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1st December 2010
EU drugs agency launches new guidelines for HIV testing in injecting drug usersMore injecting drug users should undergo tests for HIV, viral hepatitis and other infections such as tuberculosis, says the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA).
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1st December 2010
Alcohol and babies don’t mix at allThere is substantial research in the US and Canada around the effects of alcohol consumption in pregnancy, many of which will manifest only when the child has any combination of attention deficit, autistic, learning and behavioural problems.
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30th November 2010
Drugs, alcohol listed in 20,000 hospital dischargesThere were almost 20,000 acute hospital discharges last year — 14,000 of which were for men and 145 of which were under 15 — where a mental or behavioural disorder after taking alcohol or psychoactive substances was part of the final diagnosis.
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30th November 2010
20% of women smoke or drink during pregnancyPregnant women are more likely to drink if better educated, while one-in-five mothers will drink or smoke at some stage during pregnancy.
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29th November 2010
Methadone-trained GPs nearing 1,000 markSince the introduction of methadone regulation, the ICGP has trained 830 GPs at Level 1 and 61 GPs at Level 2. The number who have undertaken training is 968, but training is not yet completed for some of these.
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29th November 2010
It’s never too early to talk drugsIt’s the talk no parent wants to have with their teenage son or daughter but there is no escape if you suspect that they are experimenting with drugs.
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26th November 2010
Teetotal twenty-somethingsYoung Irish people have a reputation for heavy drinking – and the stats back it up. But there are some who don’t indulge, for religious, health or personal reasons. Three of them explain why.
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25th November 2010
Binge drinking can double risk of heart disease, study claimsBinge drinkers could have a higher risk of heart disease, new research suggests.
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25th November 2010
Cannabis ‘increases cancer risk’Smoking cannabis may suppress the immune system and increase cancer risk.
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24th November 2010
Council planning ban on off-licence expansionNew off-licences will effectively be banned from the capital under Dublin’s new development plan.
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