Saturday 27 February, 2021
“I didn’t really notice it was happening… Then some people took me to one side and were like, calm yourself down.”
The TV presenter is checking into rehab to get help for substance abuse.
Many get turned away if they have substance abuse difficulties – or even because they just don’t have an address.
The figures are in the latest Medical Council annual report.
A government report recommended the decriminalisation of small amounts of cannabis, cocaine and heroin earlier this week.
The risk of premature death among people with the disorder is more than twice the level of those without.
A hazardous level of alcohol consumption exists across Irish society, but women and young people are showing the most alarming trends.
Are there many more codeine users in Ireland out there?
If we want to address complex social issues like addiction and homelessness, we need the activity of frontline services to match the vision of high level policy.
Several drug-related deaths and hospitalisations this month demonstrate how our adherence to an overly-simplistic drug policy is misguided and dangerous.
A new video has emerged of Rob Ford allegedly smoking crack.
It is time to acknowledge that drug and alcohol use is a part of modern society –and a public health issue to be managed, writes Tony Duffin.
NekNominations are just the latest fad but we shouldn’t simply dismiss the problem or pass the buck to social media networks: Ireland’s attitude to binge drinking is dangerous and must change, writes Joe O’Connor.
Despite being one of the richest areas in America, the number of homeless in Silicon Valley has risen by 7% over the past two years.
The report from the International Narcotics Control Board said Europe alone almost one new substance is appearing every week.
The same verdict was given at a re-hearing of the inquest – which was ordered after it emerged that the first was heard by a coroner who did not have the correct qualifications.
Junior minister says the cheap and easy availability of alcohol needs to be addressed to curb consumption.
The husband of one of Britain’s richest women has been arrested in connection with the discovery of her body at the couple’s west London home yesterday.
The last report into the death of singer Whitney Houston attributes a nasal issue to ‘substance abuse’.
The government intends to introduce a ‘price floor’ in attempts to curb alcohol abuse. Do you back their plan?
Statistics compiled by the Health Research Board show an increase in alcohol-related deaths since 2004.
An arrest warrant was issued for the actor last week after she failed a court-appointed drug test.
