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A spatial examination of alcohol availability and the level of disadvantage of schools in Ireland
Doyle, Anne et al (2024) BMC Public Health, 24, (795). doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18261-y
Lifestyle factors and BMI attenuate relationships between biomarkers of inflammation and depressive symptoms and well-being: a cross-sectional study
Millar, Seán et al (2024) Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 37. doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100759
Lives on hold
Community Action Network, Service Users Rights in Action. (2024) Dublin: Community Action Network
Trapped in treatment.
Inner City Organisations Network, Community Action Network, Service Users Rights in Action. (2024) Dublin: CAN, SURIA, ICON
Pharmacy needle exchange programme: review of performance indicators.
Evans, David and Keenan, Eamonn (2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive.
Community pharmacy needle exchange programme: what can analysis of the data tell us about the changing drug market in Ireland?
Evans, David S et al (2024) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21, (3), p. 289. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21030289
Developing a clinical decision support system software prototype that assists in the management of patients with self-harm in the emergency department: protocol of the PERMANENS project
Mortier, Philippe et al (2024) BMC Psychiatry, 24. doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05659-6
‘A perspective based on harm rather than deficits leads to very different policies and interventions’
Duncan, Jess and O'Mahony, Shane (2024) SSA Blog
Postoperative opioid prescribing patterns in Ireland: a retrospective multicentre analysis
Nolan, Rachel et al (2024) British Journal of Anaesthesia, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.02.017
Early-onset cancers in adults: a review of epidemiology, supportive care needs and future research priorities
Hamilton, Ashleigh C et al (2022) Cancers, 14, (16), 4021. doi.org/10.3390/cancers14164021
Use of pornography by young adults in Ireland
Nolan, Anne and Smyth, Emer (2024) Dublin: Economic and Social Research Institute
Socioecological risk and protective factors for sexual victimization in post-secondary students in Ireland: a brief report
Mahon, Ciara et al (2024) Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/08862605241235626
Investing in kinship families: an analysis of investment in Ireland, New Zealand, and Northern Ireland
McGinley, Gillian (2024) Dublin: Kinship Care Ireland
[Webpage] Industry watch. News, research and resources to highlight and document examples of the tactics of the alcohol industry
Alcohol Action Ireland (2024)
[Webpage] Vaping addiction can soon take hold.
Public Health Agency. (2024)
Public investment in cancer care in Ireland
Parliamentary Budget Office. (2024) Dublin: Houses of the Oireachtas.
Cork Kerry Traveller health implementation plan; Missling on the Tobar: 2023 – 2028
Cork Kerry Traveller Health Unit. (2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Social inclusion services key performance indicator metadata 2024
(2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Health and wellbeing key performance indicator metadata 2024
(2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Statistics from the Northern Ireland substance misuse database: 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
McClements, Anne Marie et al (2024) Belfast: Northern Ireland. Department of Health
Smoking and mental health – An exploration of data in Northern Ireland and scan of policy approaches in the UK and Ireland.
Purdy, Joanna et al (2023) Dublin and Belfast: Institute of Public Health
Health inequalities annual report 2024
Atcheson, Robbyn and Laverty, Caolan (2024) Belfast: Department of Health
Alcohol Action Ireland annual review 2023.
(2024) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland
An Garda Síochána policing plan 2024
(2024) Dublin: An Garda Siochana
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International publications
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High-level Declaration by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on the 2024 midterm review, following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration
UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. (2024) Vienna: United Nations
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2023
(2024) Vienna: International Narcotics Control Board
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024 and The Misuse of Drugs and Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (England and Wales and Scotland) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2024.
(2024) London: Home Office
Position paper on decriminalisation
(2024) Amsterdam: Civil Society Forum on Drugs in the EU.
World addiction medicine reports: formation of the International Society of Addiction Medicine Global Expert Network (ISAM-GEN) and its global surveys
Ekhtiari, Hamed et al (2024) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1230318
Incorporating peer support into substance use disorder treatment services
(2023) Treatment improvement protocol (TIP) series 64. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The relationship between person-centred care for substance use disorders and service outcomes: a systematic scoping review. Discussion paper
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2024) In: Commission on Narcotic Drugs Sixty-seventh session, 14–22 March 2024, Vienna
Community-based substance use treatment programs for reentering justice-involved adults: a scoping review
Graves, Brian D and Fendrich, Michael (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 10. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100221
National drug and alcohol treatment waiting times 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023
(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
Exploring the relationships between rehabilitation and survivors of intimate partner violence: a scoping review
Toccalino, Danielle et al (2024) Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 25, (2), pp. 1638-1660. doi.org/10.1177/15248380231196807
The death penalty for drug offences: global overview 2023
Girelli, Giada et al (2024) London: Harm Reduction International
National drug strategy household survey 2022–2023.
