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# Benzodiazepine

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Benzodiazepine use in Irish over 65s is higher than international average
Drug use: People in all kinds of venues taking ecstasy - not just dance clubs
Man (59) arrested after over 10,000 tranquilizer tablets seized in Limerick
Oireachtas committee recommends new rules on alcohol advertising
Number entering drug treatment up 52 per cent in six years: report
Prescription drug usage on the rise among women
Increase in number dying from sedative abuse