http://www.drugs.ie/index.php en andy@dap.ie Copyright 2012 2012-05-17T08:39:48+00:00 http://drugs.ie/news/article/minister_wants_alcohol_sale_rules_to_be_passed http://drugs.ie/news/article/minister_wants_alcohol_sale_rules_to_be_passed#When:08:39:48Z The Government should push through plans to limit the sale of alcohol, and alcohol sponsorship of sport and culture events despite Cabinet divisions, Kathleen Lynch, the junior health minister, said yesterday.

]]> 2012-05-17T08:39:48+00:00 http://drugs.ie/news/article/minister_to_end_alcohol_sponsorship_of_sports http://drugs.ie/news/article/minister_to_end_alcohol_sponsorship_of_sports#When:08:35:13Z Alcohol sponsorship of sports events is to be ended, Minister of State for Health Róisín Shortall has pledged. “I am committed to phasing that out over a reasonable period of time,” she said in the Dáil. There is “no room for ambivalence in our approach”.

]]> 2012-05-17T08:35:13+00:00 http://drugs.ie/news/article/depression_danger_for_young_drinkers http://drugs.ie/news/article/depression_danger_for_young_drinkers#When:15:29:16Z Young people who drink to excess are much more likely to suffer from severe depression, anxiety or stress, according to a report published today.

]]> 2012-05-16T15:29:16+00:00 http://drugs.ie/news/article/study_finds_alcohol_taking_heavy_toll_on_young_peoples_mental_health http://drugs.ie/news/article/study_finds_alcohol_taking_heavy_toll_on_young_peoples_mental_health#When:14:19:52Z A major new study on youth mental health has revealed that drinking alcohol is taking a heavy toll on young people’s mental health.

]]> 2012-05-16T14:19:52+00:00 http://drugs.ie/news/article/td_backs_calls_for_smoking_ban_in_childrens_playgrounds http://drugs.ie/news/article/td_backs_calls_for_smoking_ban_in_childrens_playgrounds#When:09:12:17Z A government TD is calling on authorities in his area to ban smoking around children’s playgrounds.

]]> 2012-05-16T09:12:17+00:00 http://drugs.ie/news/article/gps_warned_over_patients_seeking_drugs http://drugs.ie/news/article/gps_warned_over_patients_seeking_drugs#When:09:09:24Z Doctors in Cork and Kerry have been warned in recent weeks to be “on guard” for new patients seeking sedatives and tranquillisers.
The warning was issued in both counties after a Cork city GP suddenly closed his practice to go on sick leave.

]]> 2012-05-16T09:09:24+00:00 http://drugs.ie/news/article/pub_owners_drowning_under_sea_of_regulation http://drugs.ie/news/article/pub_owners_drowning_under_sea_of_regulation#When:09:06:41Z Pub owners are drowning under a sea of regulation and a glut of cheap alcohol being sold in supermarkets.

]]> 2012-05-16T09:06:41+00:00 http://drugs.ie/news/article/finglas_addiction_support_centre_opened_by_president_michael_d_higgins http://drugs.ie/news/article/finglas_addiction_support_centre_opened_by_president_michael_d_higgins#When:13:23:02Z For every person caught in addiction, an average of eight people consequently suffer – Finglas Addiction Support Centre opened by President Michael D Higgins

]]> 2012-05-15T13:23:02+00:00 http://drugs.ie/news/article/shorthall_praises_scottish_move_on_alcohol_pricing http://drugs.ie/news/article/shorthall_praises_scottish_move_on_alcohol_pricing#When:09:02:10Z Junior Health Minister Roisin Shorthall has said that Ireland’s new minimum alcohol pricing will be similar to Scotland’s.

]]> 2012-05-15T09:02:10+00:00 http://drugs.ie/news/article/urges_that_drain_the_brain http://drugs.ie/news/article/urges_that_drain_the_brain#When:08:49:50Z Dying for a smoke but trying to give them up? Battling with the urge must be hard work for the brain as it uses 20 per cent of the body’s energy despite weighing only 2.5 per cent of our total weight.

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