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30th January 2012
Dangerous drinking harms 1.5m peopleNearly 1.5 million people in Ireland are causing harm to themselves by the hazardous way they drink alcohol.
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30th January 2012
French law on breath test kits to affect Irish touristsThousands of Irish tourists who will take their car with them to France this summer will face fines unless they are carrying a breathalyser with them in their vehicle.
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28th January 2012
Ban on drink firms sponsoring sport urged by reportA ban on all alcohol sponsorship of sporting and large outdoor events, a ban on all outdoor advertising of alcohol, an increase in the excise duties on some alcohol products and the introduction of a minimum price per gram of alcohol are among the recommendations in the forthcoming National Substance Misuse Strategy, 2009 -2016.
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28th January 2012
Over-the-counter addictions soaring, doctor warnsIreland spent a staggering €21m on the codeine-based painkiller Solpadeine last year and experts are warning of a growing addiction to the drug.
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27th January 2012
Oireachtas alcohol report will tackle drink problemFine Gael Mayo TD, John O’Mahony, has said that the report on alcohol and drug misuse published by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, “provides a blueprint on how we can tackle our national drink problem”.
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27th January 2012
Launch of Achill drugs cardA combination of a focused community development project and determination by young people has finally yielded results.
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27th January 2012
Seeking Expressions of Interest for MWRDTF Treatment & Rehab Funding Pool 2012The Mid West Regional Drugs Task Force (MWRDTF) was established under the National Drugs Strategy 2001 – 2008 to research, develop, implement and monitor a co-ordinated response to illicit drug use at regional level, based on evidence of what is effective.
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27th January 2012
Alcohol kills over 1,300 each year across IrelandAlcohol claims the lives of more than 1,300 people each year across Ireland, health chiefs holding a cross-border conference on the problem confirmed.
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26th January 2012
Minister addresses first all-island alcohol conferenceDr James Reilly, Minister for Health and Minister of State Róisín Shortall today (26th January, 2012) attended the first all-island conference on the issue of alcohol abuse held in Armagh.
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26th January 2012
Houses of the Oireachtas Written Answers - National Drugs StrategyDeputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures he will take to integrate and promote the dial to stop drug dealing campaign into the crimestoppers freephone crime prevention initiative.
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