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16th March 2011
Recent reduced Nurse services at Addiction/Treatment CentresRecent changes in agency nurse arrangements have caused difficulties across health services in Ireland. Addiction services accessed by patients in/from North Inner City are affected.
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16th March 2011
Alert over 12-year-olds buying alcoholParents have been warned to be extra vigilant this St Patrick’s Day over fears children as young as 12 will celebrate the day with alcohol.
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15th March 2011
Anti-smoking drug linked to violenceAn anti-smoking drug prescribed under the medical card scheme is 18 times more likely to be linked with violence and aggression compared to other drugs, according to a study.
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15th March 2011
PCI College Addiction Counselling Lecture & Information Morning10:00am – 1:00pm, Wednesday 23rd March | Hotel Isaacs, Store Street, Dublin 1
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15th March 2011
When the daily tipple is a necessityIs it time for doctors to use alcohol as a drug? The publication last month of two key papers in the British Medical Journal means doctors and other healthcare professionals must now decide whether to move from advising patients of the benefits of a mild to moderate intake of alcohol to a more prescriptive approach. But to do so will mean addressing wider societal fears about alcohol use and its risks.
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15th March 2011
On a journey to sobrietyA new book aims to bring alcohol misusers, their family members and friends on a day-by-day journey through the first 28 days of rehabilitation.
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14th March 2011
MS patients could get cannabis drugIt is taken as a mouth spray and can help to alleviate the symptoms of spasticity (when the muscles spasm) associated with Multiple Sclerosis. It’s not currently authorised in Ireland although it was suggested last year that there may be plans to apply for a licence here.
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14th March 2011
Risks of drugs sold online highlightedThe vast majority of internet-bought drugs uncovered in Ireland – about €2 million worth of which was seized last year alone – do not come from facilities that have been regulated and inspected to EU safety and quality standards.
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12th March 2011
New Government neglects the drugs crisis – McDonaldSinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald has accused the new Government of continuing the Fianna Fáil/Green Party Government’s neglect of the drugs crisis by failing to appoint a Minister with responsibility for drugs.
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11th March 2011
GAA defends lobbying on alcohol sponsorship issueThe GAA stood over its involvement in a campaign asking the new Government not to introduce legislation which would stop alcoholic drinks companies from sponsoring sport.