# addiction - Friday 10 September, 2021
# Addiction
The Keltoi Rehab Unit continues to be used as a Covid isolation facility, reports Maria Delaney of Noteworthy, our investigative platform. Keltoi closed 18 months ago, with previous Health Minister Simon Harris promising its reopening Addiction service advocates are frustrated with the HSE response and are calling for a clear reopening date
# addiction - Wednesday 28 April, 2021
# Rehab Wait
# Rehab Wait
Over 60% are on the waiting list for at least nine months.
# addiction - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# Advertising
# Advertising
As Labour brings legislation this week to tackle the issue, party senator Mark Wall says it’s time to fight back against gambling ads.
# addiction - Monday 30 November, 2020
# Addiction
From The42
# Addiction
Paul Walsh says he was ‘drunk-driving’ everywhere.
# addiction - Thursday 5 November, 2020
# Merchants Quay
# Merchants Quay
Over 11,600 people who are homeless or in addiction were helped by Merchants Quay Ireland in 2019.
# addiction - Wednesday 4 November, 2020
# Addiction
# Addiction
The state also legalised access to magic mushrooms for therapeutic use.
# addiction - Wednesday 29 July, 2020
# Debunked
# Debunked
Theories claim adrenochrome is harvested from children in a trafficking ring.
# addiction - Saturday 18 July, 2020
# Addiction
# Addiction
The following account is written by a member of Addictive Eaters Anonymous, who shares her experience of sobriety from addictive eating.
# addiction - Wednesday 1 July, 2020
# Addiction
# Addiction
Sixty-three homeless people were diagnosed with Covid-19 and there was one death, a fraction of what had been predicted.
# addiction - Wednesday 17 June, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Mental Health Occupational Therapist Michelle Murray says living with the shame of addiction is always tough, but lockdown pushes even harder. She says there is hope.
# addiction - Tuesday 28 April, 2020
# Addiction
# Addiction
The purchasing of drugs online brings significant regulatory challenges.
# addiction - Saturday 25 April, 2020
# Drugs
# Drugs
Drug users are at an increased risk of contracting Covid-19 – many suffer from underlying health conditions and don’t have a safe place to self-isolate if needed.
# addiction - Thursday 20 February, 2020
# James Leonard
# James Leonard
James Leonard shared his story of addiction on The Tommy Tiernan Show last month.
# addiction - Saturday 1 February, 2020
# Addiction
From The42
# Addiction
Former jockey John Gillen on his life before and after his descent into alcoholism.
# addiction - Saturday 25 January, 2020
# Chemsex
# Chemsex
The drug has been making headlines after more overdoses last weekend and a high-profile rape case.
# addiction - Monday 23 September, 2019
# Chemsex
# Chemsex
People can buy a hit of the highly addictive drug for as little as €1.
# addiction - Friday 20 September, 2019
# Podcast
# Podcast
We look at what chemsex is, and the role the drugs GHB and crystal meth play in it.
# addiction - Sunday 8 September, 2019
# Column
# Column
Services such as the Breakthrough Programme in West Dublin can be a lifesaver for young men.
# addiction - Sunday 25 August, 2019
# Column
# Column
Applying neoliberal tools to community work is ultimately about cost-cutting and power, writes Senator Lynn Ruane.
# addiction - Saturday 27 July, 2019
# Addiction
# Addiction
Dublin City Council has refused planning permission for an injecting facility.
# addiction - Thursday 16 May, 2019
# Drug Treatment
# Drug Treatment
The Dublin-based addiction centre treated 1,350 people in 2018 and is now planning an expansion to Limerick.
# addiction - Wednesday 8 May, 2019
# Drugs
# Drugs
The President of the Association of Garda Superintendents said there are constant challenges for gardaí in dealing with drugs and organised crime.
# addiction - Tuesday 30 April, 2019
# Precarious Work
# Precarious Work
New research found the local drug economy – unlike precarious work – recruits young people by incentivising and enticing them.
# addiction - Wednesday 20 March, 2019
# Addiction
# Addiction
There has been a decrease in the number of alcohol dependency cases being treated in recent years, but an increase in their severity.
# addiction - Monday 18 March, 2019
# Addiction
# Addiction
The trust receives funding from the gambling industry and will be run by a board which includes two former junior ministers.
# addiction - Saturday 16 March, 2019
# Merchants Quay
# Merchants Quay
A plan to open a medically supervised injecting facility has been met with fierce local opposition.
# addiction - Friday 8 March, 2019
# Drugs
# Drugs
Of the total number, 549 were male and 187 were female.
# addiction - Wednesday 27 February, 2019
# Health Research Board
# Health Research Board
The proportion of problem gamblers in Ireland is far lower than in Northern Ireland, according to data from the Health Research Board.
# addiction - Friday 15 February, 2019
# Statistics
# Statistics
The HSE has provided figures on the age and geographic breakdown of some of those who enter treatment for gambling addiction.
# addiction - Thursday 14 February, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
I thought if I could just eat and be thin I’d be OK, writes a member of Addictive Eaters Anonymous.
# addiction - Monday 4 February, 2019
# Addiction
# Addiction
The HSE has admitted its own figures don’t come close to painting a picture of the extent of problem gambling in Ireland.
# addiction - Monday 28 January, 2019
# Intimidation
# Intimidation
Parents of addicts have remortgaged their homes in some cases to pay off drug debts.
# addiction - Sunday 27 January, 2019
# Column
# Column
Mental illness and addiction are interlinked so why are people who suffer from both routinely excluded from services, asks Senator Lynn Ruane.
# addiction - Friday 4 January, 2019
# Left Behind
# Left Behind
Karen Docherty is calling for stronger support systems to be put in place for families affected by suicide.
# addiction - Tuesday 1 January, 2019
# Dear Fifi
From The Daily Edge
# Dear Fifi
To help answer, this is the second week that Dear Fifi called upon the experts at the Rutland Centre.
# addiction - Friday 12 October, 2018
# Beautiful Boy
From The Daily Edge
# Beautiful Boy
Addiction does not discriminate.
# addiction - Friday 5 October, 2018
# Samantha Walsh
# Samantha Walsh
31-year-old Samantha Walsh was beaten to death in April 2017.
# addiction - Friday 14 September, 2018
# Merchants Quay
# Merchants Quay
Merchants Quay chief: “It’s an understatement at this point to say we have a homelessness crisis”
# Chasing The Normal
# Chasing The Normal
A significant proportion of the population have experimented with drugs and for some this has been life-changing.
# addiction - Sunday 2 September, 2018
# Recovery Month
# Recovery Month
As the Rutland Centre turns 40, some of the first patients through its doors shared their experiences with TheJournal.ie.
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