News

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15th September 2014
Curtailments in addiction serviceThe HSE is planning to reduce weekend and evening addiction services as well as relocating some services in the greater Dublin area, IMN has learned.
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15th September 2014
Medical Matters: The health and social benefits of abstaining from cannabisWhere possible, doctors strive to practice evidence-based medicine. But we are human, and not immune to the influence of the unusual or extreme case.
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12th September 2014
‘Too Young to Drink’ campaign launchThe Drink Think Project, based in Derry, launched their part of the European ‘Too Young To drink’ campaign at Guildhall Square on Tuesday.
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12th September 2014
Homeless crisis set ‘to worsen’The country’s largest voluntary homeless and drugs agency is witnessing ever greater numbers of distressed people coming into its soup kitchens and drugs services.
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12th September 2014
Widespread need for detox and rehab services - reportHalf of those accessing the residential services of Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI) for drug addiction are from outside the capital.
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11th September 2014
Poll: Should we double the price of cigarettes?Politicians in South Korea want to bring in an 80 per cent cigarette price hike in a bid to cut tobacco use by over a third.
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11th September 2014
From Northern Ireland: Alcohol deaths triple fatal road crashesThree times as many people die in Northern Ireland because they abuse alcohol than die on our roads, figures have shown.
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11th September 2014
Column: It’s still okay to say ‘NO!’ to your Junior Cert teen on drinkingAs the parent of a newly minted teenager I watch with interest as the Junior Cert results are issued. Results Day has become a day of contention as some kids opt to take their first fling with alcohol.
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11th September 2014
Substance abuse link to most parole casesAnd almost half of the offenders claimed to have been abused as a child.
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10th September 2014
Public health organisations call on the European Commission to label alcoholic drinksOn the 10th September in the European Parliament (Brussels) public health experts will be calling the European Commission to make changes to alcohol labelling legislation and allow consumers to make truly informed choices.