HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 16, issue 9

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News

Looking back on 25 years of annual reporting on the drugs problem in Europe.

[EMCDDA] (30 Sep 2020)

Ireland can’t wait any longer for the North – it must lead.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (28 Sep 2020)

Ireland three times above European average for drug related deaths.

[Extra.ie] Kelleher, Lynne (27 Sep 2020)

FDA requiring labeling changes for benzodiazepines.

[US Food and Drug Administration] (23 Sep 2020)

Health Research Board compares the Irish drug situation with the rest of Europe.

[Health Research Board] (22 Sep 2020)

The feminisation of alcohol marketing.

[BBC Worklife] (19 Sep 2020)

Surprise expressed at low number of Covid-19 cases among people who use drugs.

[Medical Independent] Cahill, Niamh (18 Sep 2020)

Alcohol Action call for rational approach to alcohol excise duties in Pre-Budget submission.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (17 Sep 2020)

Introduction of gambling regulator is delayed again.

[Independent.ie] Mulligan, John (14 Sep 2020)

Staff demand publication of Cork addiction facility probe.

[Irish Examiner] Clifford, Michael (14 Sep 2020)

More spent on alcohol despite Covid-19 closure of pubs as people switch from beer to wine.

[Independent.ie] McQuinn, Cormac (14 Sep 2020)

Homeless in the pandemic: meet Ciara and Shane, Darragh and Gary.

[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (12 Sep 2020)

Over half of people have been drinking more frequently during the pandemic, new survey finds.

[thejournal.ie] Murray, Sean (10 Sep 2020)

No amount of alcohol at any stage of pregnancy is safe for your baby, HSE experts advise.

[Health Service Executive] (09 Sep 2020)

Relief as support meeting numbers not limited to 6.

[RTE News] Conneely, Ailbhe (09 Sep 2020)

One-in-four drug users at Irish festivals using laughing gas.

[Irish Examiner] Ring, Evelyn (06 Sep 2020)

Why drug dealing and drug use will increase after Covid-19.

[RTE Brainstorm] Windle, James and Drew, Sinead and Leonard, James (02 Sep 2020)

Numbers seeking treatment for cocaine abuse likely to increase in the coming years.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (02 Sep 2020)

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