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Welcome to the March 2013 edition of the NDC Newsletter. This newsletter is a monthly electronic digest of Irish drug and alcohol news, publications and Dail debates.For the latest news and research, visit the NDC website www.drugsandalcohol.ie, Ireland's comprehensive drug and alcohol research repository, or follow us on Twitter
PUBLICATIONS
28 Mar, 13
Healthy Ireland - a framework for improved health and wellbeing 2013 - 2025.
Ireland. Department of Health. (2013) Healthy Ireland - a framework for improved health and wellbeing 2013 - 2025. Department of Health, Dublin.
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28 Mar, 13
Closing the gap: road safety strategy 2013-2020.
Road Safety Authority. (2013) Closing the gap: road safety strategy 2013-2020. Road Safety Authority, Dublin.
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28 Mar, 13
Recorded crime quarter 4 2012.
Central Statistics Office. (2013) Recorded crime quarter 4 2012. Central Statistics Office, Cork.
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28 Mar, 13
Joint meeting of experts on targets and indicators for health and well-being in Health 2020.
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. (2013) Joint meeting of experts on targets and indicators for health and well-being in Health 2020. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Denmark.
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27 Mar, 13
Report on penal reform.
Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. (2013) Report on penal reform. Houses of the Oireachtas, Dublin.
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26 Mar, 13
Saol women's week presentations.
(2013) Saol women's week presentations. In: It's different for women, 6 March 2013, Dublin.
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26 Mar, 13
The boundary wall. A needs analysis in the North Wall area of Dublin with a particular focus on education and young people.
McCarthy, Deirdre (2013) The boundary wall. A needs analysis in the North Wall area of Dublin with a particular focus on education and young people. North Wall Education and Welfare Group, Dublin.
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26 Mar, 13
Preventing alcohol harm in communities: what do we need to do? [presentation summary].
Hope, Ann (2013) Preventing alcohol harm in communities: what do we need to do? [presentation summary]. In: Alcohol Forum Conference: The power of local Community in reducing harmful drinking, 20 March 2013, National Convention Centre, Dublin..
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26 Mar, 13
The annual report of the chief medical officer for Northern Ireland 2011/12. Your health matters throughout life.
McBride, Michael (2013) The annual report of the chief medical officer for Northern Ireland 2011/12. Your health matters throughout life. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Belfast.
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19 Mar, 13
Cannabis misinterpretation and misadventure in a coroner's court.
Tormey, WP (2012) Cannabis misinterpretation and misadventure in a coroner's court. Medicine, science, and the law, 52 (4). pp. 229-230.
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19 Mar, 13
Moville family conversation: a tool for helping families talk about alcohol.
Moville & District Family Resource Centre. (2012) Moville family conversation: a tool for helping families talk about alcohol. Moville & District Family Resource Centre, Moville.
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19 Mar, 13
Building the spirit of sport.
Alcohol Forum. (2013) Building the spirit of sport. Alcohol forum, Letterkenny.
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15 Mar, 13
Report on Hepatitis C notifications in quarter 4 2012 and summary of 2012 data.
Health Protection Surveillance Centre. (2013) Report on Hepatitis C notifications in quarter 4 2012 and summary of 2012 data. Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
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14 Mar, 13
Presentation: Alcohol in Ireland: an overview.
Ryan, Fiona (2013) Presentation: Alcohol in Ireland: an overview. In: Alcohol Seminar - A societal response, 13 March 2013, Dublin.
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14 Mar, 13
The epidemiology of assault-related hospital in-patient admissions and ED attendances.
O'Farrell, Anne and de la Harpe, Davida and Geary, U (2013) The epidemiology of assault-related hospital in-patient admissions and ED attendances. Irish Medical Journal, 106 (3).
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14 Mar, 13
Global status report on road safety 2013: supporting a decade of action.
World Health Organization. (2013) Global status report on road safety 2013: supporting a decade of action. World Health Organization, Geneva.
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14 Mar, 13
The European health report 2012: charting the way to well-being.
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. (2013) The European health report 2012: charting the way to well-being. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Denmark.
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13 Mar, 13
Benzodiazepine abuse. Next steps conference videos.
Corrigan, Desmond and Dermody, Aoife and King, Dermot and Cafferty, Siobhan and Buckley, Anne and Cullen, Walter (2013) Benzodiazepine abuse. Next steps conference videos. In: Benzodiazepine abuse: Next steps conference, Limerick.
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13 Mar, 13
Silk Road, the virtual drug marketplace: a single case study of user experiences.
Van Hout, Marie Claire and Bingham, Tim (2013) Silk Road, the virtual drug marketplace: a single case study of user experiences. International Journal of Drug Policy, In press . (In Press)
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11 Mar, 13
Young people: have your say. Summary report.
Department of Children and Youth Affairs. (2013) Young people: have your say. Summary report. Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Dublin.
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11 Mar, 13
Purchases of inputs by the drinks industry.
Foley, Anthony (2013) Purchases of inputs by the drinks industry. Drinks Industry Group of Ireland, Dublin.
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08 Mar, 13
Limiting the exposure of young people to alcohol advertising:sixth annual report 2011.
Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body. (2013) Limiting the exposure of young people to alcohol advertising:sixth annual report 2011. Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body, Dublin.
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07 Mar, 13
State of the nation's children report: Ireland 2012.
Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. (2012) State of the nation's children report: Ireland 2012. Government Publications, Dublin.
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06 Mar, 13
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2012.
International Narcotics Control Board . (2013) Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2012. United Nations, New York.
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05 Mar, 13
Submission to the Working Group for the strategic review of penal policy.
Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. (2013) Submission to the Working Group for the strategic review of penal policy. Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, Dublin.
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04 Mar, 13
Effectiveness of motivational interviewing in influencing smoking cessation in pregnant and postpartum disadvantaged women.
Hayes, Catherine and Collins, Claire and O'Carroll, Helen and Wyse, Emma and Gunning, M. and Geary, Michael and Kelleher, Cecily C. (2012) Effectiveness of motivational interviewing in influencing smoking cessation in pregnant and postpartum disadvantaged women. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Early online .
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04 Mar, 13
Attitudes of women from five European countries regarding tobacco control policies.
Dresler, CM and Wei, Mei and Heck, JE and Allwright, Shane and Haglund, M and Sanchez, Sara and Kralikova, Eva and Stucker, Isabelle and Tamang, E and Gritz, ER and Hashibe, Mia (2013) Attitudes of women from five European countries regarding tobacco control policies. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 41 (2). pp. 126-133.
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01 Mar, 13
HSE South regional service plan 2013.
HSE South Office of the Regional Director of Operations. (2013) HSE South regional service plan 2013. Health Service Executive South, Cork.
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NEWS
FAI seeks easing of alcohol rules.
[Independent.ie] , Horan, Niamh FAI seeks easing of alcohol rules. (31 Mar 2013)
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We must cut sport's drink links.
[Independent.ie] , O Rourke, Colm We must cut sport's drink links. (31 Mar 2013)
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Zero-tolerance approach to drug-driving planned.
[Irish Examiner] , MacCartaigh, Sean Zero-tolerance approach to drug-driving planned. (29 Mar 2013)
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Alcohol sponsorship ban ‘would hurt sports’.
[Irish Examiner] , McCarthaigh, Sean Alcohol sponsorship ban ‘would hurt sports’. (28 Mar 2013)
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[Northern Ireland] 300 deaths 'down to alcohol misuse'.
[Independent.ie] [Northern Ireland] 300 deaths 'down to alcohol misuse'. (26 Mar 2013)
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Cannabis drug debts leading to suicide.
[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Cannabis drug debts leading to suicide. (25 Mar 2013)
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National study to put our drink habits in the spotlight.
[Irish Examiner] , McEnroe, Juno National study to put our drink habits in the spotlight. (23 Mar 2013)
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Cigarettes, but not alcohol.
[Irish Medical News] , Gantly, Dara Cigarettes, but not alcohol. (22 Mar 2013)
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Alcohol charity launches DrinkHelp.ie
[Alcohol Action Ireland] Alcohol charity launches DrinkHelp.ie. (21 Mar 2013)
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Unnatural deaths of children in care double.
[Irish Examiner] , Doyle, Kate Unnatural deaths of children in care double. (21 Mar 2013)
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Reilly supports minimum pricing for alcohol.
[Irish Examiner] , O'Keefe, Cormac and Ring, Evelyn Reilly supports minimum pricing for alcohol. (21 Mar 2013)
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Reilly wants lower pub prices and higher off-sales prices.
[Irish Examiner Breaking News] Reilly wants lower pub prices and higher off-sales prices. (20 Mar 2013)
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Alcohol Forum chairman calls for levy on drinks industry .
[thejournal.ie] Alcohol Forum chairman calls for levy on drinks industry . (20 Mar 2013)
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Report finds judges 'lenient' in manslaughter cases if drink and drugs involved.
[rte.ie] Report finds judges 'lenient' in manslaughter cases if drink and drugs involved. (19 Mar 2013)
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Scourge of knife crime ‘must be tackled’.
[Irish Examiner] , O'Keefe, Cormac Scourge of knife crime ‘must be tackled’. (19 Mar 2013)
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Rise in abuse of cannabis, says report.
[Irish Examiner] , O'Keefe, Cormac Rise in abuse of cannabis, says report. (18 Mar 2013)
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New law sees fewer tests for drink driving .
[Irish Examiner] , MacCartaigh, Sean New law sees fewer tests for drink driving . (18 Mar 2013)
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Children ‘collateral’ victims of drink sector sport sponsorship.
[Irish Examiner] , O'Keefe, Cormac Children ‘collateral’ victims of drink sector sport sponsorship. (14 Mar 2013)
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Minister of State White participating in high level UN debate on drugs policy.
[Department of Health] Minister of State White participating in high level UN debate on drugs policy. (11 Mar 2013)
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Gardaí target drugs gangs.
[Irish Examiner] , Raleigh, David Gardaí target drugs gangs. (11 Mar 2013)
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Revenue numbers show falling trend of alcohol consumption.
[Irish Examiner] Revenue numbers show falling trend of alcohol consumption. (08 Mar 2013)
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Scientists hit back at drinks industry criticisms of research on minimum pricing.
[Institute of Alcohol Studies] Scientists hit back at drinks industry criticisms of research on minimum pricing. (08 Mar 2013)
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New drug 4-MA to be placed under control across the EU.
New drug 4-MA to be placed under control across the EU. (07 Mar 2013)
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Column: mental health and alcohol – the elephant in the room.
, Flynn, Anne- Marie Column: mental health and alcohol – the elephant in the room. (06 Mar 2013)
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System blamed for low number of alcohol tests.
[Irish Times] , Labanyi, David System blamed for low number of alcohol tests. (06 Mar 2013)
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Scare tactics may be back in vogue, but they still don't work.
[Irish Times] , Jones, Jacky Scare tactics may be back in vogue, but they still don't work. (05 Mar 2013)
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FF proposes 7.5% alcohol levy to fund suicide prevention.
[Irish Times] , Carroll, Steven FF proposes 7.5% alcohol levy to fund suicide prevention. (05 Mar 2013)
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Intimidation over drug debts on rise.
[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Intimidation over drug debts on rise. (04 Mar 2013)
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Minister warns over alcohol abuse.
[Irish Independent] , Hunt, Joanne Minister warns over alcohol abuse. (01 Mar 2013)
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DAIL DEBATES
Recent Dail debates
Click here for recent drug and alcohol discussions from the Dail, Seanad, and Committees.

