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3rd February 2011
Changes in Blood-borne Infection Risk Among Injection Drug Users
Nearly 30 years into the HIV epidemic, injection drug users (IDUs) remain at high risk for HIV infection. Data from surveillance systems and cohort studies have collectively suggested that HIV infection incidence among IDUs has declined a trend attributed at least in part to harm-reduction measures including needle exchange programs (NEPs) and substance-abuse treatment. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is nearly 10 times more transmissible by needlestick than is HIV .
2nd February 2011
drugs.ie reaches over 100,000 people in 2010
The drugs.ie website continued to firmly establish itself as the ‘one-stop-shop’ for all drug and alcohol related information and support in Ireland in 2010.
2nd February 2011
College set to audit methadone scheme
The ICGP is seeking to appoint a Clinical Audit Facilitator to audit and review GPs participating in the Methadone Treatment Protocol.
1st February 2011
Homegrown drug offence figures almost double
The surge in cannabis factories—or ‘growhouses’—led to a massive rise in the number of offences covering the cultivation and manufacture of drugs last year.
1st February 2011
Confronting the alcohol issue
Alcohol affects every part of the body and heavy use can be a contributory factor in more than 80 illnesses.
31st January 2011
Service of Commemoration & Hope
Service of Commemoration & Hope in Rememberance of those who have died from Drug Use and Related Causes
31st January 2011
Key to kicking the habit all in the head for smokers
A discovery that explains why some people cannot give up tobacco may lead to new anti-smoking treatments.
28th January 2011
HIV ‘Whoonga’ Drug Craze Grips South Africa
South Africa is in the grip of a dangerous new drugs craze that could threaten the country’s battle against Aids. The street drug called “whoonga” is a cocktail that includes the antiretroviral (ARV) medication prescribed to people with HIV.
28th January 2011
Reasons why you shouldn’t drink
As research shows that one in six people has renounced alcohol, here is a sobering list of reasons why you (and I) really ought to join them.
28th January 2011
Drinking and driving
A strong linkage has always existed between drunken driving and the number of deaths on our roads.

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