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HSE emerging drug trend monitoring. Year 2 results from the Syringe Analysis Programme 2022.
The identification of injecting trends in the Dublin and Midland Region through the application of syringe analysis methodology. McNamara, Sinead et al (2023) Dublin: Health Service Executive.
HSE Update on the emergence of synthetic opioids on the Irish heroin market
State of health in the EU synthesis report 2023 and report for Ireland.
European Commission (2023) Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union
Promoting addiction recovery through building recovery ready communities
In: EWODOR Conference, 23rd – 24th October 2023, Trinity College, Dublin.
Alcohol-related emergency department presentations and hospital admissions around the time of minimum unit pricing in Ireland
Maharaj, T et a; (2024) Public Health, 227. pp. 38-41. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.11.016
Anxious anticipation and parental alcohol abuse: a grounded theory study
Martin, Gráinne (2023) PhD thesis, Dublin City University
Evaluation of a national clinical programme for the management of self-harm in hospital emergency departments: impact on patient outcomes and the provision of care
Cully, Grace et al (2023) BMC Psychiatry, 23. doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05340-4
Priority healthcare needs amongst people experiencing homelessness in Dublin, Ireland: a qualitative evaluation of community expert experiences and opinions
Ingram, Carolyn et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (12). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290599
Healthy Communities Project: impact evaluation report October 2021 - January 2023
The experience of drug-related client loss for healthcare professionals who support people in addiction
O'Callaghan, Daniel and Lambert, Sharon (2023) Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 158. doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2023.209236
'K culture', ketamine's prominent yet overlooked role on the Irish drug scene and implications for health
Killeen, Nicki et al (2023) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-023-03590-5
Review of the demographic factors and toxicology related to deaths due to pregabalin in Northern Ireland
Huddleston, William Ryan et al (2024) Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 101. doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102635
Acute liver failure secondary to the use of unmonitored drugs and herbal supplements: an underreported and serious issue.
Ullah, Kaleem et al (2023) Irish Journal of Medical Science, 192, (6), pp. 2969-2971. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-023-03334-5
Alcohol Action Ireland Sale of Alcohol Bill polling Dec 2023 web.
Ireland Thinks. (2023) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland
Evidence to inform deliberative democracy: HRB at the Citizens’ Assembly on Drug Use
Health Research Board. (2023) HRB Blog
Independence in the drugs space
Crainn (2023) UISCE Magazine, 2, (Winter 2023), pp. 44-45.
Hearing the voice of people with living and lived experience of drugs
Naughton, Minister Hildegarde (2023) UISCE Magazine, 2, (Winter 2023), pp. 4-5
Evidence from a smoking management service in a university teaching hospital in Dublin, Ireland monitored by repeat surveys, 1997-2022
Mattson, Ana et al (2023) Preventive Medicine Reports, 36. doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102415
Higher smoking and e-cigarette use among young adults with mental health problems: an analysis of wave 4 of growing up in Ireland, the national longitudinal study of children in Ireland
Hanafin, Joan et al (2023) In: The 8th ESNP European Conference on Tobacco Control, 9-12 October 2023, Florence, Italy
Editorial. Getting to Tobacco 21: an all-policy consensus is needed to reduce unintended consequences
Frazer, Kate et al (2023) Health Promotion International, 38, (6). doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad154
Survive and thrive podcast
(2023) Dublin: Tallaght Drug & Alcohol Task Force
Gabapentinoids in Ireland 2010 to 2020: an observational study of trends in gabapentinoid prescribing, law enforcement drug seizures and post mortem toxicology
Durand, Louise et al (2023) British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/bcp.15984
Suicide prevention curriculum development for health and social care students: protocol for a scoping review
Gallagher, Kerrie et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (12). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285231
‘The people, the spaces, the talking!’ Igniting community-based higher education
Murray, Thomas and Brennan, Rebekah (2023) Studies in the Education of Adults, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/02660830.2023.2284022
A film-based intervention (Intinn) to enhance adolescent mental health literacy and well-being: multi-methods evaluation study
Goodwin, John et al (2023) Mental Health Review Journal, Early online, doi.org/10.1108/MHRJ-05-2023-0027
Sláintecare webinar 21 - Development of a Crisis Resolution Team (Mental Health)
Sláintecare, International Foundation for Integrated Care, Health Service Executive (2023) Department of Health.
