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Last year
2024
hrb research
Number of cases treated for problem alcohol use last year at highest level since 2012
24 Jul 2024
9.6k
Health Research Board
Record 13,104 cases treated for problem drug use amid jump in cocaine use, especially among women
25 Jun 2024
9.1k
Alcohol
Despite drop, Ireland still has the third highest number of pubs per capita in the world
17 Apr 2024
17.6k
Health Research Board
HRB: Evidence to support medicinal cannabis use for most conditions is 'inconsistent at best'
23 Jan 2024
8.3k
22
All time
Homelessness
84 homeless people died during 2019, mostly in Dublin
17 May 2023
8.4k
19
Eating Disorders
More than three-fold increase in number of children being admitted for eating disorders
5 Oct 2022
7.9k
5
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
15.1k
12
Alcohol
People in Ireland drink, on average, the equivalent of 40 bottles of vodka a year
15 Apr 2021
45.2k
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
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
Addiction
Cannabis and cocaine are most common drugs used by people seeking treatment for alcohol abuse
20 Mar 2019
15.5k
42
Drugs
736 people died directly as a result of drugs in 2016
8 Mar 2019
10.6k
49
Health Research Board
There are at least 40,000 problem gamblers in Ireland
27 Feb 2019
12.7k
27
Cork
World-first trial shows single injection could help patients recover after heart attacks
29 Apr 2017
34.1k
17
Drug deaths
Drug-related deaths: 62% increase in fatalities over ten-year period
13 Dec 2016
6.5k
29
Mental Health
Girls make up vast majority of young people seeking psychiatric help for eating disorders
23 Jul 2016
14.7k
68
Drink
The county with the most people seeking treatment for alcohol abuse? Waterford
2 Apr 2014
12.4k
27
Stats
One person dies from a drug overdose every day in Ireland
22 Jan 2014
21.8k
149
Research
Intervention to change unhealthy behaviour could save Irish lives
8 Jan 2014
15.1k
48
Picture of Health
New research looks at flu vaccines and antibiotic misuse
6 Dec 2012
3.6k
10
Black Spots
Road accident hotspots identified in new research
6 Dec 2012
7.9k
7
magic
Pics: 11 curious close-ups of scientific images
15 Jul 2012
8.0k
6
HRB
Number entering drug treatment up 52 per cent in six years: report
13 Dec 2011
1.5k
30
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