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Dail Debates

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Question 270 – Substance misuse [HHC hexahydrocannabinol]. (22 Feb 2024)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate, Topical issue debate – Departmental regulations [Synthetic cannabinoid HHC]. (20 Feb 2024)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Questions 238 – Education policy [cannabis-based vapes] [50757/23]. (22 Nov 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Questions 236 - Health Service Executive [Cannabinoids in vapes] [34427/23]. (12 Jul 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Questions 456, 620, 621, 622 - Substance misuse [Cannabinoid vaping] [30556/23, 30553/23, 30554/23, 30555/23]. (27 Jun 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 317 - Tobacco control measures [hookah instruments] [19076/18]. (01 May 2018)

News

[RTE radio] , Byrne, Claire ‘Zombie’ drug xylazine found in UK vapes – could it be here? (10 Apr 2024)

[RTE News] , Burnhill, Eleanor Arrival of synthetic drugs causing mental health concerns, says HSE. (05 Jan 2024)

[Extra.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth ‘Legal high’ drug inhaled through a vape puts four teens in hospital. (23 Nov 2023)

[BBC News Online] , Haslam, Alan Medical cannabis: inside Northern Ireland's first legal vape lounge. (20 Nov 2023)

[thejournal.ie] , Daly, Adam Irish Heart Foundation 'strongly' advises against use of hookah pipes due to carbon monoxide levels. (18 Mar 2019)

[thejournal.ie] , Brophy, Daragh Increase in people smoking and injecting crack cocaine in Dublin. (15 Nov 2017)

[Scottish Executive] Scottish prevention campaign says smoking heroin just as dangerous as injecting. (15 Aug 2006)