HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 21, issue 7

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News

Minister Murnane O’Connor announces investment in alcohol treatment services in response to growing demand

[Department of Health] (31 Jul 2025)

Drug searches in Ireland fall by 7,000 amid garda staffing crisis

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (31 Jul 2025)

Minister Murnane O'Connor attends inaugural steering group meeting to oversee the development of the new National Drugs Strategy

[Department of Health] (30 Jul 2025)

Thousands of illegal vapes seized from shops by HSE over the past year

[thejournal.ie] O'Carroll, Conor (30 Jul 2025)

Ministers for Health announce that HHC is now classified as an illegal drug

[Department of Health] (29 Jul 2025)

Diversion scheme for those caught in possession of drugs to be in place by November

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (29 Jul 2025)

Time to face the reality of synthetic drug use among young people

[thejournal.ie] Sherlock, Marie (26 Jul 2025)

IMO warns delay in alcohol labelling a ‘serious threat’ to public health

[Irish Medical Organisation] (25 Jul 2025)

Number of festivals to have HSE's harm reduction initiative is halved ahead of drugs strategy review

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (24 Jul 2025)

Press release: Consequences of alcohol labelling delay will be felt by ordinary Irish people every day

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (23 Jul 2025)

Available, affordable, potent: Ireland is being hit by 'a perfect storm' of cocaine

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (17 Jul 2025)

Behind the scenes: Ships delivering drugs to Ireland are making drop-offs in other countries first

[thejournal.ie] O'Connor, Niall (14 Jul 2025)

HSE cannot support vaping and nicotine pouch addiction through quit smoking programmes

[Irish Examiner] Griffin, Niamh (13 Jul 2025)

Gambling Regulator publishes licensing application guidance

[Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland] (10 Jul 2025)

New powers for CAB as Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan strengthens State’s ability to seize criminal assets

[Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration] (08 Jul 2025)

HSE aims to improve public knowledge that alcohol is a carcinogen that causes at least 7 types of cancer.

[Health Service Executive] (08 Jul 2025)

'Ireland needs military-grade drones to fend off bombardment of drugs by cocaine cartels'

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (07 Jul 2025)

'Fagin’s Law' offences by adults to groom children into criminality 'difficult to prove', review finds

[Irish Examiner] Murray, Sean (04 Jul 2025)

Minister for Children Disability and Equality Norma Foley announces €330,000 in funding to support Ireland’s Prevention and Early Intervention programmes for children and young people

[Department of Children, Disability and Equality] (02 Jul 2025)

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