Person: Fiona Weldon

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Pop-up porn

WE’RE notorious for alcoholism, but we Irish are also becoming addicted to sex, fuelled primarily by online porn, which is easily accessed by smartphones.

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Online betting fuelling rise in gambling addicts

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Painkiller withdrawal symptoms ‘similar to heroin’

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White-collar workers heavy benzos users

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Homegrown cannabis raises risk of psychosis

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Gardaí dismantle two cannabis grow houses

Youth centre accuses gardaí of ‘harassment and brutality’

ALLEGATIONS of garda “harassment and brutality” against young people have been made by a community organisation at an Oireachtas committee.

Fri, 16 Sep, 2011

A costly addiction

THE Rutland Centre, Ireland’s largest private rehabilitation centre for addiction, is seeing an increase of almost 300% in the numbers undergoing treatment for gambling addiction.

Thu, 01 Sep, 2011