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5th November 2014
Returned Irish emigrants more likely to have problems with alcoholHigher rates of alcohol problems have been found among older Irish people who spent time as emigrants.
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4th November 2014
Minister Varadkar launches drug awareness competitionMinister for Health, Leo Varadkar has launched the ‘Drugs.ie Let’s Talk about Drugs National Youth Media Awards’ at a photo call in the Department of Health, Dublin.
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4th November 2014
Tobacco firms win legal right to challenge EU rulesTobacco firms have won the right to challenge new European Union rules on cigarette packaging.
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3rd November 2014
Opinion: Plain cigarette packaging can save lives – we need to introduce it in IrelandSmoking currently costs the Irish taxpayer between €1 and €2 billion a year to provide health services to smokers.
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3rd November 2014
Mother of drug addict explains how support group ‘made me feel like I wasn’t the only one heartbAnne McGrath is the mother of a drug addict. Her son has been on drugs since he was 17 – he’s now 44.
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3rd November 2014
Breaking Mad - meth ‘test’ drugs flood our streetsCheap new drugs causing crazed and violent behaviour are flooding our streets and causing major problems for frontline emergency workers, gardai told the Sunday Independent.
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31st October 2014
Tories swept drugs report under carpet, say Lib DemsA furious row has erupted in Britain after a long-awaited Home Office report on drug abuse prompted claims by the Liberal Democrats that it was “suppressed” by the Conservative party.
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30th October 2014
Alcohol problems ‘often missed’ in elderlyAlcohol problems often go unrecognised in older people, a leading GP has warned.
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29th October 2014
Concern at rise in street drug violenceDangerous new chemicals being sold on the streets are being blamed for a spate of incidents in Dublin’s north inner city, which came to a head at the weekend in the murder of a father of two.
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28th October 2014
Some drug addicts ‘should not be prosecuted’Drug addicts who are dealing to feed their own habit should be diverted into treatment rather than prosecuted before the courts, according to an addiction service.
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