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11th February 2011
Motivational Interviewing Workshop
An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing – 2 Day Workshop
10th February 2011
Candidate calls for drug test in the workplace
An election candidate called last night for the introduction of random drug-testing in the workplace.
10th February 2011
500,000 tablets seized in 2009
Almost half a million tablets and capsules were seized by the State’s drug policing body in 2009, an increase of almost 40% over the previous year.
9th February 2011
Older teenagers warned over alcohol
Higher alcohol consumption in late adolescence often continues into adulthood and is associated with long-term alcohol problems including dependence, a new study has suggested.
8th February 2011
Seminar: Pins, Barrels and Brands - injector equipment choices
Pins, Barrels and Brands: influences on and influencing injector equipment choices.
8th February 2011
Strengthening Families Programme in West Cork
This programme is being brought to West Cork as part of an initiative led by the Social Work Department in conjunction with the Probation Service and the Local Drugs Task Force.
8th February 2011
Free Service to Dispose of Unused Medicines Properly (DUMP)
A free service to dispose of unused or out of date medicines will be available to the general public in Cork and Kerry from 14th February 2011.
6th February 2011
Deaths linked to methadone and anti-depressants soar
Drug-related deaths involving anti-depressants and methadone have soared, new figures show.
4th February 2011
Almost one in five of us don’t believe alcohol cancer link
Urgent need for health risk labels on alcoholic drinks.
3rd February 2011
Changes in Blood-borne Infection Risk Among Injection Drug Users
Nearly 30 years into the HIV epidemic, injection drug users (IDUs) remain at high risk for HIV infection. Data from surveillance systems and cohort studies have collectively suggested that HIV infection incidence among IDUs has declined a trend attributed at least in part to harm-reduction measures including needle exchange programs (NEPs) and substance-abuse treatment. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is nearly 10 times more transmissible by needlestick than is HIV .

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