(2024) Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
EU drug markets analysis: key insights for policy and practice [Webpage]
Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study
(2024) European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Influent wastewater analysis to investigate emerging trends of new psychoactive substances use in Europe
Salgueiro-Gonzalez, Noelia et al (2024) Water Research, 254. doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121390
Identifying available substance use disorder screening tests feasible for use in primary care: a systematic review
Pautrat, Maxime et al (2024) Preventive Medicine Reports, 38. doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102610
Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study
(2024) European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Drug checking data from the Trans-European Drug Information (TEDI) network
Trans-European Drug Information Network. (2024) Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
A systematic review of interventions that impact alcohol and other drug-related harms in licensed entertainment settings and outdoor music festivals
Eassey, Christopher et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-00949-4
Monitoring the use of novel psychoactive substances in Australia by wastewater-based epidemiology
Jaunay, Emma L et al (2024) The Science of the Total Environment, 919. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170473
Transitions to polysubstance use: prospective cohort study of adolescents in Australia
Black, Nicola et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16468
Patient and staff perspectives on the impacts and challenges of hospital-based harm reduction
Fraimow-Wong, Leah et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (2). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0229
United for change: advocacy strategy for comprehensive health and harm reduction services for people who use drugs in Europe
(2024) Amsterdam: Boost Project
Guidance in brief: Prevention and control of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs - 2023 update
ECDC, EMCDDA (2024) Stockholm: ECDC
Global AIDS targets 2025 for people who use drugs: where are we now?
Effect of a co-located bridging recovery initiative on hospital length of stay among patients with opioid use disorder: the BRIDGE randomized clinical trial.
Marcovitz, David et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (2). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.56430
Reviewing the impact of support to the MEAM approach network, 2022-24
Cordis Bright (2024) London: Making Every Adult Matter
Acyl piperazine opioids, Including 2-Methyl-AP-237.
(2024) London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Recently encountered uncontrolled novel benzodiazepines and related compounds (2024 update)
(2024) London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Psychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder
Minozzi, Silvia et al (2024) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2, (2). doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd011866.pub3
Understanding Xylazine: an emerging concern
(2023) Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
Nitazenes represent a growing threat to public health in Europe
Giraudon, Isabelle et al (2024) The Lancet. Public health, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00024-0
Risk factors for deaths of despair in England: an ecological study of local authority mortality data
Camacho, Christine et al (2024) Social Science & Medicine, 342. doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116560
Routes of drug use among drug overdose deaths — United States, 2020–2022
Tanz, Lauren J et al (2024) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 73. pp. 124-130. /10.15585/mmwr.mm7306a2
The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose
Kalicum, Jeremy et al (2024) The International Journal of Drug Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104330
How to save a life: emergency response to a drug overdose, and harm reduction advice
Simon Community Scotland, Public Health Scotland. (2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
Overdose prevention and response toolkit
(2024) Rockville, MD 20857: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 2002–2022
Spencer, Merianne Rose et al (2024) Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics
Accidental substance-related acute toxicity deaths among youth in Canada: a descriptive analysis of a national chart review study of coroner and medical examiner data
VanSteelandt, Amanda et al (2024) Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 44, (3), pp. 77-88. doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.44.3.02
Health utility among people who regularly use opioids in Australia
Tran, Anh Dam et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13823
Co-located Heroin Assisted Treatment within primary care: a preliminary analysis of the implications for healthcare access, cost, and treatment delivery in the UK
Poulter, Hannah L et al (2024) The International Journal of Drug Policy, 126. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104367
Estimated prevalence of opioid dependence in Scotland 2014/15 to 2019/20
(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
Multimodal acute pain management in the parturient with opioid use disorder: a review
Koltenyuk, Victor et al (2024) Journal of Pain Research, 17. pp. 797-813. doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S434010
Prenatal cannabis use and the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Tadesse, Abay Woday et al (2024) Journal of Psychiatric Research, 171. pp. 142-151. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.01.045
The association between physical availability of cannabis retail outlets and frequent cannabis use and related health harms: a systematic review
Cantor, Nathan et al (2024) Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 32. doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2024.100708
Brain reward function in people who use cannabis: a systematic review
Beyer, Emillie et al (2024) Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 17. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1323609
Light cannabis use and the adolescent brain: an 8-years longitudinal assessment of mental health, cognition, and reward processing
Macedo, Inês et al (2024) Psychopharmacology, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s00213-024-06575-z
The prevalence of cannabis use disorders in people who use medicinal cannabis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dawson, Danielle et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 257. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111263
