HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 15, issue 8

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Drug users and their families offered training on dangers of a overdose.

[thejournal.ie] (30 Aug 2019)

Minister takes aim at council for rejecting plans for safe injection room.

[Irish Examiner] (30 Aug 2019)

HSE and partners mark International Overdose Awareness Day 2019.

[HSE Website] (30 Aug 2019)

Electric Picnic festival goers warned of high strength drugs.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (29 Aug 2019)

'Bad batch is a red herring' - Irish doctor dispels drug myths and warns festival-goers about high potency MDMA.

[Independent.ie] Kelly, Aoife (29 Aug 2019)

Planning permission refusal for Ireland's first injecting centre branded 'reprehensible' .

[thejournal.ie] Deegan, Gordon (27 Aug 2019)

Electric Picnic: Festival-goers warned of 'vigorous' drug searches.

[thejournal.ie] Mcgrath, Dominic (27 Aug 2019)

Lynn Ruane: 'You can't treat addiction like a business - and people with addiction like objects'.

[thejournal.ie] Ruane, Lynn (26 Aug 2019)

Gay and bisexual teens ‘more likely’ to use drink and drugs.

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (26 Aug 2019)

Defence Forces to pay €130k for drug testing of staff.

[Irish Examiner] McDonagh, Darragh (24 Aug 2019)

Roll up, roll up: capitalism will drive cannabis legalisation in Ireland.

[Irish Times] Paul, Mark (23 Aug 2019)

An open letter: what is the relationship between sport Ireland and Diageo? Liberty Fields campaign.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (23 Aug 2019)

Number of people being treated for problem gambling reaches record levels.

[Irish Times] Cullen, Paul (22 Aug 2019)

Addiction counsellors in Cork seeing first cases of women hooked on crack cocaine.

[Irish Examiner] Murphy, Ann (22 Aug 2019)

Just 44 convictions from 225 summonses issued for selling alcohol to minors since 2014.

[Extra.ie] Smyth, Ronan (20 Aug 2019)

Drug offenders screening model will cost €780,000.

[Irish Medical Times] Ryan, Valerie (20 Aug 2019)

Queen’s researchers explores the use of New Psychoactive Substances by young people.

[Queen's University] (20 Aug 2019)

HSE addiction expert: Festivals that don't provide drug information and support should be refused a licence.

[thejournal.ie] McCrave, Conor (18 Aug 2019)

'We must not let this happen again' - parents' drugs warning after tragic deaths.

[Independent.ie] O'Keefe, Alan (18 Aug 2019)

Road Safety Authority questions huge variations in drink-driving convictions between counties.

[Irish Examiner] Leogue, Joe (18 Aug 2019)

Children of smoking mothers 'are 30pc more likely to be overweight or obese'.

[Independent.ie] Kelleher, Lynne (16 Aug 2019)

Report of youngsters drinking less criticised by alcohol campaigner.

[Herald.ie] Lynott, Laura (16 Aug 2019)

Raise price of cigarettes to €20 a pack by 2025, government told.

[thejournal.ie] Murray, Sean (15 Aug 2019)

Teenagers 'can shop around' to find cheap steroids.

[Independent.ie] (15 Aug 2019)

Talks underway between HSE and labs that could carry out drug-testing at festivals.

[thejournal.ie] McCrave, Conor (13 Aug 2019)

Fears of hidden steroid abuse by males.

[Irish Examiner] O'Cionnaith, Fiachra (12 Aug 2019)

Adults who give alcohol to teens criticised by bishop.

[Independent.ie] Macdonald, Sarah (12 Aug 2019)

Children need more effective education around drugs - expert.

[Independent.ie] O'Connor, Wayne (11 Aug 2019)

Merchants Quay drug facility mulls appeal after council blocks injection centre plans.

[Independent.ie] Feehan, Conor (08 Aug 2019)

Drug-testing at Irish festivals: Government criticised for delays forming 'working group'.

[thejournal.ie] McCrave, Conor (08 Aug 2019)

Opinion: The government's new drug policy will do nothing to end the stigmatisation of drug users.

[thejournal.ie] Keane, Marcus (07 Aug 2019)

'City will get a supervised drug injection centre', vow ministers.

[Herald.ie] Feehan, Conor (07 Aug 2019)

Euromonitor International report on smoking in Ireland 2019.

[Irish Examiner] Kelleher, Lynne (06 Aug 2019)

Drugs at festivals 'a reality': Ana Liffey Drug Project call on people to avail of welfare services.

[Irish Examiner] Clarke, Vivienne (06 Aug 2019)

Secure accommodation key to reducing homeless deaths, says Cork Simon.

[Irish Times] Roche, Barry (05 Aug 2019)

Cork hospital warns festival-goers of 'bad batch' of ecstasy tablets causing 'severe illness'.

[thejournal.ie] McCrave, Conor``(03 Aug 2019)

Drug law changes ‘a good start’ but fears remain.

[Irish Examiner] (03 Aug 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Josepha Madigan 'didn't lobby against the methadone clinic'.

[Irish Examiner] O'Cionnaith, Fiachra (02 Aug 2019)

First-time offenders to be referred to HSE when found in possession of drugs for personal use.

[thejournal.ie] Murray, Sean (02 Aug 2019)

Government to announce ‘biggest shift’ in State drugs policy.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (02 Aug 2019)

Call for legal review of expert group’s opinion on drug laws.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (02 Aug 2019)

Ministers Harris, Flanagan, and Byrne announce health-led approach to the possession of drugs for personal use..

[Department of Health] (02 Aug 2019)

It costs less than €8 to reach the recommended weekly limit of alcohol in Ireland.

[thejournal.ie] Halpin, Hayley (01 Aug 2019)

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