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<item><title><![CDATA[RCPI welcomes recommendations on alcohol misuse.]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16938</link><description><![CDATA[In its report, published today, the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group, led by Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Health and Children, made 45 separate recommendations in relation to alcohol use and misuse, covering the areas of supply, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, and research.    Welcoming the recommendations, Prof John Crowe, President of RCPI, said, “The damaging effects of Ireland’s dysfunctional relationship with alcohol simply cannot be ignored. I am deeply disturbed by the increasing number of patients dying from end-stage alcoholic liver disease, and what is particularly shocking is how young these patients are, and how many of them are young women.    “Alcohol-related harm is not confined to the heaviest drinkers in the population: It is binge drinkers who account for much of the acute alcohol-related problems in this country, such as aggression, injuries from falls, acute mental health problems, sexually-transmitted diseases and poor work performance. As a society we need to face reality and make well-informed, if sometimes unpalatable decisions for the sake of our society and future generations. Restrictions on availability, pricing, advertisements and sponsorship are the main issues to be addressed.”]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief Medical Officer ask doctors to participate in the public debate on alcohol.]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16939</link><description><![CDATA[Following the publication yesterday of the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group Report, Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the group has today (8th February, 2012) asked the various medical colleges, the HSE and the Defence Forces to disseminate a letter to all doctors in Ireland asking them to get involved in the debate on alcohol.  "Doctors in Ireland are fully aware of the dreadful effects of alcohol on people", said Dr Holohan. "They see the harm that alcohol misuse causes and therefore, with the publication of the report on Alcohol from the Steering Group, it is important that they contribute to the debate - providing their unique experience into treating adults and children affected."]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The analysis of substituted cathinones. Part 2: an investigation into the phenylacetone based isomers of 4-methylmethcathinone and N-ethylcathinone.]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16936</link><description><![CDATA[During the analysis of "seized samples", suspected of containing 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) and N-ethylcathinone (ethcathinone) additional compounds were observed in the GCMS chromatogram. These compounds were suspected to be the corresponding phenylacetone isomers of mephedrone and ethcathinone respectively. These isomers are referred to as iso-mephedrone and iso-ethcathinone, respectively. The identity of these compounds was verified by synthesising the isomers from known starting materials and comparing them with the compounds found in the seized samples. Analytical data, GCMS, NMR and IR on these compounds are provided. Possible explanations for the presence of these compounds in the seized samples are explored. Contaminated starting material is one suggestion. Rearrangement of the propiophenone based product to the phenylacetone based product is also suggested. The reaction of the α-bromopropiophenone with a primary amine can also lead to the phenylacetone based product. The presence of these isomeric compounds in seized samples could be used to compare different samples and attempt to establish a common origin.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[An unusual interpretation of "blind drunk".]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16937</link><description><![CDATA[.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[HRB Annual Report 2010]]></title><link>http://www.hrb.ie/publications/hrb-publication/publications//578/</link><description><![CDATA[Annual report and accounts of the Health Research Board 2010.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CARDI Focus On... Intergenerational Solidarity]]></title><link>http://www.cardi.ie/node/10399</link><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Each month CARDI's 'Focus On' article will take on a topical age or  ageing research related issue. The series will provide an evidence-based  analysis of key issues in ageing and ageing research stories making the  news.This month the focus is on Intergenerational Solidarity. You can read the article by following the link below:CARDI Focus On Intergenerational Solidarity]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[648. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if adequate numbers of gardaí are available to combat the drugs problem.. [1289/12]]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16926</link><description><![CDATA[.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[537. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will re-instate funding for the three community development posts in estates.. [41287/11]]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16927</link><description><![CDATA[.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[207. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a tobacco product (details supplied) sold in head shops. [2651/12]]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16928</link><description><![CDATA[.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[115. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the terms of reference of the current review of the FÁS community employment programme; the way the distinctive nature of the CE ring-fenced drugs rehabilitation projects which have a critical role in delivering the national rehabilitation strategy will be taken into account as part of this review.. [2756/12]]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16929</link><description><![CDATA[.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seanad Éireann debate: Suicide prevention: statements.]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16930</link><description><![CDATA[.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seanad Éireann debate: Suicide prevention: statements (resumed).]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16931</link><description><![CDATA[.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The analysis of substituted cathinones. Part 1: chemical analysis of 2-, 3- and 4-methylmethcathinone.]