HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 16, issue 6

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More than 66% of inmates in busiest prisons are on medication.

[Irish Examiner] Baker, Noel (29 Jun 2020)

Excessive use of laughing gas can damage spine, Dutch doctors say.

[Irish Times] Cluskey, Peter (26 Jun 2020)

Govt urged to keep homeless accommodation in place.

[RTE News] Conneely, Ailbhe (24 Jun 2020)

AAI believes the Programme for Government offers real potential to reduce alcohol harm.

Alcohol Action Ireland. (20 Jun 2020)

Alcohol Action Ireland urge men to rethink what they drink.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (19 Jun 2020)

Minister Zappone launches Supporting Children campaign.

[Department of Children and Youth Affairs] (19 Jun 2020)

Over 9.7 million worth of drugs seized at Ireland's mail centres last year.

[newstalk.com] (18 Jun 2020)

1,026 children treated in hospital for drug and alcohol-related illnesses last year.

Digital Desk Staff. [Irish Examiner] (17 Jun 2020)

Alcohol in Ireland: Dying for a drink.

[Medical Independent] Marrinan, Alan(16 Jun 2020)

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties call for urgent drug policy review.

[Hot Press] Clark, Stuart(16 Jun 2020)

Two-thirds of men turn to alcohol to combat loneliness and boredom during Covid-19 pandemic.

[thejournal.ie] McCrave, Conor (15 Jun 2020)

500 sting operations carried out in two years at licensed premises to see if they'd sell to under-18s.

[thejournal.ie] (12 Jun 2020)

FF, FG and Greens must meet their commitments to the Public Health Alcohol Act.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (12 Jun 2020)

Pandemic swells demand for addiction support services.

[RTE News] Bowers, Fergal (11 Jun 2020)

'Two or three glasses is not against the law': It's not illegal to drink in public places, Taoiseach tells Dáil. However, bye-laws prohibit the activity in many parts of the country.

[thejournal.ie] Halpin, Hayley and Burke, Ceimin (11 Jun 2020)

Number of children addicted to alcohol falls by half in decade.

[Independent.ie] Kelleher, Lynne (07 Jun 2020)

Use of nitrous oxide or 'hippie crack' on the rise during pandemic.

[thejournal.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (03 Jun 2020)

Growing concern about the volumes of alcohol being brought into Irish homes.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (05 Jun 2020)

Global Drug Survey predicts that "following lockdown, many regions will be flooded by high purity drugs".

Hot Press News Desk. [Hot Press] (04 Jun 2020)

Over half of Irish people say they drink alcohol more frequently since Covid-19 restrictions brought in.

[thejournal.ie] Dwyer, Orla (03 Jun 2020)

Locked up in lockdown: How prisons are coping with Covid-19.

[Irish Times] Lally, Conor (01 Jun 2020)

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