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8th January 2013
Alcohol treatment surges in south-east regionThe number of people being treated for alcohol and cannabis abuse has surged in the south-east, figures show.
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7th January 2013
Addiction refuge in battle to save its very existenceFunding cut means the Bill W Club, which helps those battling addiction, has an uncertain future, writes Harry Keaney
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6th January 2013
The drink doctors who say that 21 units a week is far too much…I like to think I’m a moderate drinker. I almost never get drunk. I have been hungover perhaps twice or three times in the past five years.
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6th January 2013
Declan Lynch: Dry spells feed the addict’s delusion of being in controlDry January is a campaign launched in Britain by the Alcohol Concern group. It is aimed at “social rather than alcohol dependent drinkers”, encouraging them with the aid of sponsorship from family and friends, to go off the drink for January.
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5th January 2013
Customs stop record amount of head shop drug importsRecord quantities of former head shop drugs were stopped entering the country last year, with the seizure of several new substances.
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5th January 2013
Detoxing heroin-addicted prisoners not an ‘appropriate’ treatment, says doctorAn inquest was told by a leading doctor in addiction services yesterday that prisoners who are put on forced detox are at greater risk of relapse, overdose and death.
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4th January 2013
Lessons for Ireland in changing US attitudes to marijuana?Some states in the US have relaxed their marijuana laws, despite the federal government still refusing to co-operate or provide any support, reports John Riordan.
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2nd January 2013
New Year dieters warned of calorie count in alcoholNew Year dieters should remember to count the calories in alcohol when they are trying to lose weight, a charity has said.
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2nd January 2013
Even a tipple a day is one too many – warning from doctorsOfficial alcohol guidelines that were “plucked out of the air” wrongly suggest we can drink almost daily with no ill effects, doctors have said.
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2nd January 2013
HSE app aims to help smokers beat the habitSmokers trying to quit are being given another tool to double their chances of beating nicotine with a new, free smartphone app based on a highly successful HSE social networking page.
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