HRB National Drugs LIbrary e-newsletter: volume 14, issue 6

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Alcohol action make submission to the EU Commission's review of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (29 Jun 2018)

Cannabis prohibition - Legislation needs to be reconsidered.

[Irish Examiner] (29 Jun 2018)

Train drivers' alcohol limit four times higher than taxi and bus drivers'.

[Irish Times] Burns, Sarah (28 Jun 2018)

Mum to climb mountain in plea for medicinal cannabis.

[Irish Examiner] Kelleher, Olivia (26 Jun 2018)

Changes to laws will help tackle use of drugs.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (25 Jun 2018)

Alcohol Action Ireland welcomes further progress on the Public Health Alcohol Bill.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (25 Jun 2018)

Wexford picked as Ireland’s Healthy Town 2018. Some 72 per cent of Wexford locals said they are trying to cut back on alcohol.

[Irish Times] Power, Jack (25 Jun 2018)

'If prison does not serve and rehabilitate offenders, they will return to life as before, or worse'.

[thejournal.ie] Flanagan, TD Charlie (24 Jun 2018)

It is not the glass of wine that really helps you unwind.

[Irish Times] O'Morain, Padraig (24 Jun 2018)

Almost 75% of drugs offences last year were ‘possession for personal use’.

[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (24 Jun 2018)

'There are gardaí, politicians and doctors who have taken something illegal at some point'.

[thejournal.ie] O'Riordain, Aodhan (23 Jun 2018)

Lines of ketamine, pumping dance music, estranged brothers and a wild weekend in Dublin city.

[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (23 Jun 2018)

Minister has fears over ‘high heroin-related deaths’.

[Irish Medical Times] Doyle, Peter (22 Jun 2018)

Decriminalisation of cannabis is 'under consideration' - Taoiseach.

[RTE News] (22 Jun 2018)

Stephen Donnelly issues warning: Government may fall before alcohol bill passes.

[Irish Examiner] Ring, Evelyn (21 Jun 2018)

Alcohol labels will include cancer warnings, Government says.

[Irish Times] McGreevy, Ronan (21 Jun 2018)

Irish medicinal cannabis campaigner to speak before House of Commons.

[Irish Times] Kelleher, Olivia (20 Jun 2018)

10 Good Reasons to retain a warning that is intended to inform the public of the direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (20 Jun 2018)

Addicts lose sight of normal relationships.

[Irish Independent] O'Regan, Eilish (19 Jun 2018)

The Irish Times view on suicide trends: Services need funding.

Editorial. [Irish Times] (19 Jun 2018)

Addiction to video games is now a recognised illness.

[thejournal.ie] Hosford, Paul (18 Jun 2018)

Ryanair calls for drink limit at airports after Dublin-Ibiza flight diverted due to 3 'disruptive' passengers.

[thejournal.ie] Deegan, Gordon (18 Jun 2018)

Go-ahead for survey on colleges mental health services.

[Irish Examiner] Murray, Niall (18 Jun 2018)

Labour TD defends opposition to labelling linking alcohol with cancer.

[Irish Times] O'Regan, Michael (18 Jun 2018)

Attendances at sexual assault unit up by more than 30%.

[Irish Examiner] McCarthaigh, Sean (18 Jun 2018)

Threat to alcohol bill after U-turn by Labour.

[The Times] Rogan, Aaron (16 Jun 2018)

Binge drinking by teenage girls ‘raises osteoporosis risk’.

[Irish Times] (15 Jun 2018)

Irish Cancer Society "shocked" at Labour attempts to remove cancer labelling from Alcohol Bill.

[Medical Independent] (15 Jun 2018)

Ceann Comhairle urges rethink in Dáil road traffic Bill filibuster.

[Irish Times] O'Regan, Michael (14 Jun 2018)

Alcohol bill is not barrier to trade, Ireland reassures EU.

[The Times] Sanz, Catherine (14 Jun 2018)

Ireland among world's biggest drinking nations, report shows.

[Irish Mirror] Kelleher, Lynne (14 Jun 2018)

Minister will still have power to grant licences for medical cannabis.

[Medical Independent] Reilly, Catherine (14 Jun 2018)

Almost three-quarters at Oberstown Detention Campus have substance misuse problem.

