HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 21, issue 1

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News

HTPs heat tobacco at a lower temperature compared to conventional cigarettes.

Connelly, Tony [RTE News] (30 Jan 2025)

Government appoints Ministers of State

[Gov.ie] (29 Jan 2025)

Three inmates overdose on synthetic drug in Cork Prison

[Irish Examiner] English, Eoin (28 Jan 2025)

Undercover investigation reveals scale of Ireland's illicit vape market

[thejournal.ie] O’Carroll, Conor and Devlin, Patricia (27 Jan 2025)

Should the Government move to label alcohol as a cancer-causing substance?

[Irish Times] Houston, Muiris (27 Jan 2025)

New UL project to study youth recruitment and participation in European drugs markets

[University of Limerick] (27 Jan 2025)

Principals raise concerns over student use of addictive 'snus' nicotine pouches in schools

[thejournal.ie] Kelleher, Olivia (21 Jan 2025)

Ministers for Health introduce licensing system for tobacco and vapes

[Department of Health] (20 Jan 2025)

Drug gangs using 'cell structure' to smuggle into Ireland

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (18 Jan 2025)

New initiative to reduce and prevent alcohol harm

[RTE News] Ó Curraighín, Shane (17 Jan 2025)

Minister of State Colm Burke highlights significant uptake of new supervised injecting facility services

Department of Health (16 Jan 2025)

Government must prioritise full implementation of Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (PHAA).

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (09 Jan 2025)

Simon Harris and Micheál Martin at odds over cannabis decriminalisation.

[Irish Examiner] Sherlock, Cillian (09 Jan 2025)

Irish tobacco companies look to vaping to safeguard bumper profits as cigarette sales fall.

[thejournal.ie] O'Donoghue, Paul and Delaney, Maria (02 Jan 2025)

One arrest every hour in the last month: shock figure for drink and drug driving revealed

[Independent.ie] Schiller, Robin (01 Jan 2025)

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