HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 19, issue 9

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News

Voices of recovery to use lived experience from alcohol harm to drive change

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (28 Sep 2023)

Minister Naughton announces the reconstitution of the North Inner-City Drug and Alcohol Task Force

[Department of Health] (28 Sep 2023)

Plans to introduce alcohol breath-test devices that stop vehicles from starting if driver is over limit.

[Irish Times] McGee, Harry (27 Sep 2023)

Lung cancer specialist raises concerns over impact of vaping.

[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (25 Sep 2023)

Methadone clinics and injection centres 'needed to counter fentanyl threat'.

[Irish Examiner] O'Reilly, Alison (23 Sep 2023)

Ireland must prepare for fentanyl surge, says Taoiseach.

[Irish Examiner] Loughlin, Elaine (23 Sep 2023)

Most smokers who buy vapes to quit end up using them with cigarettes, doctor warns

[Independent.ie] O'Regan, Eilish (19 Sep 2023)

Mandatory drug testing of drivers involved in serious collisions.

[RTE News] Lehane, Micheal (15 Sep 2023)

Drugs & dissuasion: Portugal's pragmatic policy could show Ireland a path to control addiction.

O’Connor, Niall [thejournal.ie] (10 Sep 2023)

HSE confirms 90 drug samples handed in to Electric Picnic surrender bins.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (10 Sep 2023)

Dept of Health was urged to show how alcohol label law did not breach WTO rules

[Irish Times] O'Leary, Naomi (10 Sep 2023)

Decriminalisation on the ground: inside a drug consumption room in Lisbon

[thejournal.ie] O'Connor, Niall (09 Sep 2023)

Nearly 30% of Irish 16-year-olds say they gambled within the previous year

[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (07 Sep 2023)

Urgent action needed to address alcohol harm in the budget.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (05 Sep 2023)

Large increase in cannabis being smuggled into Ireland through postal system

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (02 Sep 2023)

Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use hears about Ireland’s place in international drugs trade.

[Citizens’ Assembly] (02 Sep 2023)

HSE prepares for arrival of killer synthetic drugs following Taliban opium crop crackdown

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (01 Sep 2023)

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