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Welcome to the September 2015 edition of the NDC Newsletter. This is our monthly electronic digest of Irish drug, alcohol and tobacco publications, news and Dail debates. 

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Publications

The drug situation in Europe: an overview of data available on illicit drugs and new psychoactive substances from European monitoring in 2015.
Mounteney, Jane and Griffiths, Paul and Sedefov, Roumen and Noor, Andre and Vicente, Julián and Simon, Roland (2015) The drug situation in Europe: an overview of data available on illicit drugs and new psychoactive substances from European monitoring in 2015. Addiction, Early online .



Recorded crime: quarter 2 2015.
Central Statistics Office. (2015) Recorded crime: quarter 2 2015. Central Statistics Office, Cork .



IASIO biennial report 2013 / 2014.
Irish Association for the Social Integration of Offenders. (2015) IASIO biennial report 2013 / 2014. Irish Association for the Social Integration of Offenders, Dublin .



Alcohol and drug deaths registered in Northern Ireland, 2004-2014.
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. (2015) Alcohol and drug deaths registered in Northern Ireland, 2004-2014. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Belfast .



Homelessness: an unhealthy state. Health status, risk behaviours and service utilisation among homeless people in two Irish cities.
O'Reilly, Fiona and Barror, Suzanne and Hannigan, Ailish and Scriver, Stacey and Ruane, Lynn and McFarlane, Anne and O'Carroll, Austin (2015) Homelessness: an unhealthy state. Health status, risk behaviours and service utilisation among homeless people in two Irish cities. The Partnership for Health Equality, Dublin .



Consultation on the development of an obesity policy and action plan for Ireland. A report developed for the Department of Health by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland.
Institute of Public Health in Ireland. (2015) Consultation on the development of an obesity policy and action plan for Ireland. A report developed for the Department of Health by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland. Stationery Office, Dublin .



Caring - at what cost. Rebuilding and refinancing the community and voluntary sector.
McInerney, Chris and Finn, Cian (2015) Caring - at what cost. Rebuilding and refinancing the community and voluntary sector. IMPACT, Dublin .



About last night. A call to action on harmful drinking.
Stop Out-Of-Control Drinking. (2015) About last night. A call to action on harmful drinking. Stop Out-Of-Control Drinking, Dublin .



Dublin Simon Community annual report 2014.
Dublin Simon Community. (2015) Dublin Simon Community annual report 2014. Dublin Simon Community, Dublin .



Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: update from the EMCDDA expert network.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2015) Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: update from the EMCDDA expert network. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon .



Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease, cancer, injury, admission to hospital, and mortality: a prospective cohort study.
Smyth, Andrew et al (2015) Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease, cancer, injury, admission to hospital, and mortality: a prospective cohort study. Lancet .



Code of standards for advertising and marketing communications in Ireland.
Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland. (2015) Code of standards for advertising and marketing communications in Ireland. Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland, Dublin .



Coolmine Therapeutic Community, Dublin: a forty-year history of Ireland's first voluntary drug treatment service.
Butler, Shane (2015) Coolmine Therapeutic Community, Dublin: a forty-year history of Ireland's first voluntary drug treatment service. Addiction, Early online .



Merchants Quay Ireland. Annual review 2014.
Merchants Quay Ireland. (2015) Merchants Quay Ireland. Annual review 2014. Merchants Quay Ireland, Dublin .



Alcohol: minimum pricing.
Woodhouse, John and Ward, Philip (2015) Alcohol: minimum pricing. House of Commons Library, London .



Perceptions of segregation and substance use behaviors in adolescence.
McAloney, Kareena (2015) Perceptions of segregation and substance use behaviors in adolescence. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 24 (5). pp. 295-301.



Alcohol use, socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity in older people.
Rao, Rahul and Schofield, Peter and Ashworth, Mark (2015) Alcohol use, socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity in older people. BMJ Open, 5 (8). e007525.



Health Products Regulatory Authority annual report 2014.
Health Products Regulatory Authority. (2015) Health Products Regulatory Authority annual report 2014. Health Products Regulatory Authority, Dublin .



EMCDDA–Europol joint report on a new psychoactive substance: 1-phenyl-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-pentanone (α-PVP).
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. (2015) EMCDDA–Europol joint report on a new psychoactive substance: 1-phenyl-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-pentanone (α-PVP). Publications Office of the European Union.



