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Galvin, Brian (2013) National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol. Drugnet Ireland, Issue 45, Spring 2013, p. 10.

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Minister of State at the Department of Health, Mr Alex White TD, has reconstituted the National Advisory Committee on Drugs for the period until the end of 2016, in line with the timescale of the National Drugs Strategy.  The Committee is being extended to incorporate alcohol as well as drugs and, to reflect this, it will henceforth be known as the National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol.  

The role of the new Committee will be to advise government on the prevalence, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and consequences of substance use and misuse in Ireland, based on the analysis of research findings and information available to it.  
 
Minister White is pleased that Professor Catherine Comiskey has agreed to become the Chairperson of the Committee. The Committee comprises representatives from government departments and state agencies and from the community and voluntary sectors.  
 
The first meeting of the Committee was held on 18 February 2013.
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Clarification

The article ‘Monitoring centre report reveals latest drug trends in Europe’ in Issue 44 of Drugnet Ireland (Winter 2012) contained an incorrect statement in relation to the stimulant drug 4-methylamphetamine (4-MA). We wish to clarify that 4-methylamphetamine is a controlled drug in Ireland under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, using a generic definition of phenethylamines.
Item Type
Article
Publication Type
Irish-related, Open Access, Article
Drug Type
All substances
Issue Title
Issue 45, Spring 2013
Date
April 2013
Page Range
p. 10
Publisher
Health Research Board
Volume
Issue 45, Spring 2013
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Subjects
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health services, substance use research
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Policy > Policy on substance use

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