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Regional alcohol-related harm - County level factsheet.
Doyle, Anne (2023) Dublin: Health Research Board.
Community Substance Misuse Team Intervention Model.
CASP Community Substance Misuse Team (2023) Limerick: CASP.
Recreational and sexualised drug use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in Ireland-Findings from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS) 2017
Daly, Fionn P et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (7) doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288171
Dual diagnosis: integrating a fractured service.
Mulholland, Paul (2023) The Medical Independent
Influencing the global governance of alcohol: alcohol industry views in submissions to the WHO consultation for the Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030
O'Brien, Paula et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 119. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104115
Lancet news: World's first alcohol health labelling policy to be introduced in Ireland.
Burki, Talha (2023) The Lancet. Oncology, 24, (7), p. 722. doi.org/10.1016/s1470-2045(23)00272-3
Sustained virological response rates following hepatitis C treatment with direct-acting antivirals in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis.
Nurdin, N et al (2023) Irish Medical Journal, 116, (7), p. 813.
The case for individualised public health interventions: smoking prevalence and inequalities in Northern Ireland 1985-2015.
Nguyen, Duyen Thuy et al (2023) Health Policy, 135. doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104879
Scoping review on physical health conditions in Irish Travellers (Mincéiri).
Kennedy, Fiona et al (2023) BMJ Open, 13, (8). doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068876
Key considerations to inform the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2023-2028
(2023) Dublin: Health Information and Quality Authority and Mental Health Commission
Promoting and supporting the provision of Restorative Justice at all stages of the criminal justice system. Policy paper.
(2023) Dublin: Department of Justice
Alcohol Action Ireland pre-budget submission: 2024
(2023) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland
National Suicide Research Foundation annual report 2022
(2023) Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation
The Rotunda Hospital Dublin annual report 2022
(2023) Dublin: The Rotunda Hospital
The Irish pub: supporting our communities.
Foley, Anthony (2023) Dublin: Drinks Industry Group of Ireland
Department of Defence and Defence Forces annual report 2022
(2023) Kildare: Department of Defence and Defence Forces
Department of Rural and Community Development statement of strategy 2023 - 2025
(2023) Dublin: Department of Rural and Community Development
Health and wellbeing annual report 2022
National Office – Health & Wellbeing, Strategy & Research, Healthcare Strategy (2023) Dublin: Health Service Executive
An Garda Siochana public attitudes survey 2022
Copeland, Caroline and Walker, Mary (2023) Tullamore: An Garda Siochana
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International publications
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Addiction: a treatise from 1561.
Nadeau, Louise and Valleur, Marc (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16298
‘Addiction is a hypothesis that a group of things we can observe have an underlying connection’. What is addiction, why does it develop, and how can it be treated?
Humphreys, Keith (2023) SSA Blog
Addiction audio. Season 2. (2023)
London: Society for the Study of Addiction
Drugs and the body video series.
Darke, Shane (2023) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Youth response to the world drug report.
Monareng, Charity et al (2023) Paradigma Coalition
Lower-risk substance use guidelines accessible by youth.
Moebes, Zakkaery R et al (2023) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 18. doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00516-3
Counting adolescents in: the development of an adolescent health indicator framework for population-based settings.
Shinde, Sachin et al (2023) EClinicalMedicine, 61. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i18.4210
Combating drugs partnerships
Population-based examination of substance use disorders and treatment use among US young adults in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011–2019
Lu, Wenhua et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 8. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100181
Monitoring the future panel study annual report. National data on substance use among adults ages 19 to 60, 1976-2022.
Patrick, Megan E et al (2023) Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.
Evaluation of family drug and alcohol courts.
Papaioannou, Kostas et al (2023) London: Foundations
Enablers of illicit drug trafficking by organised crime groups.
Morgan, Anthony and Dowling, Christopher (2023) Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
Out of prison, out of crime? The complex interplay between the process of desistance and severe resource disadvantages in women‘s post-release lives.
Rodermond, Elaine et al (2022) European Journal of Criminology, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/14773708221097667
Learnings from a prison-based drug treatment program on planning for release: a qualitative study.
D'Souza, Bebe et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi: 10.1111/dar.13730
“Like the first time, all over again”: sex, relationships, and risk for relapse to substance use after release from prison.
Boyle, Rose E (2023) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2226811
“It’s called homophobia baby” exploring LGBTQ + substance use and treatment experiences in the UK.
Murray, Shannon et al (2023) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2238118
Exploring the intersection of drug addiction and mental ill-health in Scottish prisons: a qualitative study of incarcerated men.
