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25th September 2008
Parents, teachers pay to bring drugs experts to schools.
Schools, parents and even teachers are having to pay to get experts into classrooms to talk to students about drugs, a Dáil committee heard yesterday.
22nd September 2008
90% of young drug abusers have cocaine problem.
Nine out of 10 young people attending the country’s only residential drug treatment centre for adolescents have a cocaine problem.
22nd September 2008
Family key to beating our drink culture
The abuse of alcohol by parents has a greater impact on a child than advertising by the drinks industry, according to the head of the country’s only residential treatment centre for children.
17th September 2008
€2m allocated for drug projects.
Almost €2 million was allocated to about 30 projects addressing cocaine use or providing rehabilitation services to recovering drug addicts.
17th September 2008
Psychiatrists call for total ban on alcohol advertising
A group of psychiatrists has called for a complete ban on all alcohol advertising and sponsorship in Ireland.
16th September 2008
430 children treated for drink illness every year .
More than 430 children are among the 14,000 people being treated in hospitals for alcohol-related conditions every year.
16th September 2008
Fight drugs, alcohol as one.
A Government working group has called for an integrated framework in the fight against alcohol and illegal drug abuse, but has stopped short of recommending one combined strategy for both substances.
15th September 2008
Gardai given power to fine drunks €100 on the spot
Gardai have now been given the power to issue €100 on-the-spot fines for being drunk in public, in the latest move to clampdown on public order pests.
15th September 2008
Alarming rise in alcoholic liver disease among 30-year-olds
Almost 600 cases of alcoholic liver disease involving young people in their 30s have been recorded in hospitals around the state over a period of five years – with patients frequently exhibiting symptoms traditionally found only in older patients engaged in long-term alcohol abuse, the Sunday Tribune has learned.
12th September 2008
Merchants Quay drugs project fears cuts
The largest voluntary drug-treatment centre in the State fears it will suffer further budget cutbacks despite large increases in demand for its services.

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