HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 20, issue 3

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News

Inside the fentanyl trade powering the world’s deadliest drug crisis

[Irish Examiner] Gibbs, Stephen and Southern, Keiran (30 Mar 2024)

Close to 900,000 units of illegal medicines detained by the HPRA in 2023.

[HPRA] (28 Mar 2024)

20 years since Ireland banned smoking indoors with 800,000 fewer smokers today

[Health Service Executive] (28 Mar 2024)

Minister for Health introduces additional measures to protect children from tobacco and e-cigarettes

[Department of Health] (28 Mar 2024)

What Ireland's smoking ban 20 years on shows us about human behaviour

[RTE News] Foucart, Renaud (26 Mar 2024)

'Violence, intimidation, addiction behind all that bling'.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (25 Mar 2024)

Legal challenge must be taken to decide if laws designed to protect children are being egregiously flouted with zero alcohol products

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (20 Mar 2024)

Alcohol consumption, drug-taking, vaping, playing loud music among Irish Rail passenger complaints

[Irish Times] O'Halloran, Maire (19 Mar 2024)

'Everyone knows drugs are sold and people are intimidated in areas affected by poverty'

[thejournal.ie] Ryan, Orla (17 Mar 2024)

Drug use committee faces difficulties reporting findings before possible autumn election, chair says

[Irish Times] Horgan Jones, Jack (13 Mar 2024)

RSA letter warns about increased road deaths

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (12 Mar 2024)

Irish drug gangs among 800 groups threatening EU security.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (08 Mar 2024)

Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy announces new chairperson of North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force.

[Department of Health] (08 Mar 2024)

Shouldn’t we know this already? The link between alcohol and breast cancerWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. (07 Mar 2024)

World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. (07 Mar 2024)

Minister McEntee and Minister Browne welcome passage of legislation to combat grooming of children for the purposes of crime.

[Department of Justice] (06 Mar 2024)

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