HRB National Drugs LIbrary e-newsletter: volume 14, issue 3

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This is the March 2018 edition of the library newsletter – our monthly electronic digest of Irish drug, alcohol & tobacco publications, news and Dail debates, with key international research evidence.

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Publications

Trends in injector deaths in Ireland, as recorded by the National Drug-Related Deaths Index, 1998–2014.

Lynn, Therese and Lynn, Ena and Keenan, Eamon and Lyons, Suzi (2018) Trends in injector deaths in Ireland, as recorded by the National Drug-Related Deaths Index, 1998–2014. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs , 79 , (2) , pp. 286-292.

Stop the stigma campaign.

Citywide. (2018) Stop the stigma campaign. Dublin: Citywide.

Strengthening Families Programme 10 year outcomes in Ireland.

National Strengthening Families Council of Ireland. (2018) Strengthening Families Programme 10 year outcomes in Ireland. Dublin: NSFCI.

Frequently used drug types and alcohol involvement in intentional drug overdoses in Ireland: a national registry study.

Daly, Caroline and Griffin, Eve and Ashcroft, Darren M and Webb, Roger T and Perry, Ivan J and Arensman, Ella (2018) Frequently used drug types and alcohol involvement in intentional drug overdoses in Ireland: a national registry study. European Journal of Public Health , Early online .

Sligo city alcohol strategy. Prevent & reduce alcohol related harm 2018 – 2023.

Northwest Regional Drug and Alcohol Taskforce. (2018) Sligo city alcohol strategy. Prevent & reduce alcohol related harm 2018 – 2023. Sligo: Northwest Regional Drug and Alcohol Taskforce.

Boxing and substance use rehabilitation: building skills and capacities in disadvantaged communities.

Morton, Sarah and O'Brien, Karl and O'Reilly, Laura (2018) Boxing and substance use rehabilitation: building skills and capacities in disadvantaged communities. Community Development Journal , Early online .

Making the invisible visible: masculinities and men’s illicit recreational drug use.

Darcy, Clay (2018) Making the invisible visible: masculinities and men’s illicit recreational drug use. Irish Journal of Sociology , 26 , (1) , pp. 5-24.

Methaemoglobinaemia: a blue light emergency. [Poppers]

Uí Bhroin, S and McNamara, R and Kidney, E (2018) Methaemoglobinaemia: a blue light emergency. [Poppers]. Irish Medical Journal , 111 , (3) .

"Are the times a-changin'"? Trends in adolescent substance use in Europe.

Kraus, Ludwig et al (2018) "Are the times a-changin'"? Trends in adolescent substance use in Europe. Addiction , Early online .

Time to review the provision of addiction treatment for codeine dependence.

Foley, Michelle and Deluca, Paolo and Kimergård, Andreas (2017) Time to review the provision of addiction treatment for codeine dependence. BMJ , 359 , j5311.

ICGP submission to the Joint Committee on Health on prescribing pattern monitoring and the audit of usage and effectiveness trends for prescribed medications.

Murphy, Mark and Osborne, Brian and Delargy, Ide and O'Brien, John (2018) ICGP submission to the Joint Committee on Health on prescribing pattern monitoring and the audit of usage and effectiveness trends for prescribed medications. Dublin: Irish College of General Practitioners.

Sexual intercourse, age of initiation and contraception among adolescents in Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study.

Young, Honor and Burke, Lorraine and Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (2018) Sexual intercourse, age of initiation and contraception among adolescents in Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study. BMC Public Health , 18 , (1) , p. 362.

Correlates of sexual initiation among European adolescents.

Gambadauro, Pietro et al (2018) Correlates of sexual initiation among European adolescents. PLoS ONE , 13 , (2) , e0191451.

Steps Towards Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programme (STAMPP): a school-based and community-based cluster randomised controlled trial.

McKay, Michael and Agus, Ashley and Cole, Jonathan and Doherty, Paul and Foxcroft, David and Harvey, Séamus and Murphy, Lynn and Percy, Andrew and Sumnall, Harry (2018) Steps Towards Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programme (STAMPP): a school-based and community-based cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open , 8 , (3) , e019722.

Middle-aged men and suicide in Ireland.

O'Donnell, Shane and Richardson, Noel (2018) Middle-aged men and suicide in Ireland. Dublin: Men's Health Forum in Ireland.

Polygenic risk score prediction of alcohol dependence symptoms across population-based and clinically ascertained samples.

Savage, Jeanne E et al (2018) Polygenic risk score prediction of alcohol dependence symptoms across population-based and clinically ascertained samples. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research , 42 , (3) , pp. 520-530.

Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence and prevalence of chronic infection in the adult population in Ireland: a study of residual sera, April 2014 to February 2016.

Garvey, Patricia and O'Grady, Brian and Franzoni, Geraldine and Bolger, Maeve and Irwin Crosby, Katie and Connell, Jeff and Burke, Deirdre and De Gascun, Cillian and Thornton, Lelia (2017) Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence and prevalence of chronic infection in the adult population in Ireland: a study of residual sera, April 2014 to February 2016. Eurosurveillance , 22 , (30) .

