News

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7th October 2015
“We could have came home without him” - Family of teen who fell into coma from alcohol speaks outAnthony Downes drank two naggins of vodka and six cans of cider
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7th October 2015
Obesity peaks, smoking below 20% but binge drinking rifeMost commonly reported health conditions are high blood pressure and back problems
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7th October 2015
Here’s why pregnant women are being told to ‘avoid alcohol completely’Can women drink alcohol during pregnancy? Or is it too dangerous?
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7th October 2015
‘I never saw myself as being different from anyone else’: where doctors go for helpOne in four doctors, dentists and pharmacists – just like everyone else – will have mental-health problems at some stage.
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6th October 2015
Alcohol is a hugely complex issue engrained in Irish cultureNEARLY 4,000 people attended alcohol services in Tallaght in 2013, with a marked increase reported this year in the number of females accessing services.
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6th October 2015
EU officials in hot water over big tobacco linkEU officials were guilty of maladministration because they failed to be “open” about meetings with tobacco company lobbyists, the European Ombudsman has found.
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1st October 2015
Alcohol use linked with increased risk of cancers and injuryA new study of alcohol use in countries of all income levels shows that current use increases the risk of alcohol-related cancers and injury, with no reduction in risk of mortality or cardiovascular disease overall.
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30th September 2015
20th anniversary of Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign20th anniversary of Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign
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29th September 2015
Where doctors go for help with mental-health issuesMedics are just as likely as others to have mental-health problems and there is help for them
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28th September 2015
Plan to provide alternative to methadone for heroin addictsClinicians say Suboxone could benefit problem drug users and provide treatment option