From access to attitudes: mapping public attitudes towards medical cannabis in Ireland
O'Regan, Natalie (2023) Dublin: The Cannabis Review
North East Inner City initiative’s 2023 progress report
(2023) Dublin: Dublin City Council NEIC Programme Office
HSE data management and performance profile reports 2023
(2023) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Justice plan 2023. Mid-year progress report
(2023) Dublin: Department of Justice
Criminal justice public attitudes survey 2022
Behaviour & Attitudes. (2023) Dublin: Department of Justice
Probation re-offending statistics 2019
(2023) Cork: Central Statistics Office
Coolmine annual report 2022
National Poisons Information Centre annual report 2022
(2023) Dublin: National Poisons Information Centre
Annual stigma and attitudes to mental health survey: five-year (2018 -2022) comparative review
(2023) Dublin: St Patrick's Mental Health Services
Cancer in Ireland 1994-2021: annual report of the National Cancer Registry
Tobacco Free Ireland annual report 2022
(2023) Dublin: Department of Health
Sport Ireland anti-doping review 2022
(2023) Dublin: Sport Ireland
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International publications
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Drug policy evaluation in Europe — topic overview
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2023)
Engaging youth as leaders and partners can improve substance use prevention: a call to action to support youth engagement practice and research
Ballard, Parissa J et al (2023) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 18. doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00582-7
Family-focused universal substance use prevention in primary care: advancing a pragmatic national healthcare agenda.
Hogue, et al (2023) Prevention Science, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11121-023-01584-4
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between exposure to parental substance use and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children
Maher, Brion S et al (2023) Prevention Science, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11121-023-01605-2
Parents with substance use problems: learning from case reviews
(2023) London: NSPCC Learning
"It would really support the wider harm reduction agenda across the board": a qualitative study of the potential impacts of drug checking service delivery in Scotland
Falzon, Danilo et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (12). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292812
A rapid review of current engagement strategies with people who use drugs in monitoring and reporting on substance use-related harms
Perri, Melissa et al (2023) Harm Reduction Journal, 20. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00902-x
Harm reduction strategies in acute care for people who use alcohol and/or drugs: a scoping review
Crowther, Daniel et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (12). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294804
An on-line school-based substance use harm reduction programme: the Illicit Project randomized controlled trial results
Debenham, Jennifer et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16403
Drug consumption rooms. Technical report
EMCDDA, Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network. (2023) Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
Migrants and drugs: health and social responses
(2023) Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Assessing the risk of COVID-19 reinfection and severe outcomes among individuals with substance use disorders: a retrospective study using real-world electronic health records
Tuan, Wen-Jan et al (2023) BMJ Open, 13, (12). doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074993
Advisory: low barrier models of care for substance use disorders
(2023) Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guideline for mental, neurological and substance use disorders
Guidelines Review Committee, Mental Health and Substance Use. (2023) Geneva: World Health Organization
Help-seeking for risky alcohol and drug use
(2023) Melbourne: Alcohol and Drug Foundation
Adverse health outcomes among people who inject drugs who engaged in recent sex work: findings from a national survey
Emanuel, E et al (2023) Public Health, 225. pp. 79-86. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.09.024
HIV among people who inject drugs: data factsheet
(2023) Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Let communities lead — UNAIDS World AIDS Day report 2023
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. (2023) Geneva: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Frame shift: focusing on harm reduction and shared decision making for people who use drugs hospitalized with infections
Thakarar, Kinna et al (2023) Clinical Infectious Diseases, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad664
Epidemiology of acute infections in people who inject drugs in Australia
Attwood, Lucy O et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi: 10.1111/dar.13772
Neonatal abstinence syndrome: an insight over impact of maternal substance use
Dumbhare, Omkar and Taksande, Amar (2023) Cureus, 15, (10). doi: 10.7759/cureus.47980
Drug misuse in England and Wales
Office for National Statistics. (2023) ONS website
Adult substance misuse treatment statistics 2022 to 2023: report
(2023) London: Office for Health Improvement & Disparities
Relational practice in health, education, criminal justice, and social care: a scoping review
Lamph, Gary et al (2023) Systematic Reviews, 12. doi: 10.1186/s13643-023-02344-9