Deuchar, Ross and Densley, James (2023) Journal of Drug Issues, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/00220426231161282
Inpatients in substance use treatment with co-occurring psychiatric disorders: a prospective cohort study of characteristics and relapse predictors.
Andersson, Helle Wessel et al (2023) BMC Psychiatry, 23. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04632-z
Measuring recovery capital for people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction: a systematic review.
Bunaciu, Adela et al (2023) Addiction Research & Theory, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2023.2245323
Predictors and consequences of homelessness in whole-population observational studies that used administrative data: a systematic review.
BMC Public Health, 23, 1610. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16503-z
Nutrient supplementation during the prenatal period in substance-using mothers.
Serwatka, Catherine A et al (2023) Nutrients, 15, (13). doi: 10.3390/nu15132990
Chronic pain, chronic stress and substance use: overlapping mechanisms and implications.
Schaffer, J et al (2023) Frontiers in Pain Research, 4. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2023.1145934
Prevalence and impact of recreational drug use in patients with acute cardiovascular events.
Pezel, Théo et al (2023) Heart, doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322520
Connecting communities to substance use services: practical approaches for first responders.
(2023) Rockville, MD: National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Comments to draft General Recommendation N. 37 on racial discrimination in the enjoyment of the right to health.
International Drug Policy Consortium, Amnesty International, Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales, Drug Policy Alliance, Harm Reduction International, Release. (2023) London: Release.
Drugs. Third Report of Session 2022–23.
House of Commons Home Affairs Committee (2023) London: House of Commons.
Cost-effectiveness of integrated treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs in Norway: an economic evaluation of the INTRO-HCV trial.
Lim, Aaron Guanliang et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16305
PHILTRE annual report April 2022 - March 2023
Scottish public health observatory update August 2023
(2023) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.
'It's not going to be a one size fits all': a qualitative exploration of the potential utility of three drug checking service models in Scotland.
Carver, Hannah et al (2023) Harm Reduction Journal, 20, 94. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00830-w
Viewpoint. ‘New evidence’ for syringe services programs? A call for rigor and skepticism
Lambdin, Barrot H et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104107
High incidence of signs of neuropathy and self-reported substance use disorder for nitrous oxide in patients intoxicated with nitrous oxide
Nugteren-Van Lonkhuyzen et al (2023) European Addiction Research, 29, (3), pp. 202-212. doi.org/10.1159/000530123
Bodybuilding: a comprehensive review of performance-enhancing substance use and public health implications
Mantri, Saket et al (2023) Cureus, 15, (7). doi: 10.7759/cureus.41600
Synthesis, characterisation and quantification of the new psychoactive substance 1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(propylamino)butan-1-one (bk-PBDB, putylone).
Dixon, David I et al (2023) Forensic Chemistry, doi.org/10.1016/j.forc.2023.100523
Understanding the laps and relapse process: in-depth interviews with individual who use methamphetamine
Kaviyani, Faezeh et al (2023) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 18, 41. doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00548-9
People with lived and living experience of methamphetamine use and admission to hospital: what harm reduction do they suggest needs to be addressed?
Forchuk, Cheryl et al (2023) Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 43, (6), pp. 338-347. doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.43.7.04
The first drug-related death associated with xylazine use in the UK and Europe
Rock, Kirsten L et al (2023) Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 97. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102542
Drug-related deaths in Scotland, 2022
(2023) Edinburgh: National Records of Scotland
A profile of deaths by suicide in Scotland 2011–2021
(2023) Edinburgh: Scottish Suicide Information Database
Trends in fatal poisoning among drug users in France from 2011 to 2021: an analysis of the DRAMES register
Revol, Bruno et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (8). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.31398
Medication overdose data analysis: a review of medication error reports in the FDA adverse event reporting system (FAERS)
Ni, Jiaqi et al (2023) BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology, 24. doi: 10.1186/s40360-023-00681-y
Drug prescriptions preceding opioid-related deaths-a register study in forensic autopsy patients
Walde, Jonatan et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (5). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285583
Non-fatal overdose risk associated with prescribing opioid agonists concurrently with other medication: Cohort study conducted using linked primary care, secondary care and mortality records
Domzaridou, Eleni et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16306
Synthetic opioids: a whole system response to a public health emergency
Validation of two diagnostic assessments for opioid and stimulant use disorder for use by non‐clinicians
Di Paola, Angela et al (2023) Psychiatric Research & Clinical Practice, Early online. doi.org/10.1176/appi.prcp.20230022
The impact of polysubstance use patterns on engagement of substance use disorder treatment among emergency department patients at high risk of opioid overdose
Bhondoekhan, Fiona et al (2023) Addictive Behaviors Reports, 18. doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2023.100512
Injection drug use frequency before and after take-home naloxone training
Colledge-Frisby, Samantha et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (8). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.27319
