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Title
mni00229
Creator
Crowley, Tony
Publication Information
Claremont Colleges Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Murals of Northern Ireland
Rights Information
Physical rights are retained by the photographer, Tony Crowley. Copyright is retained by the photographer, Tony Crowley.
Description
Nationalist/non-aligned mural, Beechmount Avenue, Falls, West Belfast, 2000. Anti- drug (glue- sniffing) campaign; 'The Result of Solvent Abuse can be Grave!' Mural shows church and graveyard with headstones, each headstone carries message about dangers of glue-sniffing; 'Liver Failure, There’s No Safe Way, Sniffing Can Kill, Solvents – is it worth the risk?, Brain Damage, 70% of Deaths under 19 year old, Sniffing causes Kidney Failure, Solvent Abuse leads to death, 1 in 4 People who die are first time users. Grief for Friends and Family, Sniffing Solvents can cause heart failure. Freephone helpline No 08088082345, RIP You could end up here first time, Beechmount Community Drug Programme Tel: 90202030. Falls Community Council, If you need help Tel: Community Drug Programme: 90202030, www.sniffing.org.uk'. Designed and painted by 'Toner, Paddy, Matt, John, Cbios & Giz, Limbo, Gerard, Tommy, Dee, Andy, Mike'. Drug abuse, particularly glue-sniffing, has been a sustained problem in working-class areas of Northern Ireland.
Republican; Non-aligned
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
mni00229.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mni/id/115
Language
English
Subject
Mural painting and decoration
Republican
Non-aligned
Drugs
Community Politics
Time Period
2000
Source
Scanned from original photograph
Relation
Murals of Northern Ireland Collection https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/mni

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