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28th December 2010
New pill could curb people’s desire to drinkThe first pill designed to curb a person’s urge to have more than a few drinks at a sitting is undergoing tests in Europe, promising doctors and public health authorities a new approach to fighting alcoholism.
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26th December 2010
United Kingdom drug situation: annual report to the EMCDDAUnited Kingdom drug situation: annual report to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) 2010.
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24th December 2010
What would you do if a colleague was abusing drink or drugs?Government minister Pat Carey believes that a person should tell his or her employer if they believe that a colleague’s lifestyle, health or work performance is unduly influenced by the excessive consumption of alcohol or any intake of illegal drugs.
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23rd December 2010
INCADDS Seminar: ADHD & Substance MisuseThe Irish National Council of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Support Groups Cordially invite you to attend INCADDS Seminar: ADHD & Substance Misuse. Date: Friday January 14th 2011
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22nd December 2010
1800 459 459 Drugs Helpline Christmas Opening HoursThe HSE Drugs Helpline-1800 459 459 offers support, information, guidance and referral to anyone with a question or concern related to drug and alcohol use and/or HIV and sexual health. The Helpline service is confidential and free.
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21st December 2010
Video Exclusive: Methadone Treatment Protocol Review LaunchThe HSE yesterday published the Introduction of the Opioid Treatment Protocol, a wide ranging review of the Methadone Treatment Protocol [1998].
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20th December 2010
Cocaine responsible for 80 deaths last yearCocaine was a factor in the deaths of 217 people in Ireland over a three-year period between 2007 and 2009, according to new figures released to the Sunday Tribune.
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19th December 2010
Drug users froze to death by city canalTwo bodies found beside the Grand Canal at Inchicore in west Dublin yesterday are believed to be of a mother-of-two and a man, both of whom were believed to have had severe drug addiction problems.
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19th December 2010
Even as we focus on addiction, we engage in denialPaddy has a genius for avoidance when it comes to tackling our affinity for alcohol, writes Declan Lynch
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19th December 2010
Time to draw a line under cocaine and end the hypocrisyIf lines were being passed around I did not want to be the odd one out.