Young adults are dying from alcohol-induced liver disease
Liver disease is killing people as young as 20 years of age in Northern Ireland as the rise in teenage drinking is starting to take its toll. A doctor from the Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital has said that frequent binge drinking by youngsters is leading to serious health problems. Dr Neil McDougall is a liver
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New drug category for low-risk legal highs
Some people argue that all forms of drug abuse should be eliminated completely; however, this is an impossible task. Baroness Meacher from the European Initiative on drug policy reform has called for the creation of a new category, class D, which will cover legal highs that are not known to cause health problems. The new
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Drug addiction treatment must be saved from austerity cuts
Governments across Europe are being urged by policy drug experts to exclude drug-abuse treatment from austerity cuts. There has been a sudden increase in the number of HIV infections among drug users in Greece and the reason for this is believed to be due to a reduction in the number of treatment centres. The European
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Alcohol Awareness Week 2013
Alcohol Awareness Week started on Monday 18th November and runs until Sunday 24th November. This year’s theme is Conversations about alcohol. Research shows that many people drink too much. While Saturday night binge drinkers make the news, most drinking takes place on sofas at home in front of the television. Having one or two glasses
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