HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 15, issue 11

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Mid to high earners who ‘want to party’ fuel cocaine trade

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (30 Nov 2019)

Drug seizures at Irish mail centres increases by over 91%.

[newstalk.com] Quann, Jack (30 Nov 2019)

24-hour helpline to direct callers to over 1,000 mental health support services.

[Irish Examiner] (28 Nov 2019)

Court dismisses man's murder appeal on grounds of alcoholism, but admits issue may need to be explored.

[Irish Examiner] Giblin, Ruaidhrí (28 Nov 2019)

Stronger cannabis 'has users suffering withdrawal'.

[Independent.ie] O'Regan, Eilish (27 Nov 2019)

Smoking levels falling faster than increases in e-cigarette use.

[Irish Times] Power, Jack (22 Nov 2019)

When was the last time you drank alcohol and then regretted it? Global Drugs Survey asks about our 'last big night out'.

[thejournal.ie] (20 Nov 2019)

Alcohol treatment in Ireland: HRB publishes 2018 figures .

Health Research Board (19 Nov 2019)

HSE checking all Irish vaping products for ingredient linked to US illnesses.

[thejournal.ie] Hennessy, Michelle (19 Nov 2019)

My World Survey 2 results highlights the concerning enrolment of our children to Ireland’s harmful drinkers.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (19 Nov 2019)

Irish Heart Foundation calls on State to ban e-cigarette advertising.

[Irish Times] Gorman, David (18 Nov 2019)

Sharp increase in number of illegal drugs detected in parcels.

[Irish Examiner] McCarthaigh, Sean (18 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: Supervised injecting centres do not legitimise drug use - if we're serious about tackling addiction we must establish one.

[thejournal.ie] Harris, Simon (18 Nov 2019)

Vaping products on sale triple to over 5,300.

[Irish Examiner] Shanahan, Catherine (18 Nov 2019)

Check your relationship with alcohol ahead of Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harm.

[Health Service Executive] (18 Nov 2019)

'You don't know what's in them': Warning against buying medicines on the internet as over 350,000 pills seized.

[thejournal.ie] Finn, Christina (15 Nov 2019)

Ministers for Health discuss alcohol and drug use with British counterparts.

[Department of Health] (15 Nov 2019)

Consultation to take place on whether Ireland's nightclub opening hours should be updated.

[thejournal.ie] Finn, Christina (14 Nov 2019)

GPs must stop putting people into diagnostic boxes and pause before prescribing antidepressants.

[Irish Examiner] McElroy, Bryan (13 Nov 2019)

E-cigarettes damage brain, heart, lungs and blood vessels, study finds.

[Irish Times] Cullen, Paul (13 Nov 2019)

Drug-related intimidation causing ‘havoc’ in Traveller community.

[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (13 Nov 2019)

Minister Harris and Minister Byrne welcome first restrictions on advertising of alcohol that become law today.

[Department of Health] (12 Nov 2019)

Parents ‘want to keep heads down’ over drugs trade.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (11 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Harm reduction should always come first with criminal drug policy.

[thejournal.ie] Ruane, Lynn (09 Nov 2019)

Students for Sensible Drug Policy Group Sets Up in Trinity.

[University Times] Kely Lyth, Cian (09 Nov 2019)

Almost half of inmates at Dublin women's prison receiving methadone treatment.

[Dublinlive] McDonagh, Darragh (08 Nov 2019)

HRB report sharp rise in cocaine treatment.

[Health Research Board] (07 Nov 2019)

Call for new laws to combat use of children in sale of drugs.

[Irish Examiner] O'Cionnaith, Fiachra (07 Nov 2019)

Fianna Fáil pledges a road-safety-style ad campaign about illegal drug use if party is elected.

[Independent.ie] O'Connell, Hugh (05 Nov 2019)

Ban on alcohol ads near schools and playgrounds.

[Irish Examiner] O'Cionnaith, Fiachra (04 Nov 2019)

Dublin Bus is looking for a company to carry out drug and alcohol testing of employees.

[thejournal.ie] McDermott, Stephen (02 Nov 2019)

Dark side of the city: 'The only place heroin is taking you is down into the gutter'.

[Irish Examiner] Dunphy, Liz (04 Nov 2019)

Cocaine use has become ‘almost like having a packet of Tayto with a pint’.

[Irish Times] O'Connell, Jennifer (02 Nov 2019)

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