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15th December 2010
Problem benzodiazepine use in Ireland: treament (2003 to 2008) and deaths (1998 to 2007)
There has been an increase in the number of cases presenting for treatment, and people dying, as a result of misuse of sedatives (benzodiazepines), such as diazepam, in recent years.
15th December 2010
Deaths linked to common anxiety drug soar
Users of a commonly prescribed drug to treat anxiety and depression have been warned of its addictive and potentially fatal effects after a report revealed soaring misuse rates and identified it as a factor in 31% of all drug-related deaths.
15th December 2010
Carey accused of downplaying drug use
The Department of Community Affairs has been accused of failing to highlight the danger of mixing alcohol and cocaine.
14th December 2010
Cocaine use increases due to heroin shortage
Cocaine use has risen in recent weeks due to a chronic shortage of heroin, drug treatment services have said.
14th December 2010
Cocaine may kill 500 over next decade
A leading consultant in emergency medicine has claimed the Republic is only about one quarter way through a cocaine epidemic, adding he expects 500 people to die from using the drug over the next decade.
13th December 2010
Increase in drinking at home linked to rise in falls
Stricter drink-driving laws or a shortage of money for socialising outside the home may be linked to the increase in traumatic brain injuries following alcohol-related falls, an injury expert has said.
13th December 2010
Ban on drugs is failing, expert warns
The seizure of more than €1m worth of head-shop drugs at the weekend shows the demand for once-legal highs hasn’t diminished, according to a leading expert.
13th December 2010
Alcohol and teens: keeping it in the family
A survey on the effect of parental drinking on teenagers found that parents’ drinking habits can influence how children perceive alcohol.
13th December 2010
Most policies refuse to pay out if death is drug-related
Most insurance policies will refuse to pay out if a death is drug related.
11th December 2010
Experts warn of cocaine and alcohol’s ‘lethal’ mix
Combining cocaine and alcohol “can be lethal,” two top drug experts warned yesterday.

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