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Tony Duffin the CEO of Ana Liffey Drug Project reflects on 25 years of helping people who use.

[thejournal.ie] Duffin, Tony, drugs'She was frantic, her boyfriend had assaulted her and was going to make her do sex work'.(29 Apr 2018)

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What’s your poison?

[Irish Times] O'Morain, Padraig (29 Apr 2018)

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'We can't keep brushing our problems under the carpet' - man who survived suicide attempt, addiction and homelessness.

[Independent.ie] Armstrong, Kathy (29 Apr 2018)

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'I think it confirms there isn't a serious doping issue at the top level of the game'.

[thejournal.ie] Kinsella, Murray (29 Apr 2018)

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Strength of local drug units collapses 40% despite recruitment.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (28 Apr 2018)

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Merchants Quay Ireland welcomes move to widen use of suboxone in drug addiction treatment.

[Evening Echo] (28 Apr 2018)

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Volume of anabolic steriods seized in Ireland alarms pharmacists.

[Irish Times] Wall, Martin (28 Apr 2018)

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Mental health report calls for less reliance on medication.

[RTE News] Bowers, Fergal (26 Apr 2018)

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FF TDs ‘disappointed’ party is not opposing drink-driving legislation.

[Irish Times] Bardon, Sarah (26 Apr 2018)

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Negotiations for wider availability of suboxone in ‘advanced stages’.

[Medical Independent] Lynch, David (26 Apr 2018)

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Smoking ban to be extended to outdoor areas where food served.

[Irish Times] Bardon, Sarah (24 Apr 2018)

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High praise for Baz Ashmawy after gambling documentary aires.

[Irish Examiner] O'Donoghue, Anna (24 Apr 2018)

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Garda PULSE system to record drug and alcohol test kit numbers and readings.

[Independent.ie] Riegel, Ralph (24 Apr 2018)

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EU objections to delay alcohol bill until July.

[The Times] Sanz, Catherine (23 Apr 2018)

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We must take the emotion out of the debate over legalising drugs.

[Independent.ie] O'Brien, Dan (22 Apr 2018)

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Seizures of mobiles and drugs in prisons rose last year.

[Irish Times] Lally, Conor (22 Apr 2018)

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Study highlights link between overdosing and suicide.

[Irish Examiner] Shanahan, Catherine (20 Apr 2018)

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Beyond the neon runes.

[Limerick Post] Bourke, Simon (20 Apr 2018)

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Darknet evidence to feature in gangland cases.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (18 Apr 2018)

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Majority of people know a problem drinker, report says.

[Irish Examiner] O'Doherty, Caroline (17 Apr 2018)

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Close to one million units of illegal medicines detained by the HPRA in 2017.

[Health Products Regulatory Authority] (17 Apr 2018)

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Alcohol 'still most usual date rape drug'.

[Irish Independent] Horan, Niamh (16 Apr 2018)

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Grow your own at home as Greens call for new cannabis laws.

[Herald.ie] Byrne, Luke (16 Apr 2018)

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HSE report reveals the untold story of the harms caused by other people’s drinking in Ireland.

[Health Service Executive] (16 Apr 2018)

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Drinking more alcohol linked to lower life expectancy, study.

Press Association [Irish Examiner] (13 Apr 2018)

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Alcohol Action Ireland calls for Ireland’s drinking guidelines to be revised.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (13 Apr 2018)

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Services sees more doctors seeking help for mental health and addiction issues.

[Irish Examiner Breaking News] (12 Apr 2018)

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Breakaway dissident group issues 'execution' threat.

[Irish News] Morris, Allison (12 Apr 2018)

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Testing mothers for alcohol consumption during pregnancy could reduce risk to babies.

[Independent.ie] Gittens, Geraldine (10 Apr 2018)

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Ireland’s death rate from drugs is three times the European average – we have the opportunity to better manage this huge issue.

[Irish Sun] Duffin, Tony (09 Apr 2018)

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Parents call for ‘life-saving’ medicinal cannabis payment refunds.

[Irish Times] Kelleher, Olivia (08 Apr 2018)

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Family doctor reveals emotional toll of losing six patients to suicide in the past five years.

[Independent.ie] O'Regan, Elish (08 Apr 2018)

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Tobacco being marketed and sold through Facebook, despite policy against such promotions.

[thejournal.ie] Russell, Cliodhna  (08 Apr 2018)

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75% of chronic pulmonary disease cases linked to childhood illnesses and parental smoking.

