HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 15, issue 7

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Pragmatic approach to tackling drug addiction needed.

[Irish Times] Byrne, Derek (29 Jul 2019)

No expression of confidence in chair of drug law taskforce.

[Irish Examiner] Ó Cionnaith, Fiachra (29 Jul 2019)

Self-service cigarette machines set to be stubbed out.

[Irish Examiner] English, Eoin (29 Jul 2019)

1,100 cases where kids were treated for alcohol and drug related illnesses in Irish hospitals last year.

[newstalk.com] (29 Jul 2019)

Conflict over plan to soften drug law; Minority report outlines split in opinion on changes to legislation.

[Irish Examiner] McConnell, Daniel (27 Jul 2019)

Dublin City Council refuses planning permission for Ireland's first injecting centre.

[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (26 Jul 2019)

Merchants Quay Ireland considers appeal on supervised injection facility planning refusal.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (26 Jul 2019)

Alcohol Action note progress on health warnings and information to be placed on alcohol products and advertising.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (25 Jul 2019)

Government to take 'health led approach' in reforming drug possession laws.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (25 Jul 2019)

A measured, not radical, approach to drug use.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (24 Jul 2019)

Merchants Quay Ireland calls for Dublin injection centre after St Stephen’s Green incidents.

[The Times] Haugh, Ben (24 Jul 2019)

Drug possession system could cost up to €7m.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (23 Jul 2019)

RCPI Policy Group on Tobacco calls on the Government to fast-track legislation to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to children.

[Royal College of Physicians of Ireland] (22 Jul 2019)

Rising economy sees increase in cocaine use.

[Irish Examiner] (22 Jul 2019)

‘Local drug task force needed to tackle local drug problem’.

[Westmeath Examiner] Aughey, Olga (20 Jul 2019)

Gardaí target Dublin online drug supplier who uses 'hundreds of SIM cards' a year to evade detection.

[thejournal.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (20 Jul 2019)

More than 1,100 drug seizures made in Irish prisons last year.

[Irish Examiner] (20 Jul 2019)

The farm that helps drug addicts: ‘It’s calm here. When everything is hectic, that helps’.

[Irish Times] Dennison, Penny (19 Jul 2019)

'A licence to print money': The 'wild west' of Ireland's rampant slot machine industry.

[thejournal.ie] Bodkin, Peter (18 Jul 2019)

Minister intervenes over funding crisis facing street project to tackle drugs and gangs issue.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (18 Jul 2019)

Project diverting youths from drugs and gangs facing axe.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (17 Jul 2019)

Open letter to Taoiseach July 2019.

[Citywide] (16 Jul 2019)

Recall of EUPHORIA CBD Full Spectrum Oil products due to the presence of THC, an unauthorised substance.

[FSAI Ireland] (16 Jul 2019)

Irish Times view on Benzodiazepine use: a cause for concern.

[Irish Times] (15 Jul 2019)

Fifteen children under five poisoned by heroin and ecstasy.

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (15 Jul 2019)

Editor's Viewpoint: Alcohol pricing controls in the Republic a sobering reminder of a problem widespread across this island.

[Belfast Telegraph] (13 Jul 2019)

'War on drugs' may harm the world's poorest - report.

[RTE News] (11 Jul 2019)

56% increase in amount of cannabis seized by Revenue this year.

[Irish Examiner] (10 Jul 2019)

10 areas governments could work with to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.

World Health Organization (10 Jul 2019)

Withdrawal of navy ships ‘neon sign’ to drug smugglers.

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (09 Jul 2019)

Explainer: Minimum unit pricing for alcohol is on the way, but how exactly does it work?

[thejournal.ie] Dwyer, Orla (08 Jul 2019)

Benzodiazepine use in Irish over 65s is higher than international average.

[thejournal.ie] Finn, Christina (08 Jul 2019)

Deaths of six children known to Tusla associated with ‘substance misuse’.

[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (05 Jul 2019)

Drugs: an open letter to Leo Varadkar from Hot Press.

[Hot Press] (05 Jul 2019)

Gardaí refuse to provide policing plan needed for injecting centre until planning permission is granted.

[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (04 Jul 2019)

Inclusion of chronic pain conditions on cannabis access scheme will be 'kept under review'.

[thejournal.ie] Finn, Christina (03 Jul 2019)

Alcohol Action Ireland notes government moves to commence minimum unit pricing of alcohol products.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (01 Jul 2019)

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