Dublin's approach to supporting drug users during pandemic saved lives, report finds
Sixty-three homeless people were diagnosed with Covid-19 and there was one death, a fraction of what had been predicted.
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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.
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.