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23rd November 2010
Cannabis pills could soon be legalised in Republic of IrelandMedical advice is being sought by the Republic’s Department of Health in relation to cannabis-based medicinal products.
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23rd November 2010
You have drugs going to the back-end of Mayo and the highest hill in KerryHeroin abuse has been a problem in Irish cities for decades but has spread over the past 18 months to “seriously small” rural villages, where treatment services for addicts are hard to come by.
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22nd November 2010
High prices and advertising curbs help tame teen drinkingThe modern-day Irish 15-year-old boy admits to getting drunk more than twice a year but they are behaving better than their older brother.
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22nd November 2010
Pharmacy watchdog made 270 ‘mystery shopper’ calls for codeine productsThe Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) has carried out a total of 270 “mystery shopper” visits on pharmacies around the country to ensure that strict new restrictions on the sale of products containing codeine are being properly enforced.
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19th November 2010
Alcohol impact on drug users highlightedDespite being regulated, unlike illicit drugs, alcohol has a prevalence of 80 per cent compared to just 1 per cent to 5 per cent for illegal substances, and a much wider spectrum of effects, a leading public health specialist has said.
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19th November 2010
Teen died after taking ecstasy for first timeA 17-year-old boy who took four ecstasy pills for the first time suffered brain damage and later died.
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18th November 2010
Tackling heroin useStationed in Ennis since August, Superintendent Peter Duff came to the post having spent the majority of his career in Dublin.
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18th November 2010
Adolescents cannot be ‘inoculated’ against taking drugs and alcoholAdolescents cannot be “inoculated” from risky behaviour such as taking drugs and drinking alcohol, a conference has heard.
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18th November 2010
Parents’ attitude to teenage drinking criticisedParents have never been more indifferent about teenage drinking despite clear evidence that such alcohol abuse can affect a young person’s brain development, a seminar has been told.
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17th November 2010
Midland Regional Drugs Task Force: Best Practice SeminarThe Small Grant Scheme has been established to support community groups and voluntary organisations within the Midland Regional Drugs Task Force area to develop responses to the drugs issue in their community and to increase the capacity of communities to address problem drug use in their area.
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