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16932</link><description><![CDATA[The ring substituted methyl isomers of methcathinone, 2-, 3-and 4-methylmethcathinone were analysed. The 2- and 3-isomers were synthesized. The 4-methylmethcathinone isomer is also known as mephedrone and has been widely studied. We present GCMS, NMR and IR data for the three isomers. We show that the three isomers can be separated by GCMS and that the IR spectra for the three compounds can be used to distinguish between them. A seized sample was analysed and it was found to contain 4-methylmethcathinone and benzocaine.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[141. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will allocate funding to purchase additional mobile X-ray scanner and a cutter vessel for customs and excise. [5407/12]]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16933</link><description><![CDATA[.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[442. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a report on the withdrawal of funding from community safety forum workers.. [4964/12]]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16934</link><description><![CDATA[.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[193. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health his position on the designation of cannabis within the State. [5844/12]]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16935</link><description><![CDATA[.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group calls for support on alcohol strategy.]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16918</link><description><![CDATA[THE GOVERNMENT must get fully behind a new strategy to address alcohol misuse, members of the steering group on the issue have said. The report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy was published yesterday amid questions about levels of Government support and concerns that the drinks industry may persuade legislators against its more radical recommendations. It calls for a ban on all sponsorship by drinks companies of sporting and large outdoor events, a ban on all outdoor advertising of alcohol, an increase in excise duties on some alcohol products and the introduction of a minimum price per gram of alcohol. Four members of the Government – Pat Rabbitte, Leo Varadkar, Jimmy Deenihan and Simon Coveney – have expressed concerns about the proposed restrictions on advertising and the phasing out of events sponsorship by 2016. The steering group was chaired by senior Government officials and had input from the drinks industry as well as health, justice and social interests. The report calls for the introduction of a “social responsibility” levy on the drinks industry which could be used to help fund sporting events and a reduction in the weekly “safe” number of units of alcohol for women from 18 to 11, and for men from 21 units to 17. Minister of State with responsibility for primary care Róisín Shortall, who has championed the strategy, gave a brief statement before the main presentation of the report and then left.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol advertising ban is backed.]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16919</link><description><![CDATA[An outright ban on selling alcohol in outlets alongside groceries, confectionery and food should be considered, a report on alcohol and drug misuse published by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health has concluded.   Alcohol is responsible for approximately 100 deaths per month and accounts for 2,000 bed occupancies every night in hospitals around the country, and three out of every 10 emergency department attendances, the Committee said. “Furthermore, one in four deaths in young men is due to alcohol,” the report said.   Reducing the consumption of alcohol can only be achieved by addressing pricing and availability, the report concluded. Cheap alcohol was widely available in Ireland, with large retailers selling drink at below cost, “displaying a total disregard for the impact this is having on society”, the Committee said.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[We drink 'bottle of vodka a week']]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16920</link><description><![CDATA[THE average Irish adult is drinking the equivalent of a bottle of vodka a week -- or downing 482 pints of lager a year. There are 1.5 million people drinking to excess and increasing their risk of developing cancer or cardiovascular disease, a Department of Health-led report -- called the National Substance Misuse Strategy -- warned yesterday. Alcohol abuse also costs 88 lives a month and increases the chances of developing 60 medical conditions. The related illness cost is €1.2bn a year. But a question mark hung over the report's future yesterday after Health Minister James Reilly did not attend its launch and Junior Minister Roisin Shortall "accepted it" before quickly leaving the press conference. The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland also dismissed it as a "missed opportunity", condemning its proposal to put a levy worth €2bn on the drinks industry. The report was drawn up by the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group, made up of health experts, gardai, community activists and representatives of the drinks industry. But it bore similarities to previous reports on the issue of alcohol abuse, which had limited results. One of its central recommendations, to phase out drinks sponsorship of sports events, was included in a task force report on alcohol published a decade ago. Ms Shortall said she hoped yesterday's report would lead to a public debate on the need for changes. She said she expected to have an "action plan" for its implementation in the next couple of months. However, she was not present for questions on whether cabinet colleagues agreed with proposals that could negatively impact sports and the tourism industry.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department of health group recommends ending of drinks industry sport sponsorship.]]></title><link>http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16921</link><description><![CDATA[A SPECIAL report from the Department of Health expert group has recommended that sponsorship of sport and large events by the drinks industry be phased out by 2016. The report, compiled by the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group, was established to identify ways of tackling alcohol misuse.  It also recommended legislation for minimum alcohol pricing as well as a 9pm watershed for alcohol advertising on TV and radio.  According to the group, a “social responsibility” levy should also be imposed on the drinks industry.  The Department’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said alcohol was responsible for 88 deaths each month in 2008.  The expert group report says that alcohol is associated with 2,000 hospital beds being occupied every night.  The related illness cost is over €1.2bn a year.  A lobby group MEAS, which represents the drinks industry, has accused the group of being prejudiced.  It said it agreed with many of the recommendations but was opposed to any levy on alcohol and to moves to reduce the "low risk" weekly drinking guidelines.]]></description></item>
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