# health-research-board - Wednesday 8 June, 2022
# Health Research Board
# Health Research Board
The number of young people abstaining from alcohol has increased from 11% in 2002 to 26% in 2019.
# health-research-board - Thursday 1 July, 2021
# Drugs
# Drugs
Men are more than twice as likely as women to use drugs, according to a new survey.
# health-research-board - Thursday 15 April, 2021
# Alcohol
# Alcohol
Every person in Ireland aged 15 and over drinks, on average, 10.8 litres of pure alcohol each year, according to new figures.
# health-research-board - Monday 12 October, 2020
# Vaping
# Vaping
The Health Research Board ’s review will help inform Department of Health policy.
# health-research-board - Tuesday 28 July, 2020
# Health
# Health
There is already concern around the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on alcohol misuse.
# health-research-board - Friday 24 July, 2020
# Study
# Study
Only a third of regular binge drinkers in Ireland recognise their drinking as harmful.
# health-research-board - Thursday 16 July, 2020
# Health Research Board
# Health Research Board
Depression remains the most common diagnosis among children, followed by neuroses, eating disorders and schizophrenia.
# health-research-board - Thursday 9 July, 2020
# Drugs
# Drugs
Cocaine has risen from the third to second most common problem drug between 2013 and 2019.
# health-research-board - Thursday 12 December, 2019
# Drug Deaths
# Drug Deaths
A third of overdoses involved alcohol while more than half involved prescription drugs.
# health-research-board - Tuesday 19 November, 2019
# Drinking
# Drinking
The figures show the number of cases treated between 2012 and 2018 across the country.
# health-research-board - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
# Fire Fatalities
# Fire Fatalities
The Health Research Board found there were 101 fires recorded in closed inquest cases between 2014-2016.
# health-research-board - Thursday 4 July, 2019
# Health Research Board
# Health Research Board
Depressive disorders were the most common diagnoses recorded for all admissions, accounting for 24%.
# health-research-board - Friday 8 March, 2019
# Drugs
# Drugs
Of the total number, 549 were male and 187 were female.
# health-research-board - 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 .
# health-research-board - Saturday 1 September, 2018
# Problem Drinking
# Problem Drinking
Experts say the figure may be heavily underreported.
# health-research-board - Tuesday 12 December, 2017
# Health Research Board
# Health Research Board
Almost 20,000 potential life years were lost in 2015 alone.
# health-research-board - Monday 3 July, 2017
# Dependency
# Dependency
The Health Research Board has published new figures on alcohol use between 2009 and 2015.
# health-research-board - Thursday 11 May, 2017
# Drug Treatment
# Drug Treatment
The report found cannabis to be the second most common drug among those treated between 2009 and 2015.
# health-research-board - Tuesday 13 December, 2016
# Drug Deaths
# Drug Deaths
Alcohol remains the single most common drug implicated in deaths between 2004 and 2014.
# health-research-board - Saturday 23 July, 2016
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Some 87% of people under the age of 18 presenting with eating disorders are female.
# health-research-board - Friday 22 July, 2016
# Breakup
# Breakup
Although divorced people accounted for only 4% of all psychiatric admissions, they had the highest rate compared to married or single people.
# health-research-board - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
# Problem Alcohol Use
# Problem Alcohol Use
Figures published show a drop in the number of cases of alcohol abuse in Ireland.
# health-research-board - Wednesday 29 October, 2014
# Watch This Space
# Watch This Space
Irish researchers are attempting to find out.
# health-research-board - Tuesday 16 September, 2014
# THERAPY
# THERAPY
The clinical trial has shown how to reduce hospital visits for patients with a certain kind of tumour.
# health-research-board - Thursday 4 September, 2014
# health-research-board - Wednesday 2 April, 2014
# Drink
# Drink
A new study has found that an average of 8,000 people a year seek treatment for alcoholism in Ireland.
# health-research-board - Wednesday 22 January, 2014
# Stats
# Stats
New figures on drugs-related deaths in Ireland show that the number of people who have died from cocaine misuse has halved in four years.
# health-research-board - Wednesday 8 January, 2014
# Research
# Research
The research into behavioural intervention is one of six major projects given a total of €9 million today.
# health-research-board - Saturday 4 January, 2014
# Sleep Tight
# Sleep Tight
It’s not so much your blood pressure, as it is how sleep deprivation affects how blood pumps around your body. Yes, science.
# health-research-board - Tuesday 31 December, 2013
# Health
# Health
The new information should be used to provide early intervention for those babies who medics previously didn’t believe to be at risk of later developmental difficulties.
# health-research-board - Thursday 26 December, 2013
# Health
# Health
Study by Trinity College Dublin scientists found that taking the treatment consistently over five years has real benefits for survival.
# health-research-board - Wednesday 25 December, 2013
# Outreach
# Outreach
A controlled trial saw that a small investment led to big benefits for building confidence and reducing isolation.
# health-research-board - Friday 24 May, 2013
# Healthcare
# Healthcare
The research project aims to identify the most immediate and important safety and quality issues in the health service and improve care by developing changes in policy and practice.
# health-research-board - Thursday 6 December, 2012
# Picture Of Health
# Picture Of Health
The Health Research Board published its Picture of Health for 2012 today.
# health-research-board - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
# Psychiatric Admissions
# Psychiatric Admissions
Depressive disorders accounted for almost one in three admissions, as unskilled workers remain the most likely group to be admitted.
# health-research-board - Sunday 15 July, 2012
# Magic
# Magic
The Health Research Board wants to “showcase the magic of science” with amazing images. Job done.
# health-research-board - Friday 10 February, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
Demonising drug users creates social outcasts, while the real criminals go free. We need to try a humane approach, writes Tim Bingham.
# health-research-board - Tuesday 13 December, 2011
# HRB
# HRB
A new study into problem drug use in Ireland has found that the number of cases reporting cannabis as their main problem substance has increased significantly.
# health-research-board - Monday 5 December, 2011
# Drugs
# Drugs
Heroin-related deaths increased by 20 per cent in 2009, according to the Health Research Board National Drug-Related Deaths Index, but alcohol is still a major factor in deaths of drug users.
# health-research-board - Thursday 17 November, 2011
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
The 18–19 year age group represented the highest rate of first-time admissions to mental health facilities during 2009 – 2010.
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