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This week
14th April 2024 - 20th April 2024
Alcohol
Despite drop, Ireland still has the third highest number of pubs per capita in the world
17 Apr
16.4k
This year
2024
Health Research Board
HRB: Evidence to support medicinal cannabis use for most conditions is 'inconsistent at best'
23 Jan
8.2k
21
Homelessness
Ten people experiencing homelessness died per month in 2020, new data shows
16 Jan
14.5k
31
Last year
2023
paul reid
Citizens’ assembly chair says urgent step change in approach to drug use is needed
25 Jun 2023
11.0k
68
cocaine addiction
Cocaine overtakes opiates to become Ireland's 'most common' problem drug
20 Jun 2023
16.0k
80
All time
Eating Disorders
More than three-fold increase in number of children being admitted for eating disorders
5 Oct 2022
7.9k
5
Research
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder 'may be detectable years before illnesses begin'
8 Sep 2022
25.1k
11
Cocaine
'Tipping point': Surge in cocaine use in Ireland as it overtakes heroin as main problem drug
13 Jun 2022
25.1k
48
Health Research Board
Report finds one in three young drinkers in Ireland have an alcohol use disorder
8 Jun 2022
27.3k
40
Drugs
More people are using cocaine and ecstasy, but slightly fewer are using cannabis
1 Jul 2021
15.0k
12
Alcohol
People in Ireland drink, on average, the equivalent of 40 bottles of vodka a year
15 Apr 2021
44.7k
103
vaping
Adolescents who use e-cigarettes three-to-five times more likely to start smoking, new review says
12 Oct 2020
12.4k
35
Health
7,500 cases of problem alcohol use were treated in Ireland last year, with an increase in cases involving cocaine
28 Jul 2020
11.6k
7
Study
Many Irish people 'may be in denial' about the amount of alcohol they drink
24 Jul 2020
63.5k
82
Health Research Board
Children being admitted to psychiatric units increases by a fifth, from 408 to 497
16 Jul 2020
12.0k
3
Drugs
Treatment for problem use of cocaine has tripled since 2013
9 Jul 2020
14.5k
24
Drug deaths
Almost 800 people died from drug use in 2017, new figures show
12 Dec 2019
10.4k
33
Drinking
Nearly 55,000 cases of problem alcohol use treated in Ireland over seven years
19 Nov 2019
10.2k
12
fire fatalities
Older people, men and those in rural areas at higher risk of dying in residential fires, report finds
16 Oct 2019
4.3k
5
Health Research Board
A third of children admitted to psychiatric units in 2018 had depression
4 Jul 2019
9.7k
37
Drugs
736 people died directly as a result of drugs in 2016
8 Mar 2019
10.5k
49
Health Research Board
There are at least 40,000 problem gamblers in Ireland
27 Feb 2019
12.7k
27
problem drinking
Research shows 21 people a day seek treatment for problematic alcohol use
1 Sep 2018
11.9k
27
Health Research Board
Two people died every day in 2015 over drug use with alcohol the number one drug
12 Dec 2017
13.4k
23
Dependency
The average person in alcohol treatment in Ireland is 41, male and started drinking at 16
3 Jul 2017
16.3k
20
Drug Treatment
The number of people seeking treatment over cocaine use at highest since 2010
11 May 2017
12.3k
49
Drug deaths
Drug-related deaths: 62% increase in fatalities over ten-year period
13 Dec 2016
6.4k
29
Mental Health
Girls make up vast majority of young people seeking psychiatric help for eating disorders
23 Jul 2016
14.6k
68
Breakup
'It's like a death': Divorced people are at higher risk of psychiatric illness in Ireland
22 Jul 2016
21.1k
32
problem alcohol use
These counties have the highest numbers of people treated for alcohol abuse
10 Jun 2015
25.5k
34
Watch this space
Could magic mushrooms be used to treat pneumonia patients?
29 Oct 2014
12.7k
31
THERAPY
Irish cancer study reaches 'the Oscars of the radiation oncology world'
16 Sep 2014
7.9k
4
tell us a story
Don't know how to help grandparents with dementia? Ask them about the olden days
4 Sep 2014
9.5k
10
Drink
The county with the most people seeking treatment for alcohol abuse? Waterford
2 Apr 2014
12.4k
25
Stats
One person dies from a drug overdose every day in Ireland
22 Jan 2014
21.7k
149
Research
Intervention to change unhealthy behaviour could save Irish lives
8 Jan 2014
15.1k
48
sleep tight
Irish researcher tells why lack of sleep is bad for the heart
4 Jan 2014
34.2k
38
Health
Study of Irish babies notes impact of even mild lack of oxygen at birth
31 Dec 2013
15.0k
10
Health
Breast cancer patients who stop oral hormone therapy at threefold risk of recurrence
26 Dec 2013
5.9k
5
Outreach
Trial sees volunteers befriend mental health service users
25 Dec 2013
5.1k
3
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