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Mon 06 Jun 2009Boom blamed for rise in alcohol dependency
MORE YOUNG people and women are seeking treatment for alcohol dependency at a Dublin hospital following the economic boom, a psychiatrist has said.
Dr Conor Farren, consultant psychiatrist at St Patrick’s hospital, said it was only now, in the post-boom period, that we were recognising some of the negative consequences of the boom.
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