News
• Pharmacists warn of dangers of using internet for buying medicines.
• Crackdown on cough bottles over meth fear.
• Big cuts to addiction services ‘will cause havoc’.
• Prescribing Task Force due.
• Launch of research findings on the use of sedatives, tranquilisers and anti-depressants.
• Analysis: legal challenge to Scotland’s minimum alcohol price plan.
• Vulnerability of teenagers to sexual violence in a binge drinking culture must be addressed.
• Varadkar remains uneasy about banning alcohol sponsorship of sport.
• Alcohol awareness week set for Ireland next year.
• Ban on head shop drugs did not end trade, it simply pushed it underground.
• Customs reports rise in ecstasy seizures.
• Law may target abuse of legally prescribed drugs, conference hears.
• More drivers caught using drugs as roadside tests to rise.
• Over 120,000 illegal tablets and capsules seized by authorities.
• Minister to introduce test for drug driving.
• Over 65s at increased risk of developing dementia with benzodiazepines.
• Drug deaths - Scourge on streets must be tackled.
• Departments lobbied against plans to end sport sponsorship by drink firms.
• ‘We had no choice but to submit a minority report’.
• Dail debate: Addiction services: Motion [Private Members].
• More women than ever addicted to heroin, says HSE official.
• Alex White promises action on alcohol plan.
Publications
• Preventing opioid overdoses in Europe: a critical assessment of known risk factors and preventative measures.
• WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence. Thirty-fifth report.
• Tackling the black market and retail crime.
• Manganese toxicity with ephedrone abuse manifesting as parkinsonism: a case report.
• Reform of remission, temporary release and parole.
• Drug use in Ireland and Northern Ireland. 2010/11 drug prevalence survey: sedatives or tranquillisers and anti-depressants results. Bulletin 6.
• Alcohol policy in Europe: evidence from AMPHORA.
• Retrospective study of outcomes, for patients admitted to a Drug Treatment Centre Board.
• Report on roadside drug testing and equipment and related matters.
• Prison visiting committee annual reports 2011.
• Report on an inspection of St. Patrick’s Institution by the Inspector of Prisons Judge Michael Reilly.
• How we see it. Report of a survey on young people's body image.
• HSE July 2012 performance report. National service plan 2012.
• Environmental tobacco smoke in designated smoking areas in the hospitality industry: exposure measurement, exposure modelling & policy assessment.
• Prehospital medication administration: a randomised study comparing intranasal and intravenous routes.
• Prognostic factors of 2-year outcomes of patients with comorbid bipolar disorder or depression with alcohol dependence: importance of early abstinence.
• Working it out- a report on the barriers to employment faced by people who are homeless.
• Statistics from the Northern Ireland Drug Misuse Database: 1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012.
• Coolmine Therapeutic Community annual report 2011.
• Male IDUs who have sex with men in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: are they at greater risk of bloodborne virus infection and harm than those who only have sex with women?
• National hepatitis C database: for infection acquired through blood and blood products. 2012 report.
Dail Debates
• Recent Dail debates
• Significant debates in October
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News

Pharmacists warn of dangers of using internet for buying medicines.
[Irish Pharmacy Union] Pharmacists warn of dangers of using internet for buying medicines. (23 Oct 2012)
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Crackdown on cough bottles over meth fear.
[Irish Independent] , O'Regan, Eilish Crackdown on cough bottles over meth fear. (31 Oct 2012)
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Big cuts to addiction services ‘will cause havoc’.
[Irish Examiner] , O'Cionnaith, Fiachra Big cuts to addiction services ‘will cause havoc’. (31 Oct 2012)
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Prescribing Task Force due.
[Irish Medical Times] , Culliton, Gary Prescribing Task Force due. (23 Oct 2012)
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Launch of research findings on the use of sedatives, tranquilisers and anti-depressants.
[Department of Health] Launch of research findings on the use of sedatives, tranquilisers and anti-depressants. (23 Oct 2012)
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Analysis: legal challenge to Scotland’s minimum alcohol price plan.
[BBC News] Analysis: legal challenge to Scotland’s minimum alcohol price plan. (23 Oct 2012)
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Vulnerability of teenagers to sexual violence in a binge drinking culture must be addressed.
[Rape Crisis Network Ireland] Vulnerability of teenagers to sexual violence in a binge drinking culture must be addressed. (22 Oct 2012)
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Varadkar remains uneasy about banning alcohol sponsorship of sport.
[journal.ie] Varadkar remains uneasy about banning alcohol sponsorship of sport. (21 Oct 2012)
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Alcohol awareness week set for Ireland next year.
[journal.ie] Alcohol awareness week set for Ireland next year. (21 Oct 2012)
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Ban on head shop drugs did not end trade, it simply pushed it underground.
[Irish Times] , Lally, Conor  Ban on head shop drugs did not end trade, it simply pushed it underground. (22 Oct 2012)
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Customs reports rise in ecstasy seizures.
[Irish Times] , Lally, Conor Customs reports rise in ecstasy seizures. (22 Oct 2012)
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Law may target abuse of legally prescribed drugs, conference hears.
[Irish Times] , Cullen, Paul Law may target abuse of legally prescribed drugs, conference hears. (19 Oct 2012)
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More drivers caught using drugs as roadside tests to rise.
[Irish Independent] , Hogan, Treacy More drivers caught using drugs as roadside tests to rise. (17 Oct 2012)
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Over 120,000 illegal tablets and capsules seized by authorities.
[Irish Medical Times] , Mudiwa, Lloyd Over 120,000 illegal tablets and capsules seized by authorities. (11 Oct 2012)
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Minister to introduce test for drug driving.
[Irish Times] , McCreevy, Ronan Minister to introduce test for drug driving. (09 Oct 2012)
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Over 65s at increased risk of developing dementia with benzodiazepines.
[Irish Medical Times] Over 65s at increased risk of developing dementia with benzodiazepines. (04 Oct 2012)
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Drug deaths - Scourge on streets must be tackled.
[Irish Examiner] Drug deaths - Scourge on streets must be tackled. (08 Oct 2012)
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Departments lobbied against plans to end sport sponsorship by drink firms.
[Irish Examiner] , O'Keefe, Cormac Departments lobbied against plans to end sport sponsorship by drink firms. (08 Oct 2012)
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‘We had no choice but to submit a minority report’.
[Irish Examiner] , O'Keefe, Cormac ‘We had no choice but to submit a minority report’. (08 Oct 2012)
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Dail debate: Addiction services: Motion [Private Members].
[Oireachtas] Dail debate: Addiction services: Motion [Private Members]. (04 Oct 2012)
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More women than ever addicted to heroin, says HSE official.
[Irish Examiner] , Woulfe, Jimmy More women than ever addicted to heroin, says HSE official. (03 Oct 2012)
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Alex White promises action on alcohol plan.
[Irish Times] , O'Halloran, Marie Alex White promises action on alcohol plan. (03 Oct 2012)
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