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1st June 2011
Society is too accepting of substance abuse
Ireland’s problem with alcohol and prescription drugs remains largely hidden because we are too accepting of substance abuse, a community activist said yesterday.
31st May 2011
Mental illness and drug abuse rife in homeless
Severe mental illness has a high prevalence in the homeless population, with particularly high levels of psychotic illness and substance dependence, as well as risk factors for suicide and violence, a new study has found.
31st May 2011
Government accused over smoking
The Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) has called on the Government to urgently establish a national anti-smoking taskforce.
31st May 2011
Has our opiate prescribing gone too far?
Emergence of a ‘prescription drug abuse epidemic’.
31st May 2011
Wines now pack more alcohol than labels claim
The rise of mighty merlots, stonking sauvignons and potent pinots has been a defining feature of our recent love affair with wine.
30th May 2011
Offender courses
A new company is offering courses in understanding anger, drug and alcohol awareness, and dealing with drink-driving, for people facing criminal charges.
29th May 2011
UK research: Spending freeze on public health campaigns cost lives
Andrew Lansley forced to make U-turn on public health campaign cuts. Health secretary attacked after calls to smoking, drugs and lifestyle helplines plunged following spending freeze.
29th May 2011
Ireland’s biggest drinkers live in Louth and Dublin, according to survey
New research by insurer Aviva has found that Irish people drink excessively and spend almost €2,000 a year on alcohol.
27th May 2011
Rate of alcohol-related liver disease triples in 12 years
One of Ireland’s leading adolescent psychiatrists has revealed that the number of people admitted to hospital with symptoms of Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) has more than trebled over a recent 12-year period.
27th May 2011
Out on a limb — heroin users beyond the pale
Dr Cathal O’Sullivan examines the background to the first external review of the methadone protocol in Ireland, the Opoid Treatment Protocol, and highlights some of its more important recommendations.

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