Person: Stephen Rowen

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Festive spirits: shoppers gain in bottle battle

IRELAND is in the grip of booze wars as retailers fight to win vital Christmas custom by offering rock-bottom prices on drink.

Well-meaning alcohol group losing drink PR battle

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Binge drinking terrors highlighted

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Alcohol, not drugs, the leading culprit in date rape cases

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Drink culture - Women add worrying new element

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More women than men treated for alcohol abuse

$3m on cards for three Irish amateur aces

IT’S the chance of a lifetime: to parlay an investment of just $64 into a $3 million fortune.

Sat, 22 May, 2004

Call for ban on alcohol advertising

The Director of the Rutland Centre in Dublin has called on the Government to introduce a ban on all alcohol advertising in Ireland.

Wed, 01 Oct, 2003

McDowell queries drug arrest policy after street incident

THE Minister for Justice Michael McDowell is investigating claims that drug addicts injecting themselves on the streets are not being arrested by gardaí.

Sat, 31 May, 2003

Expert’s ecstasy warning

ANYONE taking ecstasy is playing Russian roulette with their lives, a leading addiction researcher warned yesterday.

Sat, 11 Jan, 2003

Cocaine-alcohol mix alarms doctors

COCAINE users who have taken the drug while drunk have been admitted to A&E departments in a coma, the head of Rutland Treatment Centre said yesterday.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2002

Drug clinic signals rise in cocaine users

Ireland’s main drug addiction treatment clinic has signalled an "alarming" rise in the number of people using cocaine.

Thu, 13 Jun, 2002