[thejournal.ie] Halpin, Hayley (08 Apr 2018)

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'If you're going to create demand, you are creating supply - when the next person dies you need to take some responsibility' - campaign looks at recreational drug use.

[Independent.ie] Armstrong, Kathy (08 Apr 2018)

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'Pay via Bitcoin and bring your receipt' - Drug dealers using popular buy and sell site to advertise pills and cocaine.

[Independent.ie] Molloy, Amy (07 Apr 2018)

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Merchants Quay Ireland asked by HSE to reduce cost of drug injection centre by 32%.

[rte.ie] Kilraine, John (06 Apr 2018)

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Cork opioid ‘epidemic’.

[Evening Echo] McGuinness, Grainne (06 Apr 2018)

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Majority of Youth Advocate Programme participants report positive results.

[Irish Examiner] (05 Apr 2018)

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Regenerating Dublin’s north inner city.

[Irish Times] Hilliard, Mark (04 Apr 2018)

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Fears restructuring of Garda youth projects could lead to less support for young people.

[Echo.ie] (04 Apr 2018)

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Study highlights long-term prescription drug use.

[Irish Examiner] Shanahan, Catherine (03 Apr 2018)

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Prison guards are cracking down on moonshine in Irish prisons.

[thejournal.ie] McDonagh, Darragh (02 Apr 2018)

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Publications
The untold story: harms experienced in the Irish population due to others’ drinking.
Hope, Ann and Barry, Joseph and Byrne, Sean (2018) The untold story: harms experienced in the Irish population due to others’ drinking. Dublin: Health Service Executive.
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Brass Munkie.
UISCE. (2018) Brass Munkie. 34: BBV Special , 36 p.. Dublin: UISCE.
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Our life, our voice, our say: applying a public sector equality and human rights duty approach to the human rights and equality issues identified by service users of opioid treatment services
Community Action Network. (2018) Our life, our voice, our say: applying a public sector equality and human rights duty approach to the human rights and equality issues identified by service users of opioid treatment services. Dublin: Community Action Network.
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“Bury don’t discuss”: the help-seeking behaviour of family members affected by substance-use disorders.
McDonagh, Debbie and Connolly, Nuala and Devaney, Carmel (2018) “Bury don’t discuss”: the help-seeking behaviour of family members affected by substance-use disorders. Child Care in Practice , Early online .
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Mental health and substance misuse; the emergence of a clinical programme.
Keenan, Eamon (2018) Mental health and substance misuse; the emergence of a clinical programme. In: Case Management: Inter-Agency Seminar 2018, 22 February 2018, Dublin.
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Presentations and preceding factors of drug overdose amongst adolescents admitted to a large regional hospital.
Maduemem, KE and Adedokun, C and Umana, E (2018) Presentations and preceding factors of drug overdose amongst adolescents admitted to a large regional hospital. Irish Medical Journal , 111 , (4) .
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Diagnosis, staging and treatment of patients with lung cancer: National clinical guideline no. 16.
Ireland. Department of Health. (2017) Diagnosis, staging and treatment of patients with lung cancer: National clinical guideline no. 16. Dublin: Department of Health.
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Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care. Second interim report: recommended actions arising from progress made to date.
Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care. (2018) Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care. Second interim report: recommended actions arising from progress made to date. Dublin: Houses of the Oireachtas.
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Benzodiazepine and Z-drug prescribing in Ireland: analysis of national prescribing trends from 2005-2015.
Cadogan, Cathal A and Ryan, Cristín and Cahir, Caitriona and Bradley, Colin P and Bennett, Kathleen (2018) Benzodiazepine and Z-drug prescribing in Ireland: analysis of national prescribing trends from 2005-2015. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology , Early online .
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NDS briefing for Public Representatives April 2018.
Citywide. (2018) NDS briefing for Public Representatives April 2018. Dublin: Citywide.
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Shelter costs in Ireland and the transition to secure more effective responses to homelessness.
Doyle, Pat (2018) Shelter costs in Ireland and the transition to secure more effective responses to homelessness. Homeless in Europe , Spring 2018 , pp. 13-16.
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Third overview of housing exclusion in Europe 2018.
Abbé Pierre Foundation, FEANSTA. (2018) Third overview of housing exclusion in Europe 2018. Brussels: Feantsa.
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Annual review 2017.
Sport Ireland Anti-Doping. (2018) Annual review 2017. Dublin: Sport Ireland Anti-Doping.
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Council conclusions on promoting the use of alternatives to coercive sanctions for drug using offenders.
Council of the European Union. (2018) Council conclusions on promoting the use of alternatives to coercive sanctions for drug using offenders. Brussels: Council of the European Union.
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Clondalkin Drug and Alcohol Task Force strategic plan 2018 – 2025. Reclaiming community development as an effective response to drug harms, policy harms, poverty and inequality.
Clondalkin Drug and Alcohol Task Force. (2018) Clondalkin Drug and Alcohol Task Force strategic plan 2018 – 2025. Reclaiming community development as an effective response to drug harms, policy harms, poverty and inequality. Dublin: Clondalkin Drug and Alcohol Task Force.
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Socioeconomic status, non-communicable disease risk factors, and walking speed in older adults: multi-cohort population based study.

