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3rd February 2014
70pc of sex victims ‘had drunk 12 units of alcohol’More than seven in 10 alleged victims of sexual assault who attended the country’s busiest treatment unit had consumed the equivalent of six pints of beer.
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2nd February 2014
Young man dies after drinking a pint of whiskey in social network’s ‘game’A young man in Dublin has died after apparently downing a pint of whiskey as part of a social media trend.
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2nd February 2014
Healing for drug addiction must come from community - MartinArchbishop of Dublin addresses Quenching the Thirst: Spirituality and Addiction workshop.
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31st January 2014
From Wales: Website reveals ‘legal high’ truthsA new drug-testing website, funded by the Welsh Government, has been set up to provide information on the real ingredients of so-called “legal highs”.
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31st January 2014
Former Health Chief urges County Councillors to support Alcohol reduction campaign.Pat Harvey, former CEO of North Western Health Board and founding member of the Alcohol Forum, addressed the LAMA conference in Monaghan on Friday 31st January.
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31st January 2014
Research tender: External evaluation of the Pharmacy Needle Exchange Programme.The Pharmacy Needle Exchange Programme is undertaking an external evaluation of the 3 year pilot phase of the programme.
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31st January 2014
From the UK: Gemma Moss death: Mother died from ‘cannabis poisoning’A mother of two from Dorset died as a result of cannabis poisoning, an inquest has found.
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31st January 2014
Vodka ‘a major cause of early death’ in RussiaVodka is a major cause of early death in Russia and has a direct impact on mortality rates in men, research has shown.
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31st January 2014
State agency to grant-aid e-cigarette production in ConnemaraAs Minister for Health Dr James Reilly considers banning the sale of e-cigarettes to those under the age of 18, State agency Údarás na Gaeltachta is to grant-aid a €5 million project to produce e-cigarettes in north Connemara.
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31st January 2014
EMCDDA hosts kick-off meeting of EC-funded Joint Action on Reducing Alcohol Related HarmHarmful and hazardous alcohol use is one of the main causes of premature deaths and avoidable diseases in the EU today. Highlighting the importance of this issue, the European Commission is funding the Joint Action on Reducing Alcohol Related Harm (RARHA) project, being launched in Lisbon on 31 January.
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