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20th December 2011
Sharing prescription drugs can be a costly mistakeLarge numbers of third-level students may be sharing and borrowing each other’s prescribed medicines in order to save money, according to a new study.
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20th December 2011
Calculate units before drivingNever drink and drive and remember the dangers of taking to the wheel the morning after the night before. Units are a simple way of expressing the quantity of alcohol in a drink.
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20th December 2011
Regan: GAA and alcohol sponsorship a Government callThe GAA should continue accepting sponsorship from drinks companies until the government tells them not to, according to the association’s alcohol abuse prevention co-ordinator.
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20th December 2011
Judge criticises giving A&E priority to those on drugsA district judge yesterday described as “dispiriting” the way in which people under the influence of drugs were sometimes given priority in emergency departments ahead of victims of car accidents.
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19th December 2011
Suicide body calls for drink awarenessA national suicide research body has called on people to drink responsibly over the festive period.
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19th December 2011
Role of drink in self-harming revealedOne in six boys aged 10 to 14 had been drinking alcohol when they self-harmed, figures reveal.
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17th December 2011
Donegal Alcohol Group Pleads with people to drink moderately this ChristmasDonegal’s leading alcohol advice body has pleaded with people to be responsible around booze this Christmas.
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17th December 2011
Houses of the Oireachtas: Written Answers - National Drugs StrategyDeputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the progress of the new national substance misuse strategy; when this document will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17th December 2011
Houses of the Oireachtas: Written Answers - Drugs Task ForcesDeputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding to a drugs task force (details supplied); the amount that is spent on salaries and administration; the amount that is spent on projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17th December 2011
Budget cuts won’t affect drink-drive crackdown, warn gardaiGardai have promised a major crackdown on drink driving over Christmas despite having budgets slashed and numbers cut.
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