who have, or think they might have, a problem with alcohol and/or drugs. In a time where more and more suffering alcoholics and addicts are seeking the help of overworked services which often have long waiting lists, ASC makes help available to those who wish to address their issues of substance abuse when they need and are ready for it.