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News

[Irish Examiner] , Parker, Christy Catholic group in pre-planning with Waterford Council for female-only addiction rehab centre. (03 Nov 2019)

[Irish Times] , Gallagher, Conor How Scientology is trying to insert itself into Irish schools. (16 Dec 2017)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Saunas and high vitamin doses: The discredited Scientology-backed drug rehab programme slated for Meath. (22 Jan 2017)

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International research

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Butler, Shane (2010) Benign anarchy: Alcoholics Anonymous in Ireland. Dublin: Irish Academic Press .

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Conference or Workshop Item

Diarmuid, Martin (2014) Quenching the thirst: spirituality and addiction. In: Irish Bishops’ Drugs Initiative National Conference, 1 February 2014, Church of the Holy Child, Whitehall.

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