The European health report 2015. Targets and beyond – reaching new frontiers in evidence.
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. (2015) The European health report 2015. Targets and beyond – reaching new frontiers in evidence. WHO.



Prevention of addictive behaviours.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2015) Prevention of addictive behaviours. Publications Office of the European Union. EMCDDA Insights Series no. 18.



UNODC youth initiative
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2015) UNODC youth initiative.



A practical guide to including seldom-heard children and young people in decision making
McEvoy, Olivia (2015) A practical guide to including seldom-heard children and young people in decision making. Government Publications.


News

Citywide 20th anniversary policy conference, 12 November 2015, Dublin.
[Citywide] Citywide 20th anniversary policy conference, 12 November 2015, Dublin. (29 Sep 2015)



Where doctors go for help with mental-health issues.
[Irish Times] , Thompson, Sylvia Where doctors go for help with mental-health issues. (29 Sep 2015)



Plan to provide alternative to methadone for heroin addicts.
[Irish Times] , O'Brien, Carl Plan to provide alternative to methadone for heroin addicts. (28 Sep 2015)



New drug ‘snow blow’ linked to four deaths in Ireland.
[Irish Examiner] , McCarthaigh, Sean New drug ‘snow blow’ linked to four deaths in Ireland. (28 Sep 2015)



Over 2,000 litres of ‘hooch’ seized in jails in two years.
[Irish Examiner] , McDonagh, Darragh Over 2,000 litres of ‘hooch’ seized in jails in two years. (28 Sep 2015)



Minimum quality standards for drug demand reduction interventions in the EU.
[EMCDDA] Minimum quality standards for drug demand reduction interventions in the EU. (28 Sep 2015)



Test all babies for alcohol syndrome.
[Irish Examiner] , Ring, Evelyn Test all babies for alcohol syndrome. (25 Sep 2015)



Young Europeans may not live as long as grandparents.
[Irish Examiner] , Ring, Evelyn Young Europeans may not live as long as grandparents. (24 Sep 2015)



Industry group criticised over plan for drink.
[Irish Examiner] , Ó Fátharta, Conall Industry group criticised over plan for drink. (24 Sep 2015)



Booze is part of our culture - and drinks industry has nurtured it.
[Independent.ie] , Cullen, Conor Booze is part of our culture - and drinks industry has nurtured it. (24 Sep 2015)



Alcohol industry funded campaigns talk about culture, but disown any role in creating it.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] Alcohol industry funded campaigns talk about culture, but disown any role in creating it. (24 Sep 2015)



Caring sectors demand revised funding.
[Irish Examiner] , Rogers, Stephen Caring sectors demand revised funding. (23 Sep 2015)



Calling time on cheap drink would be big step forward.
[Irish Times] , Sheridan, Kathy Calling time on cheap drink would be big step forward. (23 Sep 2015)



Never any safe level of alcohol in pregnancy.
[Irish Medical Times] , Bourke, William Never any safe level of alcohol in pregnancy. (23 Sep 2015)



Emergency legislation signed to close drink-driving loophole.
[thejournal.ie] , Ryan, Orla Emergency legislation signed to close drink-driving loophole. (22 Sep 2015)



International backing for Irish plan to introduce supervised injection centres.
International backing for Irish plan to introduce supervised injection centres. (21 Sep 2015)



Brazen Irish drug dealers doing drug deals ONLINE as marijuana available on classified websites.
[Irish Mirror] , MacNamee, Gareth Brazen Irish drug dealers doing drug deals ONLINE as marijuana available on classified websites. (19 Sep 2015)



Irish people’s binge drinking could increase our risk of cancer.
[thejournal.ie] Irish people’s binge drinking could increase our risk of cancer. (18 Sep 2015)



Peter McVerry: Ireland needs to declare a national emergency on homelessness.
[Irish Times] Peter McVerry: Ireland needs to declare a national emergency on homelessness. (18 Sep 2015)



Reilly gets backing on his refusal to meet tobacco lobbyists over packaging.
[Herald.ie] , O'Connor, Niall Reilly gets backing on his refusal to meet tobacco lobbyists over packaging. (17 Sep 2015)



The link between drink and suicide - The shocking facts.
[Kilkenny People] , Keane, Sean The link between drink and suicide - The shocking facts. (17 Sep 2015)



Is it time we learnt to love methadone?
[Dublin Inquirer] , Murphy, Damien Is it time we learnt to love methadone? (16 Sep 2015)



