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2nd December 2010
At least 88% of rape cases drink-related - studyAlcohol is the biggest “date-rape” drug in Ireland, and young people need to be educated about this at secondary school, a seminar in Galway has heard.
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2nd December 2010
Opioid misuseThe term ‘opioids’ refers to a class of psychoactive substances derived from the poppy plant.
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1st December 2010
Drugs helpline no benefitThe new Dial to Stop Drugs helpline has not seen any benefits yet.
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1st December 2010
Use of prescribed drugs to treat alcohol addictionAlcohol-dependent patients might require medically prescribed drugs to help them in the initial stages of treatment or/and to prevent relapses.
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1st December 2010
New Drugs.ie feature: What is a drugs task force?Have you ever heard the term ‘Drugs Task Force’ and wondered what exactly a Drugs Task Force is? Does the term ‘Drugs Task Force’ conjure up images of uniformed personnel marauding our streets, enforcing the law and punishing individuals for illicit drug activity?!
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1st December 2010
Confidential hotline fights drug dealingA confidential drugs hotline for people who have information or know of drug dealing in this region has already met with very positive results and is being extended by the South East Regional Drugs Task Force.
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1st December 2010
New cases show HIV hits young hardestThe majority of people newly diagnosed with HIV in the first six months of this year were aged between 20 and 40, proving that it is still a young person’s disease.
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1st December 2010
EU drugs agency launches new guidelines for HIV testing in injecting drug usersMore injecting drug users should undergo tests for HIV, viral hepatitis and other infections such as tuberculosis, says the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA).
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1st December 2010
Alcohol and babies don’t mix at allThere is substantial research in the US and Canada around the effects of alcohol consumption in pregnancy, many of which will manifest only when the child has any combination of attention deficit, autistic, learning and behavioural problems.
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30th November 2010
Drugs, alcohol listed in 20,000 hospital dischargesThere were almost 20,000 acute hospital discharges last year — 14,000 of which were for men and 145 of which were under 15 — where a mental or behavioural disorder after taking alcohol or psychoactive substances was part of the final diagnosis.