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14th December 2009
President praises work of addiction centre.Addiction is the blight of all blights in many Irish lives, homes and communities, but it is an enemy that can be overcome, President Mary McAleese has said.
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14th December 2009
Six hospitalised after taking legal high drugs.Six young people were admitted to Cork University Hospital (CUH) in the past 10 days suffering the ill-effects of herbal highs.
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13th December 2009
Government in bid to put head shops out of business with costly public insurance.The government is to introduce new measures that will attempt to put alternative lifestyle shops, which sell a range of legal highs, out of business permanently.
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9th December 2009
Irish among top alcohol consumers in OECD - reportIrish people are among the biggest consumers of alcohol in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to a new report published yesterday.
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7th December 2009
Irish cocaine cut with deadly toxins.The mixing agents used to cut cocaine in Ireland appear to be more lethal than those used in other countries, warn doctors who have recorded a dramatic increase in the number of cocaine-related overdoses in recent years.
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3rd December 2009
A&E to quiz patients on drinkingPatients who attend the emergency departments of four hospitals around the country are to be quizzed on their drinking habits as a matter of routine.
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2nd December 2009
Put health advice on alcohol callMost consumers want clearer information about what’s in their food as well as health advice about alcohol consumption on the bottle.
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2nd December 2009
Breaking News: 3 drug deaths in Dublin in the last 24 hours.Drugs.ie have received unconfirmed reports, that there have been 3 deaths in the South Inner City area, possibly from a bad batch of heroin, all of which took place over the last 24 hours.
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1st December 2009
Binge drinking.If it helps to shame this Government into protecting society, last week’s report on binge drinking by the Health Research Board (HRB) will have been worthwhile. Researchers found that “enormous damage” is being caused to family life by an explosive binge drinking culture and that there is no political will to tackle the problem.
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1st December 2009
Four in 10 women drink excessively.More than 50 per cent of Irish people are drinking alcohol harmfully, with older people and women especially at risk, research published today has found.
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