Stringhini, Silvia et al (2018) Socioeconomic status, non-communicable disease risk factors, and walking speed in older adults: multi-cohort population based study. BMJ, 360, k1046.

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Survival from alcoholic hepatitis has not improved over time.
Hughes, Emily and Hopkins, Laurence and Parker, Richard (2018) Survival from alcoholic hepatitis has not improved over time. PLoS ONE , 13 , (2) , e0192393.
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Commentary on Degenhardt et al. (2018): Cause or consequence? Disentangling the relationship between psychosis and substance use.
DeVylder, Jordan E and Oh, Hans Y and Kelleher, Ian (2018) Commentary on Degenhardt et al. (2018): Cause or consequence? Disentangling the relationship between psychosis and substance use. Addiction , 113 , (5) , pp. 935-936.
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Revenue quarterly excise receipts and volumes: alcohol and tobacco.
Statistics & Economics Branch, Office of the Revenue Commissioners. (2018) Revenue quarterly excise receipts and volumes: alcohol and tobacco. Dublin: Statistics & Economics Branch, Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
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The impact of the great recession on the Irish drug market.
Windle, James (2017) The impact of the great recession on the Irish drug market. Criminology & Criminal Justice , Early online .
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YAP Ireland national profile and outcomes summary 2011 - 2017.
Youth Advocates Programme. (2018) YAP Ireland national profile and outcomes summary 2011 - 2017. Dublin: Youth Advocates Programme.
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Acute hospital reconfiguration and self-harm presentations: a before-and-after study.
Griffin, Eve and Murphy, Catherine and Perry, Ivan J and Lynch, Brenda and Arensman, Ella and Corcoran, Paul (2018) Acute hospital reconfiguration and self-harm presentations: a before-and-after study. Irish Journal of Medical Science , Early online .
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Recorded crime: quarter 4 2017.
Central Statistics Office. (2018) Recorded crime: quarter 4 2017. Dublin: Central Statistics Office.
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Tusla corporate plan 2018 - 2020.
Tusla Child and Family Agency. (2018) Tusla corporate plan 2018 - 2020. Dublin: Tusla.
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Evidence Resources
Barriers and facilitators affecting the implementation of substance use screening in primary care clinics: a qualitative study of patients, providers, and staff.
McNeely, Jennifer and Kumar, Pritika C and Rieckmann, Traci and Sedlander, Erica and Farkas, Sarah and Chollak, Christine and Kannry, Joseph L and Vega, Aida and Waite, Eva A and Peccoralo, Lauren A and Rosenthal, Richard N and McCarty, Dennis and Rotrosen, John [Pubmed Central] . (2018) Barriers and facilitators affecting the implementation of substance use screening in primary care clinics: a qualitative study of patients, providers, and staff. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 13 (1)
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Drug misuse prevention

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. [NICE] (2018) Drug misuse prevention. London: NICE. 19 p. Quality standard [QS165]

