March 2019 – SERDATF

Alcohol treatment in Ireland: HRB publishes latest figures

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Latest alcohol treatment figures from the Health Research Board (HRB) show 55,675 cases* were treated for problem alcohol use in

21/03/2019 Susan Kiely

Smoking potent forms of cannabis greatly increases the risk of serious mental illness, a major study has found. Taking any

21/03/2019 Susan Kiely

Growing numbers of people have developed a “severe” alcohol problem by the time they seek treatment, an official report shows.

21/03/2019 Susan Kiely

A pill-popping workplace culture where colleagues take codeine as hangover cures and at break times is leading to an increased

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Prescription drugs contribute to the majority of poisonings Cocktail of drugs persists as a significant factor in deaths Alcohol continues

06/03/2019 Susan Kiely

Half of Irish people do not think a loved one should be arrested or prosecuted for possessing or using drugs,

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Prison officers made more than 1,100 drug seizures in Irish prisons last year as part of ongoing efforts to clamp

06/03/201906/03/2019 Susan Kiely

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is “sceptical” about proposals to allow people banned for drink driving to continue to drive to and

06/03/2019 Susan Kiely

Amnesty is backing calls to decriminalise the possession of drugs for personal use. The move by Amnesty Ireland coincides with