Selected debates from March 2013

Alcohol

Dáil Éireann debate. Sponsorship of sporting events [15270/13]. (27 Mar 2013)

Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine debate Groceries sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (continued). (26 Mar 2013)

Seanad Éireann debate. Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and remaining stages (continued). (21 Mar 2013)

Dáil Éireann debate. Written answers 119 & 121. National Substance Misuse Strategy [13868/13 & 13855/13]. (20 Mar 2013)

Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 468 - Liquor Licensing laws [12594/13]. (12 Mar 2013)

Select Sub-Committee on Finance Debate. Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (resumed) (continued). (07 Mar 2013)

Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 248 - Health Service Executive complaints procedures [11854/13]. (06 Mar 2013)

  

Drugs

Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 196 - Garda operations [14564/13]. (21 Mar 2013)

Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 253 - Presidential reports [14532/13]. (21 Mar 2013)

Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 203 & 204 - Prisoner numbers [14615/13 & 14616/13]. (21 Mar 2013)

Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 13 – Misuse of drugs [14345/13]. (20 Mar 2013)

Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 391 – Anti-social behaviour [13894/13]. (20 Mar 2013)

Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 452 & 461 – Controlled drug sales [14115/13 & 14149/13]. (20 Mar 2013)

Dail Eireann debate: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (Continued). (14 Mar 2013)

Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 614 – Misuse of drugs [12640/13]. (12 Mar 2013)

Dáil Éireann Debate. Written answer 160 - National Drugs Strategy [11759/13]. (06 Mar 2013)

  

Tobacco

Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 182 - Illicit trade in tobacco [14757/13]. (26 Mar 2013)

Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 59 - Tobacco seizures [13382/13]. (13 Mar 2013)

Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality Debate. Black market: Discussion with National Federation of Retail Newsagents. (13 Mar 2013)

Dáil Éireann Debate. Written answer 137 - Illicit trade in tobacco [11179/13]. (05 Mar 2013)
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