Deaths from excessive alcohol use — United States, 2016–2021
Esser, Marissa B et al (2024) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 73, (8), pp. 154-161. doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7308a1
The risk relationships between alcohol consumption, alcohol use disorder and alcohol use disorder mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Carr, Tessa et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16456
The impact of introducing alcohol-free beer options in bars and public houses on alcohol sales and revenue: a randomised crossover field trial
De-Loyde, Katie et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16449
Alcohol related hospital statistics Scotland financial year 2022 to 2023
(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
Scoping review of assessment tools for, magnitudes of and factors associated with problem drinking in population-based studies
Dagne, Kefyalew et al (2024) BMJ Open, 14, (3). doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080657
Workup and management of liver transplantation in alcohol-related liver disease
Germani, Giacomo et al (2024) United European Gastroenterology Journal, Early online. doi.org/10.1002/ueg2.12548
A review of alcohol services in Scotland’s acute hospitals
(2024) Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems
The absence of mandatory pregnancy warning labels in online alcohol purchasing contexts
Pettigrew, Simone et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13836
Can a health warning label diminish the persuasive effects of health-oriented nutrition advertising on ready-to-drink alcohol product packaging? A randomized experiment
Hobin, Erin et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16475
Gender-responsive approaches to the acceptability, availability and affordability of alcohol
(2024) Geneva: World Health Organization
A systematic qualitative study investigating why individuals attend, and what they like, dislike, and find most helpful about, smart recovery, alcoholics anonymous, both, or neither
Kelly, John F et al (2024) Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2024.209337
The prevalence of alcohol references in music and their effect on people's drinking behavior: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Alen, Gedefaw Diress et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 48, (3), pp. 435-449. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15262
"Everybody needs to find the best path for them": insights into recovery strategies of people who have not used specialty treatment for alcohol use disorder.
Soweid, Loulwa et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15287
Alcohol consumption and harms dashboard [Scotland]. [Dataset]
Public Health Scotland. (2024)
Recorded webinar: Alcohol brief interventions for older adults with cognitive decline: a systematic review
(2024) Institute of Alcohol Studies
Association of national smoke-free policies with per-capita cigarette consumption and acute myocardial infarction mortality in Europe
Sassano, Michele et al (2024) Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1136/jech-2023-220746
E-cigarette use and access among two samples in Australia who regularly use illicit drugs, 2023
Chandrasena, Udesha et al (2024) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
E-cigarettes: a framework for comparative history and policy.
Berridge, Virginia et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16462
Scoping review: Age-restriction interventions for tobacco and nicotine vapour products in children and young people
Riches, Emma et al (2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
Harms from other people's gambling: associations with an individual's own gambling behaviours, health risk behaviours, financial problems, general health, and mental wellbeing
Wilson, Charley et al (2024) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10291-w
Applying the Canadian low-risk gambling guidelines to gambling harm reduction in England
Rochester, Eleanor and Cunningham, John A (2024) Journal of Gambling Studies, 40, (1), pp. 21-28. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-022-10186-8
Effects of internet and smartphone addiction on cognitive control in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review of fMRI studies.
León Méndez, M et al (2024) Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105572
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Inside the fentanyl trade powering the world’s deadliest drug crisis
[Irish Examiner] Gibbs, Stephen and Southern, Keiran (30 Mar 2024)
Close to 900,000 units of illegal medicines detained by the HPRA in 2023.
20 years since Ireland banned smoking indoors with 800,000 fewer smokers today
[Health Service Executive] (28 Mar 2024)
Minister for Health introduces additional measures to protect children from tobacco and e-cigarettes
[Department of Health] (28 Mar 2024)
What Ireland's smoking ban 20 years on shows us about human behaviour
[RTE News] Foucart, Renaud (26 Mar 2024)
'Violence, intimidation, addiction behind all that bling'.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (25 Mar 2024)
Legal challenge must be taken to decide if laws designed to protect children are being egregiously flouted with zero alcohol products
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (20 Mar 2024)
Alcohol consumption, drug-taking, vaping, playing loud music among Irish Rail passenger complaints
[Irish Times] O'Halloran, Maire (19 Mar 2024)
'Everyone knows drugs are sold and people are intimidated in areas affected by poverty'
[thejournal.ie] Ryan, Orla (17 Mar 2024)
Drug use committee faces difficulties reporting findings before possible autumn election, chair says
[Irish Times] Horgan Jones, Jack (13 Mar 2024)
RSA letter warns about increased road deaths
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (12 Mar 2024)
Irish drug gangs among 800 groups threatening EU security.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (08 Mar 2024)
Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy announces new chairperson of North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force.
[Department of Health] (08 Mar 2024)
Shouldn’t we know this already? The link between alcohol and breast cancerWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. (07 Mar 2024)
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. (07 Mar 2024)
Minister McEntee and Minister Browne welcome passage of legislation to combat grooming of children for the purposes of crime.
[Department of Justice] (06 Mar 2024)
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