HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter: volume 13, issue 5

In this issue

Evidence Resources

TOC of Journals

« back to cover page

News

World No Tobacco Day – WHO award for the Department of Health.

[Department of Health] (31 May 2017)

Drug 100 times more potent than morphine being mixed with heroin and cocaine.

[thejournal.ie], Ni Aodha, Grainne (31 May 2017)

GAA right to protect players during ongoing doping cases.

[Irish Times], Moran, Sean (31 May 2017)

Irish children from deprived families twice as likely to be exposed to second-hand-smoke.

[thejournal.ie] Brennan, Cianan (31 May 2017)

Alcohol Action Ireland applauds comments from Dr. Geoffrey Shannon, highlighting the adverse consequences for the welfare of many children posed by alcohol.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (31 May 2017)

Public holidays busiest time for self-harm emergencies.

[Irish Examiner] (29 May 2017)

Men smoking drugs in phonebox - 'They are crime sites, it's hard to tell if people in them are dead sometimes'.

Online Editors [Independent.ie] (29 May 2017)

Council and Parliament agree on new mechanism to better protect Europeans from new psychoactive substances.

[Council of the European Union] (29 May 2017)

Roadside drug tests may tackle prescription painkiller ‘epidemic’.

[Irish Times] D'Arcy, Ciaran (27 May 2017)

HSE below target for PNEX pharmacies.

[Medical Independent] Cahill, Niamh (25 May 2017)

Student smartphone addiction revealed by survey.

[RTE News] (23 May 2017)

Alcohol vendors warned over underage sales.

[Irish Examiner] Lucey, Anne (20 May 2017)

Alcohol or drugs were key factor in 80% of Cork suicide cases in study.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (18 May 2017)

New Network launched by Taoiseach to help spread Healthy Ireland message.

[Department of Health] (18 May 2017)

Forensic scientists detect 27 new recreational drugs.

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (17 May 2017)

Safety boss says publicans are reducing people killed on the roads to 'an insignificant statistic'.

[thejournal.ie] Hosford, Paul (17 May 2017)

Some young people in Ballymun spend 150% of income on cannabis.

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (16 May 2017)

People dying from ignorance of treatment for hepatitis C.

[Independent.ie] O'Connor, Wayne (14 May 2017)

University exam stress: 'I've seen many of my friends turn to ADHD drugs'.

[thejournal.ie] (14 May 2017)

'Enough is enough': Gardaí to target teenage drinking in summertime crackdown.

[thejournal.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (14 May 2017)

'It took six officers to restrain him': Psychoactive legal highs are creeping into Irish prisons.

[thejournal.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (14 May 2017)

Should drugs be decriminalised for personal use? Voters are split on the issue.

[thejournal.ie] Brophy, Daragh (13 May 2017)

'It takes me away from this world for the day': Life as a homeless drug-user on the streets of Dublin.

[thejournal.ie] Brophy, Daragh (13 May 2017)

More people dying from opioid overdoses than crashes.

Irish Times] Clarke, Vivienne (12 May 2017)

Mother calls for injection centres for addicts after son (20) drowns in Liffey.

[Irish Times] Roseingrave, Louise (12 May 2017)

HRB publishes latest figures on treated drug use in Ireland 2009 – 2015.

[Health Research Board] (11 May 2017)

Ireland’s first Supervised Injecting Facility a step closer as legislation passes all stages in the Oireachtas.

[Department of Health] (10 May 2017)

The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill will save lives, reduce harms, alleviate public services and release scarce public funds for greater socio-economic benefit.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (10 May 2017)

Opinion: 'Ireland could lead the way in developing new human-centred approaches to drug use'.

[thejournal.ie] Collins, John (08 May 2017)

We must empower communities blighted by drugs, not blame them.

[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (08 May 2017)

Irish Pharmacy Union calls for decriminalisation of drugs for personal use.

[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (07 May 2017)

Fears 'risky new drug trend' could develop amid crackdown on prescription drugs.

[thejournal.ie] Ryan, Orla (05 May 2017)

Laws tackle booming trade in sedatives and sleeping tablets.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (05 May 2017)

More than half of suicides linked to alcohol, all-Ireland forum told.

[Irish Times] Gartland, Fiona (04 May 2017)

New Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 – Advice for GP prescribing.

[Irish College of General Practitioners] (04 May 2017)

All Ireland forum considers relationship between alcohol, self-harm and suicide.

[Institute of Public Health] (03 May 2017)

Commencement of the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 and associated Ministerial Regulations and Orders.

[Department of Health] (03 May 2017)

A number of city centre overdoses linked to gang's toxic drug mixing in flats complex.

[thejournal.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (01 May 2017)

Copyright © 2010 HRB National Drugs Library. All rights reserved.

The HRB National Drugs Library newsletter is a free subscriber-only monthly email newsletter offering relevant Irish and international news and information on drug and alcohol research. E-mail addresses provided for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will only be used by the library to distribute the requested information. We do not distribute your e-mail address to any third parties. The newsletter is published by the HRB National Drugs Library, Health Research Board. The library is staffed by qualified information professionals who handle a wide range of enquiries daily. Not sure what we can do for you? Phone or email us and we will be happy to discuss your information needs.