HRB National Drugs LIbrary e-newsletter: volume 15, issue 3

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

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

'It does not make sense': concerns over reports that Government will continue to criminalise drug use.

[thejournal.ie] McDermott, Stephen (27 Mar 2019)

Ministers for Health welcome the decision to host Global Alcohol Policy Conference in Dublin.

[Department of Health] (26 Mar 2019)

Groups make push for to decriminalise drug possession.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (26 Mar 2019)

No link between strict anti-drug laws and teen cannabis use – study.

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (25 Mar 2019)

Intoxication and psychiatric issues common in teen emergencies.

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

WHO recommends rescheduling of cannabis.

[EMCDDA] (25 Mar 2019)

Dying for wine o'clock: binge drinking at home is becoming a serious health problem for women.

[The Sunday Times] Flynn, Valerie (24 Mar 2019)

Six drug deals and a fistfight at a Dublin shopping centre: one hour at a crack cocaine hotspot.

[thejournal.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (24 Mar 2019)

Gardaí undertake public order training to respond to drug-related violence.

Press Association [Irish Examiner] (21 Mar 2019)

Codeine addiction surges as workers seek hangover cure.

[Independent.ie] Feehan, Conor (21 Mar 2019)

Rise in ‘severe’ alcohol use, say experts.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (20 Mar 2019)

Potent cannabis strongly linked to psychosis study finds.

[Irish Times] (19 Mar 2019)

Teen vapers are more likely to use sweet-flavoured e-cigarettes than adult vapers, study finds.

[thejournal.ie] Halpin, Hayley (18 Mar 2019)

Irish Heart Foundation 'strongly' advises against use of hookah pipes due to carbon monoxide levels.

[thejournal.ie] Daly, Adam (18 Mar 2019)

Drone used in attempted drug drop at Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison.

[Irish Times] Pollak, Sorcha (18 Mar 2019)

'We've seen people die, people beaten up horrifically',

[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (16 Mar 2019)

Codeine addiction is ‘epidemic verging on eruption’.

[The Times] O'Neill, Katie (15 Mar 2019)

The Irish Times view on deaths from prescription drugs: cause for alarm.

[Irish Times] (14 Mar 2019)

Irish teen girls near top of global binge drinking table.

[Irish Examiner] Kelleher, Lynne (13 Mar 2019)

Expert warns against liberal drug laws: softer legislation would ‘more than likely’ increase health problems.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (12 Mar 2019)

More emergency care orders sought for babies than any other age group.

[Irish Times] Deegan, Gordon (12 Mar 2019)

Alcohol Action Ireland disappointed by latest alcohol consumption data for 2018.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (12 Mar 2019)

Health Research Board publish latest drug-related deaths figures.

[Health Research Board] (08 Mar 2019)

The hidden side of benzo use uncovered.

[RTE News] Corrigan, Conn (08 Mar 2019)

Drug related deaths figures highlight the importance of a public health approach to drug and alcohol misuse – Minister Catherine Byrne.

[Department of Health] (08 Mar 2019)

RSA blames alcohol for failure to wear seatbelts.

[Irish Times] Gleeson, Colin (08 Mar 2019)

Sharp regional variations in benzo prescribing.

[RTE News] Corrigan, Conn (07 Mar 2019)

Minister Catherine Byrne announces additional funding of €1million for implementation of the National Drugs Strategy.

[Department of Health] (07 Mar 2019)

Over 100 people will die as a result of smoking this week, HSE warns.

[Irish Examiner] (06 Mar 2019)

Revealed: Massive rise in antidepressant prescribing.

[RTE News] (06 Mar 2019)

Recommendations for teen discos including powers to breath test children 'working well', court hears.

[Irish Examiner] Baker, Noel (06 Mar 2019)

Amnesty backs calls to decriminalise possession of drugs for personal use.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (05 Mar 2019)

Over 1,100 drug seizures in prisons last year.

[Irish Examiner] O'Neill, Kevin (05 Mar 2019)

Varadkar ‘sceptical’ about allowing banned drink drivers to drive to work.

[Irish Examiner] O'Cionnaith, Fiachra (05 Mar 2019)

HPRA detain 619,213 dosage units of illegal medicines in 2018.

[HPRA] (05 Mar 2019)

‘Expert’ crew flown in from Portugal by international drug gang to set up Dublin growhouse.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (04 Mar 2019)

Five-year entry-level bans to be imposed on jockeys for positive drug tests.

[Irish Times] O'Connor, Brian (02 Mar 2019)

Decision to include vaping advice on official HSE website 'does not represent policy change'.

[thejournal.ie] Brophy, Daragh (02 Mar 2019)

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