HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 15, issue 12

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10,000 deaths caused by alcohol-related illness and incidents.

[newstalk.com], Quann, Jack (30 Dec 2019)

Loyalty cards and other drinks promotions to be banned in 2021.

[Irish Times] Cullen, Paul (30 Dec 2019)

Ireland needs more resources to tackle trafficking and drugs crisis.

[Irish Examiner] (30 Dec 2019)

Plans to create new drugs helpline for people living with addiction.

[Irish Times] Cullen, Paul (27 Dec 2019)

Bid to halt jail drug drops by drones.

[Irish Examiner] McEnroe, Juno (27 Dec 2019)

Health minister asks media outlets not to use Drinkaware information.

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

Gardaí say drug driving is becoming as prevalent as drink driving

[Irish Times] O'Brien, Tim (26 Dec 2019)

'If we sell CBD as a 'cure-all' for everything, it will drown out what it is actually effective for'

[thejournal.ie] Ryan, Orla (26 Dec 2019)

MQI granted planning permission for drug injection centre.

[RTE.ie] (24 Dec 2019)

Ad stating alcohol is a drug blocked as ‘too political’.

[Irish Examiner] English, Eoin (23 Dec 2019)

Tony Tents, gated lanes and abandoned sites: How street-based injecting shapes everyday life in our cities.

[thejournal.ie] Duffin, Tony (23 Dec 2019)

Improved economy behind increase in drug gang activities - O'Driscoll

[RTE News] Reynolds, Paul (22 Dec 2019)

Let’s recognise this: Ireland has a drug problem.

[Irish Times] Muldoon, Orla (19 Dec 2019)

Minister Byrne welcomes additional investment in addiction services in 2020 .

[Department of Health] (18 Dec 2019)

Stormont deal should include date for minimum alcohol pricing - Varadkar.

[Irish Times] O'Halloran, Marie (18 Dec 2019)

Campaigners call for care and compassion towards people who use drugs.

[Ana Liffey Drug Project] Duffin, Tony (16 Dec 2019)

New targeted youth funding scheme “UBU - Your Place Your Space“ launched.

[Department of Children and Youth Affairs] (16 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Drug courts are not the solution to Ireland's drug problem.

[thejournal.ie] Ruane, Lynn (15 Dec 2019)

Unlucky for some: The addictive power of bingo.

[Independent.ie] Monaghan, Gabrielle (14 Dec 2019)

Minister hopes permission will be granted for supervised injecting facility in Dublin.

Digital Desk Staff [Irish Examiner Breaking News] (13 Dec 2019)

Drug-related deaths: Health Research Board publishes latest figures.

[Health Research Board] (12 Dec 2019)

Problem alcohol use in Ireland: Figures indicate a national crisis.

[Irish Examiner] (12 Dec 2019)

How Ireland can tackle teenage drink and drugs problem.

[Irish Times] Wayman, Sheila (10 Dec 2019)

Denying cannabis link to mental illness is ‘like arguing earth is flat’.

[Irish Times] Wall, Martin (09 Dec 2019)

Petty criminals shun burglary for lucrative drug dealing.

[Irish Times] Lally, Conor (09 Dec 2019)

'We're on to you': Harris says flavoured e-cigarettes target children and he wants them banned.

[thejournal.ie] Finn, Christina (09 Dec 2019)

Gardaí arrest and charge eight rickshaw drivers with drug offences in Dublin city crackdown.

[thejournal.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (08 Dec 2019)

Illicit online trading ‘may eclipse’ traditional organised crime.

[Irish Times] Burns, Sarah (07 Dec 2019)

Homeless crisis opening up ‘cesspool’ of addiction.

[Irish Times] Wilson, Jade (06 Dec 2019)

Local counselling project to close doors if it cannot secure State funding.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (06 Dec 2019)

Just one person was handed the minimum 10-year sentence for possessing €13k of drugs last year.

[thejournal.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (05 Dec 2019)

Two medicinal cannabis products approved for use in Ireland.

[thejournal.ie] Finn, Christina (03 Dec 2019)

Medical cannabis ‘will change lives’, advocates say.

[Irish Examiner] Loughlin, Elaine (03 Dec 2019)

Patricia Casey: 'Cocaine use now is higher than ever before - but we're not taking the threat seriously'.

[Irish Independent] (03 Dec 2019)

New garda crackdown to target 'blatant drug dealing' at Dublin city centre hot-spots.

[thejournal.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (02 Dec 2019)

Drugs trail that reaches from Dubai to all corners of Ireland.

[Irish Independent] Sheehan, Maeve (02 Dec 2019)

113 babies born addicted to or affected by drugs in 2018.

[RTE News] O'Cionnaith, Fiachra (02 Dec 2019)

Ministers Harris and Daly announce a fund of €3 million to help support community mental health initiatives across the country.

Ireland. Department of Health (02 Dec 2019)

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