HRB National Drugs LIbrary e-newsletter: volume 15, issue 4

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Young people see drug dealing as ‘work’ to buy consumer goods.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (30 Apr 2019)

Gardaí say drink driving cases 'struck out' due to lack of clarity over use of handcuffs.

[thejournal.ie] Hennessy, Michelle (30 Apr 2019)

Pioneering prison health scheme credited with reduction in knife attacks.

[Irish Times] Cullen, Paul (29 Apr 2019)

Ireland ‘turns pregnant women to drink’.

[The Sunday Times] Coyle, Colin (28 Apr 2019)

Seizure of drugs in postal sorting centres on the increase.

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (27 Apr 2019)

Europol wants CAB to help set up specialist unit to target EU crime bosses finances.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (25 Apr 2019)

[UK] ‘You can’t arrest your way out of record drug-related deaths,’ say police

[The Guardian] Busby, Mattha (24 Apr 2019)

[Podcast] The Explainer: why haven't any supervised drug injection centres opened in Ireland?

[thejournal.ie] Ryan, Nicky (23 Apr 2019)

'It's just not good behaviour': Hospital anti-smoking policy flouted by patients and visitors.

[thejournal.ie] Halpin, Hayley (22 Apr 2019)

'Ireland's drugs problem is worse than ever' - Woman who began abusing drugs aged 11, and nearly lost her arms due to her habit.

[Independent.ie] Donald, Niall (22 Apr 2019)

Opinion: 'Big businesses will cry wolf and fire accusations of nanny-statism at any public health intervention'.

[thejournal.ie] Ní Fhallúin, Maebh (18 Apr 2019)

EPA is asked about checking illicit drug levels in Irish water.

[Irish Times] Hilliard, Mark (18 Apr 2019)

Drug treatment in Ireland: HRB publishes latest figures.

[Health Research Board] (17 Apr 2019)

Fishermen and coastal communities vital in war against drug smuggling, say gardaí.

[Irish Examiner] English, Eoin (17 Apr 2019)

'I'm no expert in the cultivation of cannabis': Taoiseach supports idea of Irish farmers growing cannabis in the future.

[thejournal.ie] Finn, Christina (16 Apr 2019)

Alcohol Action Ireland submission to public consultation on the regulation of harmful content on online platforms and the implementation of the revised audiovisual media services directive.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (16 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: The overdose drug Naloxone can save lives so let's remove the barriers to accessing it.

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

Tippling point: When parents drink too much at home.

[Irish Examiner] Quinlan, Ailin (12 Apr 2019)

DNA database assists in 870 cases.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (10 Apr 2019)

Large reduction in psychiatric admissions after head-shop ban.

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (08 Apr 2019)

[Northern Ireland] Plea for reform of addiction services as deaths increase.

[Belfast Telegraph] Smyth, Lisa (08 Apr 2019)

Marian Keyes, Damien Dempsey among host of Irish personalities joining the call to decriminalise people who use drugs.

[Ana Liffey Drug Project] (03 Apr 2019)

'Momentous achievement': Campaigners welcome confirmation of government medicinal cannabis supplier.

[thejournal.ie] Finn, Christina (02 Apr 2019)

Drinking alcohol during teenage years linked with stunted brain growth.

[Independent.ie] Burke, Ceimen (02 Apr 2019)

Messages highlighting dangers of drug use during sex need to target wider audience.

[thejournal.ie] Burke, Ceimin (02 Apr 2019)

Number of drink-drivers caught the morning after is on the rise.

[Irish Times] Hutton, Brian (02 Apr 2019)

[Northern Ireland] Pregabalin/Lyrica reclassified to a class C drug.

[BBC News Northern Ireland] Bonner, Kelly (01 Apr 2019)

After long delays, the Irish government has finally found a medicinal cannabis supplier.

[thejournal.ie] Finn, Christina (31 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath criticised by Cabinet colleagues for 'bewildering and bizarre' comments over political policing.

[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (31 Mar 2019)

Warning issued about counterfeit alcohol after illegal factory uncovered in Co Louth.

[Irish Times] Hutton, Brian (30 Mar 2019)

Weekly bottle of wine increases cancer risk in same way as 5-10 cigarettes – study.

[Irish Times] (28 Mar 2019)

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