Should drug users have a safe space to inject?
[Irish Times] , McGuire, Peter Should drug users have a safe space to inject? (15 Sep 2015)



Switching to smaller glass of wine can help limit the danger.
[Independent.ie] , O'Regan, Eilish Switching to smaller glass of wine can help limit the danger. (14 Sep 2015)



Housing shortage 'having knock-on effect' on drug problems for homeless.
[Irish Examiner] Housing shortage 'having knock-on effect' on drug problems for homeless. (11 Sep 2015)



More homeless using drug services.
[Independent.ie] , Griffin, Sam More homeless using drug services. (11 Sep 2015)



Why have Gardaí and Revenue still not destroyed nearly €500 million worth of drugs?
[thejournal.ie] Why have Gardaí and Revenue still not destroyed nearly €500 million worth of drugs? (11 Sep 2015)



HSE endorses QUIT supports that are proven to be safe to use, and proven to be effective.
[Health Service Executive] HSE endorses QUIT supports that are proven to be safe to use, and proven to be effective. (11 Sep 2015)



Know what’s in your glass.
[Irish Times] Know what’s in your glass. (10 Sep 2015)



The man who made Ireland fall in love with drug law reform.
[politics.co.uk] , Moore, Steve The man who made Ireland fall in love with drug law reform. (09 Sep 2015)



‘No alcohol, no risk’ is the message on international FASD Day.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] ‘No alcohol, no risk’ is the message on international FASD Day. (09 Sep 2015)



Royal College of Physicians of Ireland calls on the Government to urgently adopt the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.
[Royal College of Physicians of Ireland] Royal College of Physicians of Ireland calls on the Government to urgently adopt the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. (08 Sep 2015)



Richard Branson urges change of attitude on drugs.
[Irish Times] , Gleeson, Colin Richard Branson urges change of attitude on drugs. (07 Sep 2015)



Heroin abuse images show just why we need injecting centres, says drugs minister.
[Herald.ie] , Larkin, Laura and O'Keeffe, Alan Heroin abuse images show just why we need injecting centres, says drugs minister. (07 Sep 2015)



Clinic implants State’s first opiate ‘blocker’.
[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Clinic implants State’s first opiate ‘blocker’. (06 Sep 2015)



'Ingenious' dark web drug network run from Irish bedroom.
[Independent.ie] 'Ingenious' dark web drug network run from Irish bedroom. (06 Sep 2015)



Behind the News: Dr Íde Delargy, professional health advocate.
[Irish Times] , Thompson, Sylvia Behind the News: Dr Íde Delargy, professional health advocate. (05 Sep 2015)



‘Plough on’ with setting minimum pricing on alcohol.
[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel ‘Plough on’ with setting minimum pricing on alcohol. (04 Sep 2015)



Mental health service for medics.
[Irish Examiner] , Ring, Evelyn Mental health service for medics. (03 Sep 2015)



'I want to help others with their addiction and repay society’.
[Irish Examiner] , Shanahan, Catherine 'I want to help others with their addiction and repay society’. (03 Sep 2015)



Statement by Minister for Health Leo Varadkar on Minimum Unit Pricing.
[Department of Health] Statement by Minister for Health Leo Varadkar on Minimum Unit Pricing. (03 Sep 2015)



World Hepatitis Summit harnesses global momentum to eliminate viral hepatitis.
[World Health Organization] World Hepatitis Summit harnesses global momentum to eliminate viral hepatitis. (02 Sep 2015)



Majority of people admit alcohol makes them lose control.
[Irish Examiner] , O'Brien, Kelly Majority of people admit alcohol makes them lose control. (01 Sep 2015)



Over the counter and under the radar: the problem with painkillers.
[Irish Times] , Barron, Danielle Over the counter and under the radar: the problem with painkillers. (01 Sep 2015)



A week in my... addiction counselling practice: ‘‘It’s very important to maintain clear boundaries between counsellor and client’.
[Irish Times] , Harris, Arlene A week in my... addiction counselling practice: ‘‘It’s very important to maintain clear boundaries between counsellor and client’. (01 Sep 2015)


Dail Debates

Oireachtas debates

1.Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 153 - Tobacco control measures [32511/15]. (24 Sep 2015)

2.Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 374 - Illicit trade in tobacco [27070/15]. (22 Sep 2015)

4.Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 984, 985, 986, 987 & 988- Tobacco control measures [31396/15]. (22 Sep 2015)

3.Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 978 - Substance misuse [31376/15]. (22 Sep 2015)


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