by Roger Donnelly
Around 500 Newry school pupils will today hear how taking drug-alcohol cocktails could damage their health, or worse.
Council's Policing and Community Safety Partnership is staging a multi-media event at Newry Sports Hall.
One of the drugs currently being abused by some is the epilepsy prescription drug 'Lyrica'.
Slieve Gullion Councillor Mickey Larkin is on Newry, Mourne and Down PCSP:
Education Authority boss hits out at criticisms of public services
Man in 90s dies following Co Down road crash
Police to increase patrols after second incident of shots being fired in Belfast
Woman charged over theft of campaigner’s car ‘must stay out of Belfast’
Bluetongue restrictions in Northern Ireland will be relaxed from Friday