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Guidance on the implementation of minimum pricing for alcohol. For sellers of alcohol and enforcement authorities in Scotland.
Scottish Goverment. [Scottish Government] (2018) Guidance on the implementation of minimum pricing for alcohol. For sellers of alcohol and enforcement authorities in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Government. 28 p.
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Improving quality of life: substance use and aging.
Flint, Alastair J and Merali, Zul and Vaccarino, Franco J [CCSA] . (2018) Improving quality of life: substance use and aging. Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. 73 p.
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Smoking cessation and smokefree policies: good practice for mental health services.
Robson, Deborah and McEwen, Andy . (2018) Smoking cessation and smokefree policies: good practice for mental health services. London: National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training and Public Health England. 39 p.
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Editorial: Who is the target? Package health warnings and the role of market segmentation.
Dewhirst, Timothy and Lee, Wonkyong Beth [BMJ] . (2018) Editorial: Who is the target? Package health warnings and the role of market segmentation. BMJ Publishing. Tobacco Control, 27 (3) 1 p. /10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054277
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Alcohol and mental health: policy and practice in England.
Institute of Alcohol Studies, Centre for Mental Health. [IAS] (2018) Alcohol and mental health: policy and practice in England. London: Institute of Alcohol Studies. 20 p.
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Antidepressants for the treatment of people with co-occurring depression and alcohol dependence.
Agabio, Roberta and Trogu, Emanuela and Pani, Pier Paolo [The Cochrane Library] . (2018) Antidepressants for the treatment of people with co-occurring depression and alcohol dependence. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008581.pub2
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Differing patterns of stress and craving across the day in moderate-heavy alcohol consumers during their typical drinking routine and an imposed period of alcohol abstinence.
Mayhugh, Rhiannon E and Rejeski, W Jack and Petrie, Meredith R and Laurienti, Paul J and Gauvin, Lise [PLOS One] . (2018) Differing patterns of stress and craving across the day in moderate-heavy alcohol consumers during their typical drinking routine and an imposed period of alcohol abstinence. Public Library of Science. PLoS ONE, 13 (4)
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Bulletin on narcotics. Alternative development: practices and reflections.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. [UNODC] (2018) Bulletin on narcotics. Alternative development: practices and reflections. Vienna: United Nations. 172 p.
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Role of yoga in management of substance-use disorders: a narrative review.
Kuppili, Pooja Patnaik and Parmar, Arpit and Gupta, Ankit and Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh . (2018) Role of yoga in management of substance-use disorders: a narrative review. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 9 (1) 117-22. doi: 10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_243_17
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Climate schools plus: an online, combined student and parent, universal drug prevention program.
Thornton, Louise K and Chapman, Cath and Leidl, Dana and Conroy, Chloe and Teesson, Maree and Slade, Tim and Koning, Ina and Champion, Katrina E and Stapinski, Lexine and Newton, Nicola C . (2018) Climate schools plus: an online, combined student and parent, universal drug prevention program. Elsevier. Internet Interventions, 12 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2018.03.007
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A review of workplace substance use policies in Canada. Strengths, gaps and key considerations.
Meister, SA . (2018) A review of workplace substance use policies in Canada. Strengths, gaps and key considerations. Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. 90 p.
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Conclusions of the WHO international meeting on prisons and health.
WHO Regional Office for Europe. [WHO] (2018) Conclusions of the WHO international meeting on prisons and health. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe. 4 p.
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Can 12-step mutual aid bridge recovery resources deficit?
Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2018) Can 12-step mutual aid bridge recovery resources deficit? London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings Hot Topic (April - June 2018) 7 p.
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Acupuncture: potential value of a ‘theatrical placebo’.
Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2018) Acupuncture: potential value of a ‘theatrical placebo’. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings Hot Topic (April - June 2018) 3 p.
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Computerised therapies: sacrificing effectiveness for wider access?
Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2018) Computerised therapies: sacrificing effectiveness for wider access? London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings Hot Topic (April - June 2018) 4 p.
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Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies.

Wood, Angela M et al. (2018) Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies. Elsevier. The Lancet, 391 (10129) 1513. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30134-X

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The health, poverty, and financial consequences of a cigarette price increase among 500 million male smokers in 13 middle income countries: compartmental model study.
Jha, Prabhat [BMJ] . (2018) The health, poverty, and financial consequences of a cigarette price increase among 500 million male smokers in 13 middle income countries: compartmental model study. BMJ Publishing. k1162. doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1162
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United Kingdom drug situation. Focal Point annual report 2017.
Crawford, Catherine and Clare, Tom and Sharpe, Casey and Wright, Craig , eds. [UK Focal Point] (2018) United Kingdom drug situation. Focal Point annual report 2017. London: United Kingdom Focal Point at Public Health England. 228 p.
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The role of stopping smoking in money advice – putting health and economic benefits together.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Smokefree Services, ASH Scotland. (2018) The role of stopping smoking in money advice – putting health and economic benefits together. Glasgow: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Smokefree Services and ASH Scotland. 65 p.
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Out of luck. An exploration of the causes and impacts of problem gambling.
Nash, Emily and MacAndrews, Nick and Edwards, Sue . (2018) Out of luck. An exploration of the causes and impacts of problem gambling. London: Citizens Advice. 41 p.
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Drug Treatment Matrix cell E3: Treatment systems - medical treatment

Drug Treatment Matrix cell E3: Treatment systems - medical treatment. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. 2 p

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Drug Treatment Matrix cell D3: Organisational functioning - medical treatment.

Drug Treatment Matrix cell D3: Organisational functioning - medical treatment. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. 7 p

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