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7th September 2011
Medicine Board refuses to attend drug conference
The organisers of a medical conference which will discuss conflicts of interest within the pharmaceutical and medical industries have expressed dismay that the Irish Medicine Board has refused to attend.
7th September 2011
Gardaí say heroin usage in Cork has stabilised
The Number of heroin-related deaths in Cork city has fallen from 14 two years ago to none so far this year, and the usage of heroin in the city has stabilised, a meeting of Cork City Joint Policing Committee has been told.
5th September 2011
HSE Addiction Training Programme Invitation to Tender
The National Addiction Training Programme, on behalf of the HSE, wishes to invite tenders from suitably qualified and experienced operators to provide training to frontline workers in the voluntary, statutory and community addiction workforce as recommended by the 2010 National Drugs Rehabilitation Framework
4th September 2011
UK: Legal highs prevalence makes ban policy ‘ridiculous’
Prohibition approach is ‘irrational’ say experts as one new synthetic psychoactive substance appears every week.
4th September 2011
Toranfield House to host international behavioural healthcare conference
Toranfield House, the behavioural health and addiction centre based in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, announced this week that it is to host Ireland’s first ever international conference on behavioural health (including addiction).
2nd September 2011
Move to tackle anxiety drug’s overuse
An initiative to crack down on over-prescription of powerful tranquillising drugs will be finalised by the Department of Health later this month.
1st September 2011
Quit cigs campaign enters 2nd phase
A HSE campaign aimed at helping people to stop smoking has enjoyed major success since its introduction in June and is now beginning its second phase.
30th August 2011
Pavee Point Report: The Use of Benzodiazepines within the Traveller community
Pavee Point Travellers Centre have just publsihed an interesting report entitield ‘The Use of Benzodiazepines within the Traveller community: An overview of the extent of the problem with recommended actions for change’.
30th August 2011
Born with a craving for alcohol
Studies show in-utero alcohol consumption can cause ADHD, autism and other neurological conditions.
29th August 2011
Western Region Drugs Task Force: Small Grants Scheme 2011
The Western Region Drugs Task Force (WRDTF) invites applications for the 2011 Small Grants Scheme for once-off funding from Voluntary and Community groups/agencies who are working to tackle drug and alcohol misuse in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.

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