Roads to recovery: exploring UK prison rehabilitation and its alternatives
Shepherd, Jake and O'Regan, Niamh (2023) London: Social Market Foundation
Strategies to support substance use disorder care transitions from acute-care to community-based settings: a scoping review and typology
Krawczyk, Noa et al (2023) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 18. doi: 10.1186/s13722-023-00422-w
Optimizing digital tools for the field of substance use and substance use disorders: backcasting exercise
Scheibein, Florian et al (2023) JMIR Human Factors, 10. doi.org/10.2196/46678
Crime-related illicit financial flows: latest progress
(2023) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
The relationship between cryptomarket drug purchase, social networks and adverse drug events: a cross-sectional study
Coney, Leigh et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 123. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104258
Off track: shadow report for the mid-term review of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration on drugs
Nougier, Marie and Cots Fernández, Adria (2023) London: International Drug Policy Consortium
Health disparities in one of the world's most progressive countries: a scoping review of mental health and substance use among sexual and gender minority people in the Netherlands
Hughes, Tonda L et al (2023) BMC Public Health, 23. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17466-x
Coming of age in recovery: The prevalence and correlates of substance use recovery status among adolescents and emerging adults
Smith, Douglas C et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (12). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295330
Responding to nitazenes in the UK drugs market
Holland, Adam and Copeland, Caroline (2023) Transform blog
Cannabinoid – NPS Discovery new drug monograph
(2023) United States: Center for Forensic Science Research & Education
Nitrous oxide abuse: clinical outcomes, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, toxicity and impact on metabolism
Gernez, Emeline et al (2023) Toxics, 11, (12), 962. doi.org/10.3390/toxics11120962
Benzodiazepine discontinuation and mortality among patients receiving long-term benzodiazepine therapy
Maust, Donovan T et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (12). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.48557
Increased risk of non-fatal overdose associated with non-prescribed benzodiazepine use in Scotland, UK
McAuley, A et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104236
N-Desethyl Etonitazene – NPS Discovery new drug monograph
Krotulski, Alex J et al (2023) United States: Center for Forensic Science Research & Education
IUPHAR-review: the integration of classic psychedelics into current substance use disorder treatment models
Yaden, David B et al (2023) Pharmacological Research, doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106998
Adverse childhood experiences and all-cause mortality risk in adulthood
D'Arcy-Bewick, Sinéad et al (2023) Child Abuse & Neglect, 144. doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106386
Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2022 registrations
Breen, Paul and Smith, Rebecca (2023) London: Office of National Statistics
Drug-related deaths at Australian music festivals
Santamarina, R et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 123. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104274
Mortality from leading cancers in districts of England from 2002 to 2019
Rashid, Theo et al (2023) The Lancet Oncology, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00530-2
Fentanyl and the ‘fourth wave’ of the opioid epidemic
Friedman, Joseph and Shover, Chelsea L (2023) SSA Blog
A novel syndrome associated with prenatal fentanyl exposure
Wadman, Erin et al (2023) Genetics in Medicine Open, 1, (1). doi.org/10.1016/j.gimo.2023.100834
Editorial. Opioid problems are changing in Europe with worrying signals that synthetic opioids may play a more significant role in the future
Griffiths, Paul N et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16420
Association of globalization with the burden of opioid use disorders 2019. A country-level analysis using targeted maximum likelihood estimation
Barbalat, Guillaume et al (2023) Globalization and Health, 19, 76. doi.org/10.1186/s12992-023-00980-3
Conceptualising retention in treatment with long-acting injectable buprenorphine (for opioid use disorder) as a journey: findings from a longitudinal qualitative study
Parkin, Stephen et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 122. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104221
Trends in use of medicines for opioid agonist treatment in Australia, 2013-2022
Bharat, Chrianna et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 123doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104255
Health-care resource use among patients who use illicit opioids in England, 2010-20: a descriptive matched cohort study
van Hest, Naomi et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16401
Editorial: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in heroin users: an underappreciated issue with clinical ramifications
Darke, Shane et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16407
Southeast Asia opium survey 2023: cultivation, production, and implications
Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (2023) Thailand: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Clinical question: For adults with opioid‐refractory cancer pain, what are the benefits and harms of nabiximols (tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD))?
