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10th November 2011
More National Drug Conference 2011 Videos OnlineA second batch of videos from the National Drug Conference 2011 are now available online in our multimedia section.
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10th November 2011
Methadone treatment ‘available to inmates’Prison bosses have insisted that methadone treatment is available in Cork Prison to inmates with a heroin addiction, contrary to comments by a circuit court judge earlier this week.
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10th November 2011
Cannabis to remain illegal - ShortallLegalising Cannabis has been firmly ruled out by Minister of State for Health Róisín Shortall.
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9th November 2011
Drink report reveals child neglectMore than half a million children are exposed to neglect or abuse at home as a result of a parent’s hazardous drinking, it has emerged.
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9th November 2011
Alcohol report - Time to act on problem drinkingThe most alarming part of the Health Research Board’s report on treated problem alcohol use is the word “treated”.
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9th November 2011
76% of people treated for alcohol are joblessThe effects of the recession are biting hard, with a massive jump in unemployment among people seeking treatment for alcohol.
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9th November 2011
600,000 children exposed to parents’ hazardous drinkingUp to 600,000 children are exposed to hazardous drinking by their parents on a regular basis, according to new research.
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9th November 2011
150% surge in number of teenagers seeking treatment for alcohol abuseThere has been a 150% jump in the number of juveniles seeking treatment for alcohol in the last six years, figures show.
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9th November 2011
Surge in alcohol abuse reportedThe number of people treated for alcohol abuse increased by almost 50 per cent in five years, according to figures just published.
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8th November 2011
HRB releases latest trends in treated problem alcohol use in IrelandThe Health Research Board published a paper today entitled ‘Treated problem alcohol use in Ireland 2005-2010’.
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