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22nd November 2013
Amsterdam employs alcoholics as street cleaners and pays them in beerCharity working in the city – renowned for its ‘pragmatic’ approach to substance abuse – says scheme keeps the alcoholics occupied and out of trouble
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22nd November 2013
Drinking sparks huge rise in liver diseaseThe health service is struggling to cope with a surge in cases of liver disease – with one specialist unit showing 14,000 people were admitted to hospital for treatment for alcohol dependency in a single year.
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21st November 2013
Children prescribed ADHD medication unnecessarily, study claimsOne in 20 children in Ireland are affected by ADHD, with boys at an increased risk of developing the disorder.
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21st November 2013
Self-harm over public holidays linked to alcohol, research findsThe peak times for people turning up in hospital emergency departments suffering from self- harm after drinking large volumes of alcohol tend to be linked to public holidays, according to research by the National Suicide Research Foundation.
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21st November 2013
Drink abuse failure ‘will mean more suicides’Many lives will be lost unnecessarily to suicide and many others will self-harm due to the Government’s slow reaction to addressing the problem of alcohol abuse in Ireland, a leading suicide expert has warned.
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21st November 2013
Drug law conference told of jail term for €2 stashA conference calling for a debate on drug laws yesterday heard that a man faced a three-month prison term for having cannabis worth just €2.
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21st November 2013
Irish near top of OECD table for smoking and drinkingA major overview of health in Ireland published today shows that the Irish are still near the top of the international league table for smoking and drinking and have a greater propensity towards obesity than people in many other countries.
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21st November 2013
TDs resist call to ban alcohol from Leinster HouseMore than 90% of TDs who responded to a recent survey thought politicians should not ban alcohol in Leinster House.
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21st November 2013
Minimum alcohol pricing ‘by mid-2014’Junior Health Minister Alex White said that he hopes to have a minimum price for alcohol in place by the middle of next year.
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20th November 2013
Over half of Irish population drink in ‘high-risk’ mannerMore than half of the Irish population drinks in a high-risk manner, according to Alcohol Action Ireland.