Tort, Sera and Husein-ElAhmed, Husein (2023) Cochrane Clinical Answers, doi.org/10.1002/cca.4366
CPME Policy on adverse health effects of cannabis
Standing Committee of European Doctors (2023) Brussels: CPME
Prenatal alcohol exposure and early-life adversity: a translational perspective for dissecting compounding impacts
Holman, Parker J and Raineki, Charlis (2023) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47, (12), pp. 2227-2230. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15212
Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis and clinical management of alcohol-related physical complications
National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions. (2023) London: NICE.
Under the influence: system-level effects of alcohol industry-funded health information organizations
Maani, Nason et al (2023) Health Promotion International, 38, (6). doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad167
Changes in alcohol-specific mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in 14 European countries
Kilian, Carolin et al (2023) SUCHT, 69, (6), pp. 285-293. doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000841
The selection of statistical models for reporting count outcomes and intervention effects in brief alcohol intervention trials: a review and recommendations
Tan, Lin et al (2023) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15232
Evaluation outcomes of a Western Australian campaign designed to reduce alcohol use in pregnancy
Pettigrew, Simone et al (2023) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100102
Binge-pattern alcohol consumption and genetic risk as determinants of alcohol-related liver disease
Ding, Chengyi et al (2023) Nature Communications, 14. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43064-x
Language bank: talking about inequalities in alcohol use and harm
(2023) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies
Filling in the gaps. A guide to supporting people experiencing co-occurring alcohol use and self-harm issues
Booker, Lauren and Misell, Andrew (2023) London: Alcohol Change UK
WHO technical manual on alcohol tax policy and administration
(2023) Geneva: World Health Organization
Disentangling the contributions of alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related liver disease towards dementia: a population-based cohort study
Zhao, Sixian et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16395
Global report on the use of alcohol taxes
(2023) Geneva: World Health Organization
Early closing of hotels: Impacts on alcohol consumption, drunkenness, liver disease and injury mortality
Dunt, David R et al(2023) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online, doi.org/10.1111/dar.13780
Socio-economic inequalities in smoking and drinking in adolescence: assessment of social network dynamics
Radó, Márta K et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16384
The Netherlands tobacco industry interference index
Garritsen, Heike et al (2023) Utrecht: Trimbos Instituut
Why and how should children be protected from the deluge of vaping related media and marketing overexposure?
White, David et al (2023) Breathe, 19, (4). doi: 10.1183/20734735.0141-2023
Global tobacco industry interference index 2023
Assunta, Mary (2023) Bangkok, Thailand: Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control
Effectiveness of culturally tailoring smoking cessation interventions for reducing or quitting combustible tobacco: a systematic review and meta-analyses
Leinberger-Jabari, Andrea et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16400
Associations between heavy episodic drinking, drinking while gambling, and risky gambling
Smit, Koen et al (2023) Journal of Gambling Studies, 39, (4), pp. 1597-1610. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10235-w
Gambling treatment need and support in England: main findings and methodology
(2023) Office for Health Improvement & Disparities
Psychological intervention for gambling disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Eriksen, Jakob W et al (2023) Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 12, (3), pp. 613-630. doi: 10.1556/2006.2023.00034
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