Naloxone use in novel potent opioid and fentanyl overdoses in emergency department patients
Amaducci, Alexandra et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (8). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.31264
Guidance on take-home naloxone distribution and use by community overdose responders in Canada
Ferguson, Max et al (2023) CMAJ, 195, (33). doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.230128
How to save a life: Public awareness of a national mass media take home naloxone campaign, and effects of exposure to campaign components on overdose knowledge and responses
Sumnall, Harry et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104111
Prevalence of and factors influencing suicide ideation, attempt, and completion in heroin users: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Khanjani, Mohammad Saeed et al (2023) Addiction & Health, 15, (2), pp. 119-127. doi: 10.34172/ahj.2023.1363
Association between substance-induced psychosis and suicide attempt: a Danish nation-wide register-based study
Munch, Solvejg Dam et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16311
Consumer expectations, drug effects, price and purity of heroin and cocaine purchased at drug consumption rooms
Dahm, Georges et al (2023) Harm Reduction Journal, 20, 106. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00837-3
Changes to methadone maintenance therapy in the United States, Canada, and Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review
Panwala, Victoria et al (2023) Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 152. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209086
Clinical question: What are the benefits and harms of opioid agonist treatment for people who are dependent on pharmaceutical opioids?
Livingstone-Banks, Jonathan (2023) Cochrane Clinical Answers, doi.org/10.1002/cca.4180
Non-prescribed substance use during the first month of treatment by people receiving depot buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
Parkin, Stephen et al (2023) Substance Use & Misuse, doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2244064
Balancing risks and benefits of cannabis use: umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials and observational studies.
Solmi, Marco et al (2023) BMJ, 382, e072348. doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-072348
A guided digital intervention to reduce cannabis use: the ICan randomized controlled trial
Olthof, Marleen I A et al (2023) Addiction, 118, (9), pp. 1775-1786. doi: 10.1111/add.16217
Disparities in cannabis use and documentation in electronic health records among children and young adults
Tavabi, Nazgol et al (2023) NPJ Digital Medicine, 6. doi: 10.1038/s41746-023-00885-w
Editorial. Cannabis and sport: a World Anti-Doping perspective
Hudzik, Thomas J et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16315
Association of self-reported use of cannabis for the purpose of improving physical, mental, and sleep health with problematic cannabis use risk
Jacobs, Wura et al (2023) BMC Public Health, 23, doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16324-0
Vaping of cannabis, cannabidiol, and synthetic cannabis among US sexual minority youths.
Liu, Jessica et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (8). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29041
Prevalence and factors associated with vaping cannabidiol among US adolescents
Dai, Hongying Daisy et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (8). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29167
Perceptions of safety of daily cannabis vs tobacco smoking and secondhand smoke exposure, 2017-2021
Chambers, Julia et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (8). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28691
Youth cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: service providers' perceptions, practices, and recommendations.
Kourgiantakis, Toula et al (2023) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 18. doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00550-1
Alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland 2022.
(2023) Edinburgh: National Records of Scotland
Trends in alcohol-related deaths by sex in the US, 1999-2020
Karaye, Ibraheem M et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (7). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26346
Can counter-advertising dilute marketing effects of alcohol sponsorship of elite sport: a field experiment
Dixon, Helen et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16317
The effectiveness of alcohol label information for increasing knowledge and awareness: a rapid evidence review.
Edmunds, Charlotte E R et al (2023) BMC Public Health, 23. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16327-x
Impact of health warning labels and calorie labels on selection and purchasing of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks: a randomized controlled trial
Clarke, Natasha et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16288
"I don't want to introduce it into new places in my life": the marketing and consumption of no and low alcohol drinks.
Nicholls, Emily (2023) International journal of drug policy, 119. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023
Off-trade alcohol availability and violence: assessing the impact of on-trade outlet closures.
Lightowlers, Carly and Bryant, Lucy (2023) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies
Efficacy of psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol use in comorbid alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related liver disease: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Hemrage, Sofia et al (2023) Alcohol and Alcoholism, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agad051
Alcohol reduction interventions for transgender and non-binary people: a PRISMA-ScR-adherent scoping review
Chapa Montemayor, et al (2023) Addictive Behaviors, 145. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107779
A narrative systematic review of the gender inclusivity of measures of harmful drinking and their psychometric properties among transgender adults
Dermody, Sarah S et al (2023) Addiction, 118, (9), pp. 1649-1660. doi: 10.1111/add.16212
Do alcohol-free drinks help heavy drinkers cut their drinking?
