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20
Feb
Irish Times: Hidden epidemic of gambling addiction

College President Dr William Flannery writes to the Irish Times to welcome newly proposed legislation that will look to ban […]

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Tags: addiction psychiatry, gambling addiction, gambling disorder,
23
Feb
British Journal of Anaesthesia: Does opioid substitution treatment have a protective effect on the clinical manifestations of COVID-19?

Despite their vulnerability, people who misuse opioid drugs have an unexpectedly low incidence rate of COVID-19 both in Ireland and […]

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Tags: addiction psychiatry, addictions, COVID-19, opioid treatment, research,
30
Aug
Gambling Addiction in Ireland a Major Public Health Concern

Dr Colin O’Gara, Consultant Psychiatrist and specialist in addiction treatment, spoke with Miriam O’Callaghan on RTE Radio 1 this week, […]

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Tags: addiction psychiatry, gambling addiction, Stigma,