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7th January 2011
Fragmentation of services slammedThe “fragmentation” between mental health and addiction services for dual diagnosis patients has been criticised in the wide-ranging HSE review of the Methadone Treatment Protocol [1998].
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7th January 2011
New study links binge drinking in Ireland to higher risk of developing heart diseaseA binge-drinking culture could be behind Northern Ireland’s high rates of heart disease, according to a new study.
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5th January 2011
Merchant Quay Ireland: Easy Access to EducationThis initiative will meet the needs of individuals who are in the process of stabilising and changing their life style and behaviours. There will be a particular focus on dealing with the effects of homelessness and addiction.
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4th January 2011
Battle lines drawn over boozeConsumer chief hits out at pubs over price complaints.
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4th January 2011
Grouping up to defeat addictionA new approach to addiction recovery in Ireland is spreading.
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3rd January 2011
Calls for minimum price for alcohol salesThe Vintners Federation of Ireland has called for a minimum price to be set on alcohol sales.
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3rd January 2011
Number of pubs down by 1,300 over last five yearsThe number of pub licences has fallen by 1,300 over the past five years amid claims by publicans’ groups that the cheap availability of alcohol is causing the “death of the Irish pub”.
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30th December 2010
Galway in grip of growing heroin crisisThe scale of Ireland’s heroin problem has been brought into sharp focus by a new pan-European report which concluded that seven in every 1,000 people in Ireland are heroin users.
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30th December 2010
Roadside drug tests for drivers in weeksDrivers will next month face stringent US-style roadside tests for drugs, the Irish Independent has learned.
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29th December 2010
The drugs don’t work ... especially the legal onesFigures just published show a continuing rise in alcohol and drugs-related deaths in Northern Ireland.