Piper, Richard and Leyshon, Mark (2023) London: Alcohol Change UK.
Is minimum unit pricing for alcohol having the intended effects on alcohol consumption in Scotland?
Holmes, John (2023) Addiction, 118, (9), pp. 1609-1616 doi.org/10.1111/add.16185
Does it really matter that I do not remember my night? Consequences related to blacking out among college student drinkers.
Richards, Veronica L et al (2023) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi: 10.1111/acer.15157
Association of pregnancy-specific alcohol policies with infant morbidities and maltreatment.
Roberts, Sarah C M et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (8). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.27138
Short report: factors contributing to young people's susceptibility to e-cigarettes in four countries
Pettigrew, Simone et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Early online. 109944. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109944
Prospective study of e-cigarette use and respiratory symptoms in adolescents and young adults
Tackett, Alayna P et al (2023) Thorax, doi: 10.1136/thorax-2022-218670
E-cigarette support for smoking cessation: identifying the effectiveness of intervention components in an on-line randomized optimization experiment
Kimber, Catherine et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16294
Comprehensive review of the national surveys that assess e-cigarette use domains among youth and adults in the United States
Boakye, Ellen et al (2023) Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 23. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100528
Heated tobacco products: insights into composition and toxicity
Upadhyay, Swapna et al (2023) Toxics, 11, (8). doi: 10.3390/toxics11080667
Should problematic sexual behavior be viewed under the scope of addiction? A systematic review based on DSM-5 substance use disorder criteria.
Pistre, Natasha et al (2023) Addictive Behaviors Reports, 18. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2023.100510
Screening and treatment for co-occurring gambling and substance use: a scoping review
Yarbakhsh, Elisabeth et al (2023) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10240-z
Relationship of gambling disorder with traumatic life events and emotion regulation in adolescents and young adults
Estevez, Ana et al (2023) Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 12, (2), pp. 500-509. doi.org/10.1556/2006.2023.00016
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Life-saving Nalox-home intervention announced to mark international overdose awareness day 2023
[Health Service Executive] (31 Aug 2023)
HSE back at Electric Picnic 2023 to provide harm reduction services.
[Health Service Executive] (29 Aug 2023)
€300,000 to be spent on assessing prisoners' mental health.
[Irish Examiner] Brennan, Cianan (29 Aug 2023)
Senior Garda says policing injection centre will be 'challenging'.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (28 Aug 2023)
South American cartels will 'exploit' cuts to Irish naval service, expert warns.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (25 Aug 2023)
Open drug use will 'surge' if laws changed, claims top garda.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (24 Aug 2023)
Minister Naughton announces additional annual funding of €3.5 million for drugs and inclusion health services.
[Department of Health] (24 Aug 2023)
Safety plan needed for surge in violence.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (23 Aug 2023)
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and Minister of State James Browne announce new Youth Diversion Projects.
[Department of Health] (22 Aug 2023)
Irish Prison Service launches life-saving initiative to combat opioid overdoses among prisoners.
[Irish Prison Service] (18 Aug 2023)
Quarter of prisoners fail or refuse to take drugs test.
[Irish Examiner] Foxe, Ken (17 Aug 2023)
Could ‘loot boxes’ in video games potentially be a stepping stone to a gambling addiction?
[Irish Times] O'Moráin, Pádraig (17 Aug 2023)
No brainer: Alcohol's harmful impact on brain health — from cradle to grave.
[Irish Examiner] Conlon, Catherine (08 Aug 2023)
Drug-debt enforcers 'terrorising families in every county'.
[Irish Examiner] Dunphy, Liz (06 Aug 2023)
Ireland is awash with cocaine, but how does it get into the country?
[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (05 Aug 2023)
'The baggies don't have a little health warning': Doctor warns coke strokes are on the rise.
[thejournal.ie] McCarron, Jamie (05 Aug 2023)
Minister Naughton announces additional funding for Family Support under the national drugs strategy.
Department of Health. (04 Aug 2023)
Revenue has seized 400kg of cocaine so far this year.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (04 Aug 2023)
Irish suffer higher rates of harm from others' drinking.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (04 Aug 2023)
‘I’m just sick of people not being believed’: authorities urged to do more to crack down on spiking.
[Irish Examiner] Crowley, Emily (04 Aug 2023)
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