[Irish Examiner Breaking News] (14 Jun 2018)

Ex-Assistant Commissioner on drug debate: 'Our young people are criminalised, deprived of life chances'.

[thejournal.ie] Brophy, Daragh (13 Jun 2018)

The Pat Kenny Show: Healthcare or handcuffs: decriminalising drugs..

[newstalk.com] (13 Jun 2018)

Report shows Gardaí do not test almost half of motorists involved in crashes.

[Irish Examiner] (12 Jun 2018)

Talk to teens about alcohol ahead of end-of-exam celebrations.

[Health Service Executive] 12 Jun 2018)

'I'd a wife and two kids. Everything looked perfect to the outside world. It wasn't. I was addicted to cocaine'.

[thejournal.ie] Murray, Sean (11 Jun 2018)

Parisians queue for cannabis as drug laws relaxed.

[Independent.ie] chazen, David (11 Jun 2018)

Should Ireland get rid of criminal penalties for drug possession? It has been successful elsewhere.

[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (10 Jun 2018)

People who abstain from alcohol are off sick more often than the average drinker - study.

[thejournal.ie] Ni Aodha, Grainne (10 Jun 2018)

Why marijuana remains a highly risky habit that can ravage young people's lives.

[Independent.ie] Donaghy, Kathy (10 Jun 2018)

Opinion: Gun crime will only get worse if drugs trade keeps shooting up.

[Independent.ie] O'Donnell, Ian (10 Jun 2018)

New Italian submission raises free-trade concerns over Irish alcohol legislation.

[Independent.ie] McCaughran, Samantha (10 Jun 2018)

Agony and Ecstasy: Psychedelics as the next big health remedy?

[Irish Times] McKenna, John (10 Jun 2018)

Former drug addict who slept rough for 20 years devotes life to helping others get off Dublin's streets.

[Dublin Live] Pownall, Sylvia (10 Jun 2018)

More women hospitalised in drug-related emergencies.

[Irish Independent] (08 Jun 2018)

Opinion: 'A 'new profile' of women are taking their own lives in the same numbers as men'.

[thejournal.ie] Deacy, Tara (08 Jun 2018)

Fears at revival in stronger cocaine and ecstasy.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (08 Jun 2018)

Injecting unit a response to Ireland's high overdose rate.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (08 Jun 2018)

HRB compares the Irish drug situation with the rest of Europe.

Health Research Board. (07 Jun 2018)

Homelessness adding to addicts’ woes, says treatment centre.

[Irish Examiner] Baker, Noel (07 Jun 2018)

Ryanair brushes off criticism of controversial Leaving Cert post that 'encourages binge drinking as normal behaviour'.

[Irish Independent] Farrell, Rachel (07 Jun 2018)

EMCDDA: resurgence of cocaine in a dynamic drug market.

[EMCDDA] (07 Jun 2018)

How to end Ireland's drug deaths epidemic.

[Hot Press] Clark, Stuart (07 Jun 2018)

Young adults in Ireland are taking more MDMA and cannabis than they used to.

[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (07 Jun 2018)

Medical buses should deal with drink incidents, says consultant.

[Irish Times] (07 Jun 2018)

Dublin rickshaws could hit the brakes over drug-dealing.

[Irish Times] O'Donoghue, Niall (05 Jun 2018)

Drug addiction expert says cocaine abuse back at boom-time levels.

[Irish Times] McMahon, Aine (04 Jun 2018)

Crack-cocaine use surging in Dublin city centre.

[thejournal.ie] Brophy, Daragh (04 Jun 2018)

What happens inside Ireland’s addiction rehab clinics?

[Irish Times] O'Connell, Jennifer (02 Jun 2018)

One in every five young adult deaths in the US is related to opioids.

[thejournal.ie] Halpin, Hayley (02 Jun 2018)

GPA grants on hold in GAA drug test row.

[Independent.ie] Boyle, Donnchadh (01 Jun 2018)

Consultation on personal possession of illegal drugs.

[Department of Health] (01 Jun 2018)

Ireland should follow Portugal and decriminalise personal drug use, says addiction specialist.

[Irish Examiner] (01 Jun 2018)

Minister announces open call seeking submissions on measuring outcomes for young people engaged with youth services

Department of Children and Youth Affairs.(01 Jun 2018)

HSE provides drugs harm reduction information for festival goers.

[Health Service Executive] (01 Jun 2018)

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