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O'Connell, Henry and Cahill, Majella and Murphy, Denis (2003) Documentation of alcohol, cigarette and cannabis use by psychiatric and general practice trainees. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 20, (3), p. 105. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0790966700007825.

Letter to the editor
Alcohol misuse and the consumption of cigarettes and cannabis are associated with well-established impairments in physical and psychological health. Excessive consumption of these substances in Ireland now poses a major public health problem.

Per capita consumption of alcohol in Ireland increased by 41% between 1989 and 1999, the highest such increase among EU countries, leaving Ireland with the second highest alcohol consumption levels of all EU countries. Tobacco smoke remains the leading preventable cause of death and disability in Ireland. While statistics on cannabis use are less clear, a recent UN study found Ireland to have the highest levels of cannabis use in the 23 countries of Western Europe.


Item Type
Article
Publication Type
Irish-related, Article
Drug Type
All substances
Date
2003
Identification #
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0790966700007825
Page Range
p. 105
Publisher
Medmedia Group
Volume
20
Number
3
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Accession Number
HRB 4298 (Electronic Only)
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