HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter: volume 13, issue 12

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'Heroin ripped through Dublin... And this place we loved was at the heart of the city’s epidemic'.

[thejournal.ie: The 42] (31 Dec 2017)

‘High’ heroin use by young in regional cities.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac (30 Dec 2017)

A year of crime: Violence inflicted on young and old alike.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac (30 Dec 2017)

US should not blame China for opioids crisis, says top official.

Associated Press. [Independent.ie] (28 Dec 2017)

1,020 calls to Childline made on Christmas Day.

[Irish Examiner] Ring, Evelyn (27 Dec 2017)

Drug probe as €3,000 of cocaine seized at Dublin army barracks after tip-off.

[Independent.ie] Schiller, Robin (27 Dec 2017)

Gardaí seize €70m worth of drugs in 2017.

[Irish Examiner] (26 Dec 2017)

Minister Byrne welcomes results of study on problem opiate use in Ireland highlighting a reduction in the number of young people commencing opiate use.

[Department of Health] (22 Dec 2017)

FactCheck: Would the new alcohol bill ban the Guinness Christmas ad?

[thejournal.ie] Murray, Sean (21 Dec 2017)

'While the rest of us are looking forward at this time of year, they're feeling the dread and the anxiety'.

[thejournal.ie] Murray, Sean (21 Dec 2017)

Court dismissal of drink driving challenge has implications for estimated 1000 cases.

[Irish Examiner] O'Loughlin, Ann (20 Dec 2017)

The alcohol industry and their IBEC surrogates should have no place ‘inside the room’ of alcohol policy.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (19 Dec 2017)

600 heroin addicts in Cork as the debate over needle bins continues.

[Evening Echo] Burke, Roisin (19 Dec 2017)

Warning as number of steroids seized surges 300%.

[Irish Examiner] Hoare, Padraig (18 Dec 2017)

Flanagan may open inquiry into Garda drug collusion allegations.

[Independent.ie] O'Connor, Niall (18 Dec 2017)

Letter: Child protection and alcohol.

[Irish Times] Murray, Frank (18 Dec 2017)

Why is the demand for steroids rising among young people?

[Irish Examiner] Hoare, Padraig (18 Dec 2017)

Alcohol Action Ireland welcomes the passage of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (18 Dec 2017)

'If our house prices rise, so does cocaine use and we are at it again' - Dr Chris Luke says drug played a role in the crash.

[Independent.ie] Horan, Niamh (18 Dec 2017)

Children under the age of 12 'being groomed into crime across country'.

[Independent.ie] Phelan, Shane (17 Dec 2017)

Opinion: 'I drank when I felt bad, I drank when I felt good, I drank any time'.

[Independent.ie] Gordon, Bryony (17 Dec 2017)

Over 20% of Irish drivers admit to driving the morning after a night out.

[Irish Examiner] (17 Dec 2017)

Proposed new labels on bottles 'will drive up wine prices' industry group claims.

[Independent.ie] (15 Dec 2017)

Alcohol Bill returns to Seanad with concessions for small retailers.

[Irish Times] O'Halloran, Marie (15 Dec 2017)

Under age drinking warning as study finds sixth of parents let young drink at 14.

[Belfast Telegraph] Leon, Laura (15 Dec 2017)

Growing size of wine glasses contributing to rising levels of drinking.

[thejournal.ie] Russell, Cliodhna (14 Dec 2017)

Figures and facts: How an Irish Times article set off a controversy over drink-driving convictions.

[Irish Times] (13 Dec 2017)

Health Research Board publish latest drug-related deaths figures.

[Health Research Board] (12 Dec 2017)

Cocktails of drugs involved in two of three fatal overdoses.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (12 Dec 2017)

Minister David Stanton T.D. welcomes international experts to conference on ‘keeping children out of organised gangs’ in University of Limerick.

[Department of Justice and Equality] (12 Dec 2017)

Fewer than half of drink-drive cases result in conviction.

[rte.ie] (11 Dec 2017)

A new dawn for drug policy?

[Medical Independent] Lynch, David (07 Dec 2017)

Sharp rise in number of drug users in treatment using cocaine.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (06 Dec 2017)

Why one in five drivers must be breathalysed in the coming year.

Indo Motoring [Independent.ie] (06 Dec 2017)

Debate to legalise recreational cannabis in Ireland 'inevitable in three or four years', says Gino Kenny.

[Dublin Live] McDermott, Stephen (06 Dec 2017)

‘Safe app’ aims to reduce drownings in Galway city.

[Irish Times] Siggins, Lorna (04 Dec 2017)

Ireland is a major buyer of hallucinogens from Europe's darknet.

AFP.[thejournal.ie] (02 Dec 2017)

A series of setbacks means Dublin probably won't be getting supervised injecting centres any time soon.

[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (02 Dec 2017)

Legislation to decriminalise drugs could come in ‘early 2019’ .

[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (01 Dec 2017)

PSNI-Garda exchange leads to launch of anti-drugs campaign.

[Irish Times] Moriarty, Gerry (30 Nov 2017)

Minister Byrne announces establishment of a Working Group to consider alternative approaches to the possession of drugs for personal use.

[Department of Health] (30 Nov 2017)

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