http://nicas.info The Northern Ireland Community Addiction Service Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:22:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On 1 October 2008, NICAS held a conference to mark its 30 years working in the field of alcohol and drug misuse. The Conference was addressed by the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Michael McGimpsey, Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, Dr. Michael McBride and Chairman of ... http://nicas.info/news/nicas-holds-30th-anniversary-conference/ Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey today paid tribute to the community and voluntary sectors for their work with those with alcohol and drug dependency. Mr McGimpsey addressed the Northern Ireland Community Addiction Service (NICAS) conference entitled ‘Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction – How important is treatment in the community?’ which marked the charity’s ... http://nicas.info/news/health-minister-pays-tribute-to-nicas/ NICAS was established in 1978 as the Northern Ireland Council on Alcohol, mainly providing information about alcohol and its effects. In the 1980s, the need for treatment for alcohol and drug addiction was recognised and lead to the organisation being re-named as NICAS, the Northern Ireland Community Addiction Service. An ... http://nicas.info/news/nicas-marks-30-years-of-work-in-addiction-in-northern-ireland/ In order to address the growing number of offenders presenting with drug and alcohol related problems before the courts, a joint initiative between the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) and the Northern Ireland Community Addiction Service (NICAS) was established in 2003 – The Rapid Assessment and Treatment Service for ... http://nicas.info/news/rapid-assessment-treatment-service/ Over the last decade there has been increasing recognition among health and social care professionals and funding organisations that the numbers of older people who have issues with alcohol are increasing and they are identified as a vulnerable group in the current Northern Ireland Alcohol and Drug Strategy 2006-2011. The literature ... http://nicas.info/news/get-help/