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The European Union is urging member countries to ban smoking and vaping in outdoor spaces like playgrounds, bus stops, and café terraces as part of its 'Beating Cancer Plan. The aim is to protect citizens from second-hand smoke.However, Irish Minister Jack Chambers has expressed doubts, saying he's 'not sure how workable' the proposal is.Joining Kieran to discuss is John Crowne, Professor and Consultant Medical Oncologist at St Vincent's Hospital Group and Dr Garrett McGovern, Medical Director of Priority Medical Clinic and GP specialising in Addiction.
Should we pay smokers to quit the habit? It comes after research from Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the HSE's Tobacco Free Ireland Programme says it would be cost-effective. We get a reaction to this research findings from Dr Garrett McGovern by Medical Director at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum and GP addiction specialist.
Should we pay smokers to quit the habit? It comes after research from Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the HSE's Tobacco Free Ireland Programme says it would be cost-effective. We get a reaction to this research findings from Dr Garrett McGovern by Medical Director at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum and GP addiction specialist.
A report released by the Health Research Board shows that the amount of people treated for problem alcohol use last year was the highest it's been in over a decade. To discuss these findings Addiction Counsellor Michael Guerin and Dr Garrett McGovern, Medical Director & Addiction Specialist at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum.
Ciara Doherty talks to Joanne Casey, Alison O'Connor, Dr Garrett McGovern, Diane Byrne and Sarah Benson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
is it time we decriminalised drug possession? We discuss this with Dr Garrett McGovern, Medical director of priority medical clinic in dundrum GP specialising in addiction medicine.
There are increasing fears in the surge of young people abusing the drug Ketamine. It comes as new figures show that five deaths were recorded between 2018 and 2020. The drug has also been linked to a rise in admissions to Irish drug-treatment facilities. Speaking to Ciara with more on this was Dr. Garrett McGovern, GP specialising in addiction medicine and Medical Director of Priority Medical Clinic, Dundrum.
There are increasing fears in the surge of young people abusing the drug Ketamine. It comes as new figures show that five deaths were recorded between 2018 and 2020. The drug has also been linked to a rise in admissions to Irish drug-treatment facilities. Speaking to Ciara with more on this was Dr. Garrett McGovern, GP specialising in addiction medicine and Medical Director of Priority Medical Clinic, Dundrum.
Professor Des Cox, Consultant in paediatric respiratory medicine at CHI Crumlin; Dr Garrett McGovern, GP specialising in addiction medicine and Medical Director of Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum.
Dr Garrett McGovern chats to PJ about how a recent survey found more than a third of people aged 13 to 16 currently vape Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Ray Walley, GP and Associate Professor of General Practice at the UCD School of Medicine & Dr. Garrett McGovern, GP specialising in addiction medicine and Medical Director of Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum
Claire Brock speaks to Prof. Helen Heneghan, Dr Anne Kehoe, Mary-Jane O'Regan, Dr Patrick Treacy, Paul McAuliffe TD, Des Cox, Dr Garrett McGovern, and Will Denselow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe and Dr Garrett McGovern, GP specialising in addiction medicine, discuss the increasing pressure on the government to ban single use vapes.
The sale of vaping products to minors is to be banned this summer following cabinet approval, but what does this mean? Dr Garrett McGovern, GP Specialising in Addiction Medicine and Professor Donal O'Shea, from the RCSI joined The Last Word. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.
Claire Brock speaks to Hildegarde Naughton, Brian Stanley, Fionnan Sheahan, Luke Clancy, Garrett McGovern, John Gibbons & Alan O'Reilly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr Garrett McGovern, GP specialising in addiction medicine & Medical Director at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum, Dr Sandro Demaio public health expert and CEO of ‘VicHealth', the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
Australia has announced a ban on vapes for recreational use which will see vapes banned from shops but instead sold through pharmacies. As part of the measures, vapes will only be sold by prescriptions and displayed in plain pharma packaging in a bid to clamp down on children using vapes. Kieran was joined by Professor Luke Clancy of the Tobacco Free Research Institute of Ireland and Dr Garrett McGovern, GP Specialising in Addiction Medicine, Medical Director of the Priority Medical Clinic and member of the New Nicotine Alliance Ireland…
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We did a very, very patron-only podcast on the news of the week where we looked at the explosion of Fine Gael angst about Leo Varadkar, the little Englander's going insane over Biden and what is happening in the US in terms of abortion and culture wars. Then friend of the pod and drug decriminalisation advocate, Dr Garrett McGovern, joined us to talk about the bumpy beginning of the Citizens Assembly for Drugs. A very impactful conversation. #SaferFromHarm Full episode available now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-81589614
The Citizens Assembly on Drugs gets underway tomorrow. The former HSE Chief Executive, Paul Reid will chair the assembly. There have been some concerns raised about the direction of travel which the discussion will take. Kieran was joined by Dr Garrett McGovern, medical director and GP specializing in addiction medicine at Priority Medical and Dr Chris Luke, Consultant in emergency medicine and Columnist with the Irish Medical Times...
