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Saturday 19 September 2020
Sixty-three homeless people were diagnosed with Covid-19 and there was one death, a fraction of what had been predicted.
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.
Drug-related deaths were found to be significantly higher at the start of treatment and in the first month after it finished.
For the last 20 years, methadone has been the mainstay of harm reduction services in Ireland.
The newsletter style document was issued to residents with update on the proposals for a methadone clinic at Ballinteer Health Centre.
The research examines the experiences of 25 people who have been on methadone treatment.
How effective has the strategy been and what is the legacy we are left with when so many people are on the drug for so long?
A new study has shown increases in the number of homeless people dying from drug and/or alcohol abuse and on methadone.
The baby boy’s death was not reported to be connected to his mother’s drug use, but a report has criticised the seven-week delay in making contact with the woman.
Babies with drug withdrawal symptoms undergo six to eight week of rehabilitation.
The practice is said to be becoming more common among addicts.
‘”My son has all the opportunities I never had and I’m really happy for that.”
The drug is used to treat heroin addiction.
Everything you need to know as you start your morning – and your week.
The Lord Mayor said the capital’s problems haven’t changed that much in the 30 years he has been a councillor.
How many pigs are in Ireland? How many people are paid minimum wage? So many questions…
There’s been an increase in the number of drug-related deaths recorded. Alcohol was a factor in three out of four of all poisonings.
Christy Burke said that “certain senior politicians don’t see any votes in addiction, so they don’t see it as a priority”.
Dr Richard O’Flaherty also told an Oireachtas committee of a 45-year-old diabetic woman allegedly being prevented from going to the toilet and not given any medication for hours.
The HSE said that 500 people were on methadone for more than 10 years.
It’s not what you might have expected but the number of methadone users who died doubled in just one year.
Brendan Kiernan manager of Keltoi House said “the completion rate makes it very cost-effective”.
The tycoon also said Irish people had behaved like adults during the recession.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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