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29th June 2009
Boom blamed for rise in alcohol dependency
More young people and women are seeking treatment for alcohol dependency at a Dublin hospital following the economic boom, a psychiatrist has said.
26th June 2009
World Drug Report 2009
The World Drug Report presents comprehensive information on the illicit drug situation. It provides detailed estimates and trends on production, trafficking and consumption in the opium/heroin, coca/cocaine, cannabis and amphetamine-type stimulants markets
25th June 2009
New Video on Drug Treatment Outcomes in Ireland
A story of Drug Treatment Outcomes from The National Advisory Committee on Drugs.
22nd June 2009
Just nine beds available for full rehabilitation.
While addiction counselling and methadone maintenance treatment is available in most Irish prisons, there are only a small number of full rehabilitation programme places.
22nd June 2009
More information needed on drug treatment programmes
A new value for money report on drug addiction services highlights the need to audit non-opiate drug treatment expenditure too.
19th June 2009
Demand for action as city faces heroin epidemic.
Cork is on the brink of a heroin epidemic after there were at least three suspected overdoses on the northside of the city in recent weeks.
17th June 2009
The ROSIE Study. Drug Treatment Outcomes in Ireland Publisher - National Advisory Committee on Drug
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment and other intervention strategies for opiate use in Ireland. The Study recruited 404 opiate users entering treatment
17th June 2009
NACD Annual Report 2008
The National Advisory Committee on Drugs release their 2008 Annual Report
14th June 2009
Deadly magic mushrooms still sold legally in Ireland.
The magic mushrooms that were responsible for the first recorded death from the hallucinogenic fungi are still for sale legally in Ireland.
12th June 2009
Drug Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland 2006/2007. Drug Prevalence Survey. Polydrug Use Results Pub
This bulletin presents key findings on polydrug use (the use of more than one substance within a specific time period). It presents data collected in the All Ireland Drug Prevalence Survey 2006/2007 relating to polydrug use on a last month (current use) basis.

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