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23rd June 2011
Minister Shortall launches Report on Responding to Benzodiazepine use in Ballymun
Ms. Roisin Shortall TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Primary Care launched a report today on responding to benzodiazepine use in Ballymun, and announced her intention to introduce an initiative to tackle over-prescribing.
23rd June 2011
You’ve had enough: Why elderly need to cut drink intake
Psychiatrists have warned senior citizens to cut down on their alcohol intake.
22nd June 2011
Dublin South Central Sinn Féin 9th Annual ‘Youth Against Drugs’ Soccer Tournament
The ninth annual ‘Youth against Drugs’ Soccer Tournament takes place this weekend organised by Sinn Féin in Dublin South Central.
22nd June 2011
Elderly drinking too much, doctors warn
Safe recommended drinking limits should be slashed for the over-65s to take into account the effects of ageing, according to a doctors’ report urging more action to tackle alcohol and drug misuse among the elderly, writes Martha Linden.
22nd June 2011
Minister Shortall launches Report on Responding to Benzodiazepine use in Ballymun
Ms. Roisin Shortall TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Primary Care launched a report today on responding to benzodiazepine use in Ballymun.
21st June 2011
Publicans withdraw from membership of alcohol regulation lobby
The country’s two largest publicans associations have withdrawn from a drinks industry body promoting the sensible enjoyment of alcohol.
21st June 2011
Cocaine users unaware of heart damage
Heavy cocaine users may be unaware how much damage the drug is doing to their heart because they may not experience any symptoms, the results of a new study indicate.
21st June 2011
Methadone use falls but drugs issue ‘complex’
Nearly 9,200 heroin addicts are currently in receipt of methadone, according to the HSE.
20th June 2011
Drug seizures and use at lowest level since before boom
Narcotics deman: Drug Seizures in the Republic plummeted to a near 15-year low last year and are now back at levels not seen since before the economic boom, unpublished figures seen by The Irish Times reveal.
17th June 2011
Parents can influence teen drinking
Young people are more likely to drink alcohol if they receive less supervision from their parents or are exposed to close family members drinking or getting drunk, a new study has found.

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