{
  "id": 14071184,
  "title": "New drugs strategy among matters under Cabinet discussion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/new-drugs-strategy-among-matters-under-cabinet-discussion",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T00:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1013/1595117-cabinet-politics-ireland/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The new National Drugs Strategy for the next five years will be published after Cabinet approval. The strategy emphasizes a health-led approach to tackling drug and alcohol use, with a focus on expanding treatment services, particularly in rural areas. A key component is the Health Referral Scheme, which allows gardaí to refer individuals found in possession of drugs for personal use to health services instead of prosecution. The strategy will run up to 2028 and increase services for vulnerable groups, with HSE regions coordinating funding and delivery. Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke will discuss Ireland's role in Europe's AI economy at an upcoming International AI Summit in Dublin.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}