HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter: volume 13, issue 3

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Concern over street use of epilepsy drug in Dublin and Limerick.

[thejournal.ie] , Brophy, Daragh (30 Mar 2017)

Standardised Packaging of Tobacco to be signed into law, to come into force in September.

[Department of Health] (29 Mar 2017)

Minister Harris announces ‘pivotal step’ on medicinal cannabis access programme – prescribers, patients and pharmacists to draw up guidance for the safe use of cannabis-based treatments for qualifying patients.

[Department of Health] (29 Mar 2017)

Ireland still among the highest smokers in the world.

[Independent.ie] (28 Mar 2017)

Surge in teenage alcohol-related admissions at children’s hospital.

[Irish Times] , D'Arcy, Ciaran (27 Mar 2017)

Buying drugs online: ‘It’s so easy. It sucks you in’.

[Irish Times] , O'Connell, Jennifer (25 Mar 2017)

Online intervention programme will help students moderate their drinking.

[Limerick Post] , Bourke, Simon (24 Mar 2017)

How our teens are getting 'high' online - as they ditch the booze and cigarettes.

[Independent.ie] , Moriarty, Sinead (23 Mar 2017)

Minister Catherine Byrne presses on with injecting facilities bill.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac (23 Mar 2017)

Ireland top of the table for drinking at home.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac (22 Mar 2017)

Pregabalin harm reduction campaign launched on drugs.ie.

[drugs.ie] (22 Mar 2017)

High prevalence of ‘pre-drinking’ and heavy drinking identified in new survey.

Alcohol Action Ireland. (22 Mar 2017)

Your 6 big questions about medicinal cannabis in Ireland... answered.

[thejournal.ie], Murray, Sean (20 Mar 2017)

USI: Drug information campaign 2017.

[drugs.ie] (20 Mar 2017)

Science weighs in to assess risks and rewards of medicinal cannabis.

[Independent.ie] , Bielenberg, Kim (19 Mar 2017)

Roadside drug tests set to begin over Easter weekend.

[Irish Examiner] , Rogers, Stephen (19 Mar 2017)

New judge wants drugs court for North East.

[Independent.ie] (18 Mar 2017)

Road Safety Authority: Ban motorists who drink and drive.

[Irish Examiner] , Ring, Evelyn (17 Mar 2017)

Experts to provide clarity on medicinal cannabis.

[Irish Examiner], Shanahan, Catherine (16 Mar 2017)

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome: Doctors unaware of dangers.

[Irish Examiner] (16 Mar 2017)

Neurologists to draw up guidelines for safe use of medicinal cannabis.

[Irish Times] , Cullen, Paul (15 Mar 2017)

Commission proposes a new EU Action Plan on Drugs to enhance action against drug use and trafficking.

[European Commission] (15 Mar 2017)

Warning re purchase of alcohol from unrecognised vendors.

[Health Service Executive] (14 Mar 2017)

HPRA detains 673,906 dosage units of illegal medicines in 2016.

[Health Products Regulatory Authority] (13 Mar 2017)

New 'SafeSesh' kits allow college students test quality of recreational drugs.

[Independent.ie], Halpin, Hayley (13 Mar 2017)

Ireland targeted in 200-courier cocaine trafficking operation.

[Irish Examiner], O'Keeffe, Cormac (12 Mar 2017)

Nightclubs could soon provide free drug testing so users can check 'purity' of substances.

[Independent.ie], O'Regan, Mark (12 Mar 2017)

Injecting facility ‘clinical structure’ is key.

[Irish Medical Times], Culliton, Gary (10 Mar 2017)

Warning of obligation to comply with international drug laws on plan for injecting facilities.

[Irish Examiner], O'Keeffe, Cormac (08 Mar 2017)

'Unseen' calories in alcohol give drinkers food for thought.

[Independent.ie], O'Regan, Eilish 08 Mar 2017)

Alcohol Bill may return to Seanad before summer.

[Irish Times], D'Arcy, Ciaran (08 Mar 2017)

Most Irish people think drinking to excess is part of our culture.

[thejournal.ie], Hosford, Paul (08 Mar 2017)

Minister Corcoran Kennedy launches new HSE website Askaboutalcohol.ie and encourages everyone to manage their own drinking.

[Department of Health] (07 Mar 2017)

Statement from Minister Harris: Cannabis for medical reasons.

[Department of Health] (06 Mar 2017)

Children as young as 13 are caught up in crack 'epidemic'.

[Independent.ie], Lynott, Laura (06 Mar 2017)

Needle exchange gets thumbs up from users.

[Irish Examiner], O'Keeffe, Cormac (05 Mar 2017)

'Low-alcohol' crashes kill up to eight a year.

[Independent.ie], O'Regan, Mark (05 Mar 2017)

After Alex 'N Bomb' tragedy, drug education can prevent more deaths.

[Independent.ie] (04 Mar 2017)

Warnings over ‘fast and loose’ medicinal cannabis supply.

[Irish Times], Cullen, Paul (03 Mar 2017)

Minimum pricing key to tackling drink crisis.

[Irish Examiner], Baker, Noel (01 Mar 2017)

Irish Pain Society backs use of medical cannabis.

Irish Examiner], Leogue, Joe (01 Mar 2017)

'If you smoke 20 cigarettes a day, you inhale a mugful of tar each year'.

[thejournal.ie], Ryan, Orla (01 Mar 2017)

Department of Health: Update on progress re Cannabis for medical reasons

[Department of Health] (01 Mar 2017)

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