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12th February 2014
Fitzgerald says censorship not the answer to NeknominationThe Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has said she does not believe censorship is the answer following the emergence of the Neknomination internet challenge in Ireland.
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12th February 2014
From Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland drug deaths ‘different from rest of UK’Drugs-related deaths in Northern Ireland are mostly linked to prescription drugs, unlike other regions of the UK, a study suggests.
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11th February 2014
860 fewer people would be killed by alcohol every year if minimum pricing was introducedIreland is set to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in the near future.
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11th February 2014
Call for abstracts: European Working Group on Drugs Oriented Research SymposiumCoolmine Therapeutic Community invite you to be a part the European Working Group on Drugs Oriented Research symposium by submitting an abstract to: www.coolmine.ie/images/ewodordta/AbstractFormEWODOR.doc by March 7th 2014
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11th February 2014
From Northern Ireland: Legal highs ‘more dangerous than cocaine or ecstasy’So-called legal highs are adding to Northern Ireland’s growing drug abuse problem – and could be even more dangerous than cocaine or ecstasy, a charity has claimed.
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11th February 2014
Study: One in 25 Irish people at risk of developing deadly diseaseOne in 25 Irish people is at risk of developing the world’s fourth most lethal medical condition due to our gene pool and chronic smoking habits.
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10th February 2014
We don’t really want alcohol debateWe ought to be able to discuss drink and its possible effects, including sexual violence, says Eilis O’Hanlon, as what counts is to have fewer victims
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10th February 2014
Difficult choices will have to be made if we want to tackle our drink problemThe danger associated with excessive alcohol consumption is under the public spotlight again following at least one tragic death linked to the ‘neknomination’ craze; a crush outside a ‘Messy Mondays’ event at a Dublin night club, and an incident involving drink and drugs at a concert in Belfast on Thursday night.
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10th February 2014
Combatting cancerThe World Cancer Report 2014, recently published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)) warns that globally cancer is growing “at an alarming pace”.
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10th February 2014
Minimum price rule for alcohol ‘would help to reduce deaths’The introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol would reduce deaths and hospital admissions for high-risk drinkers, a major study reveals.
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