Drugnet Ireland is the newsletter of the Alcohol and Drugs Research Unit of the Health Research Board. The role of this publication is to disseminate information, news and research findings among those involved in the drugs area in Ireland.

Contents of this issue includes:
• New drugs strategy summarised:
o policy initiatives under the five pillars
o assessment of 2001–2008 strategy
o discussion of alcohol misuse under each pillar
• C and AG report on drug treatment
• Alcohol affordability and harm
• Alcohol and young people
• Studies of opiate users in methadone treatment
• Drug use, sex work and risk
• Review of progress on suicide
• Ana Liffey launches SMS service
• Drug helplines’ role in monitoring new drug trends