Irish people are the joint-fourth highest consumers of cocaine globally relatively speaking, according to a new United Nations report. To get some reaction to these findings Pat was joined by Conor Gallagher, Irish Times Crime Correspondent, and also Garrett McGovern, Medical Director and Founder of the Priority Medical Clinic.
A new report from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland's Policy Group on Tobacco is calling for the minimum age of sale of tobacco to be raised from 18 to 21 – would it deter young people from smoking? Medical Director at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum and GP Specialising in Addiction, Dr Garrett McGovern joined Ciara on the show.
A new report from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland's Policy Group on Tobacco is calling for the minimum age of sale of tobacco to be raised from 18 to 21 – would it deter young people from smoking? Medical Director at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum and GP Specialising in Addiction, Dr Garrett McGovern joined Ciara on the show.
We discuss new data on drug intravenous use with cocaine injections on the rise with Dr. Garrett McGovern, Medical Director and Founder of the Priority Medical Clinic, and also Prof Eamon Keenan, the HSE's national clinical lead for addiction services.
Dr Des Cox, Royal College of Physicians in Ireland Policy Group on Tobacco and Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at Children's Health Ireland in Crumlin; and Dr. Garrett McGovern, GP specialising in Addiction Medicine & Medical Director at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum
The introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol in Scotland has driven some people to turn to cheap street drugs instead. That's the warning from health experts from The Scottish Drugs Forum, after it emerged that the country remains the drug death capital of Europe. Given the introduction of minimum unit pricing earlier this year, should we be concerned about similar unintended consequences on our waters? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning, Dr Garrett McGovern is Medical Director at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum.
Dr Des Cox, Royal College of Physicians in Ireland Policy Group on Tobacco and Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at Children's Health Ireland in Crumlin; and Dr. Garrett McGovern, GP specialising in Addiction Medicine & Medical Director at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum
The introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol in Scotland has driven some people to turn to cheap street drugs instead. That's the warning from health experts from The Scottish Drugs Forum, after it emerged that the country remains the drug death capital of Europe. Given the introduction of minimum unit pricing earlier this year, should we be concerned about similar unintended consequences on our waters? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning, Dr Garrett McGovern is Medical Director at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum.
Dr Garrett McGovern says to Fiona calls to ban vape flavours is focusing on the wrong thing, and could lead to younger people smoking cigarettes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Pat was joined by Dr. Garrett McGovern, GP specialising in addiction medicine at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum who says calls to ban e-cigarettes are nonsensical.
Dr. Garrett McGovern, GP Specialising in Addiction Medicine
Treatment for cocaine use among young people in Ireland has increased by 171% between 2011 and 2019, that's according to new research by the Health Research Board this morning. Anne Doyle, lead author of the report talked us through the main findings of the report and Ciara spoke to Dr. Garrett McGovern who is a GP specialising in addiction medicine and Medical Director of the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum.
Treatment for cocaine use among young people in Ireland has increased by 171% between 2011 and 2019, that's according to new research by the Health Research Board this morning. Anne Doyle, lead author of the report talked us through the main findings of the report and Ciara spoke to Dr. Garrett McGovern who is a GP specialising in addiction medicine and Medical Director of the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum.
We've just finished a packed Sunday Special were we took a deep-dive into all things Harm Reduction. Joining Vicky, Martin and Tony were Dr Garrett McGovern, Ana Liffey CEO Tony Duffin and Green Party TD, Patrick Costelloe. We discuss the Merchants Quay Safe Injection Site, the things that can be done now to mitigate the delays and the how some of the learnings from COVID can and should be used to drive this lifesaving model forward. We also talk Patrick's case against CETA and our chat with the Minister for Housing making the news. Thanks for all the engagement. For more information see saferfromharm.ie Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack
We've just finished a packed Sunday Special were we took a deep-dive into all things Harm Reduction. Joining Vicky, Martin and Tony were Dr Garrett McGovern, Ana Liffey CEO Tony Duffin and Green Party TD, Patrick Costelloe. We discuss the Merchants Quay Safe Injection Site, the things that can be done now to mitigate the delays and the how some of the learnings from COVID can and should be used to drive this lifesaving model forward. We also talk Patrick's case against CETA and our chat with the Minister for Housing making the news. Thanks for all the engagement. For more information see saferfromharm.ie Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack
Dr Garrett McGovern, a GP specialising in substance abuse at the Priority Medical Clinic is speaking to Niall about the need for supervised injecting centres. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr Garrett McGovern, a GP specialising in substance abuse at the Priority Medical Clinic is speaking to Niall about the need for supervised injecting centres. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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I referred to the damage done to children's education, particularly to disadvantaged children by long school holidays. This is backed up by many studies, including this one from the Institute for Public Policy Research. Dr Garrett McGovern is a GP specialising in the treatment of addiction and Medical Director of the Priority Medical Clinic in Dublin.