Development of an alcohol liaison midwifery service in a health Trust in Northern Ireland.

Reid, Esther and McStay, Patricia (2018) Development of an alcohol liaison midwifery service in a health Trust in Northern Ireland. British Journal of Midwifery , 26 , (3) , pp. 158-163.

Arensman, Ella and Griffin, Eve and Daly, Caroline and Corcoran, Paul and Cassidy, Eugene and Perry, Ivan J (2018) Recommended next care following hospital-treated self-harm: patterns and trends over time. PLoS ONE , 13 , (3) , e0193587.

"Blood letting"-Self-phlebotomy in injecting anabolic-androgenic steroids within performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) culture.

Brennan, Rebekah and Wells, John and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2018) "Blood letting"-Self-phlebotomy in injecting anabolic-androgenic steroids within performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) culture. The International Journal of Drug Policy , 55 , pp. 47-50.

The sleep programme: promoting positive sleeping habits with young people.

Comerford, Ruth and Creedon, Fiona and Loughran, Patrick and Murphy, Laura (2018) The sleep programme: promoting positive sleeping habits with young people. HSE, Tusla, Crosscare, East Coast Regional Drugs & Alcohol Task Force, Daughters of Charity, Springboard, Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board.

Helping the most vulnerable patients.

Latham, John (2018) Helping the most vulnerable patients. Forum , 35 , (2) , p. 6.

National Suicide Research Foundation research bulletin.

National Suicide Research Foundation. (2018) National Suicide Research Foundation research bulletin. , (16) , 6 p.. Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation.

Health inequalities annual report 2018.

Bell, Carey and Duffy, Maresa and Robinson, Adam and Laverty, Caolan (2018) Health inequalities annual report 2018. Belfast: Department of Health, Public Health Information & Research Branch.

The potential of neuroimaging for identifying predictors of adolescent alcohol use initiation and misuse.

O'Halloran, Laura and Nymberg, Charlotte and Jollans, Lee and Garavan, Hugh and Whelan, Robert (2017) The potential of neuroimaging for identifying predictors of adolescent alcohol use initiation and misuse. Addiction , 112 , (4) , pp. 719-726.

Recorded crime: quarter 4 2017.

Central Statistics Office. (2018) Recorded crime: quarter 4 2017. Dublin: Central Statistics Office

Evidence Resources

Parkinson, Jane and Minton, Jon and Lewsey, James and Boutell, Janet and McCartney, Gerry [Biomed Central] . (2018) Drug-related deaths in Scotland 1979–2013: evidence of a vulnerable cohort of young men living in deprived areas. BioMed Central. BMC Public Health, 18 357.

Culture and leadership programme: phase 2 'design'.

The King's Fund, Centre for Creative Leadership. [NHS] (2018) Culture and leadership programme: phase 2 'design'. London: NHS. 425 p.

Changing lives: using peer support to promote access to services for family members affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol use.

Adfam. (2018) Changing lives: using peer support to promote access to services for family members affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol use. London: Adfam. 24 p.

Memory-focused cognitive therapy for cocaine use disorder: theory, procedures and preliminary evidence from an external pilot randomised controlled trial.

Marsden, John and Goetz, Camille and Meymen, Tim and Mitcheson, Luke and Stillwell, Gary and Eastwood, Brian and Strang, John and Grey, Nick . (2018) Memory-focused cognitive therapy for cocaine use disorder: theory, procedures and preliminary evidence from an external pilot randomised controlled trial. Elsevier. EBioMedicine, Early online https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.01.039

Night lives: reducing drug-related harm in the night time economy.

Fisham, Henry and Measham, Fiona . (2018) Night lives: reducing drug-related harm in the night time economy. London: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform, Durham University, The Loop and Volteface.

Pharmacological interventions for benzodiazepine discontinuation in chronic benzodiazepine users.

Banndrup, Lone and Ebdrup, Bjorn J and Rasmussen, Jesper O and Lindschou, Jane and Gluud, Christian and Glenthoj, Birte J [The Cochrane Library] . (2018) Pharmacological interventions for benzodiazepine discontinuation in chronic benzodiazepine users. London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011481.pub2

Supporting nurse mentors to reduce the barriers to implementing alcohol Interventions and Brief Advice (IBA) in primary care.

Halliday, Kate and Brinksman, Steve [Alcohol Research UK] . (2018) Supporting nurse mentors to reduce the barriers to implementing alcohol Interventions and Brief Advice (IBA) in primary care. London: Alcohol research UK. 19 p.

Instagram addiction and the Big Five of personality: The mediating role of self-liking.

Kircaburun, Kagan and Griffiths, Mark D . (2018) Instagram addiction and the Big Five of personality: The mediating role of self-liking. Akadémiai Kiadó. Journal of Behavioural Addictions, Early online https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.15

Systematic review of qualitative evaluations of reentry programs addressing problematic drug use and mental health disorders amongst people transitioning from prison to communities.

Kendall, Sacha and Redshaw, Sarah and Ward, Stephen and Wayland, Sarah and Sullivan, Elizabeth . (2018) Systematic review of qualitative evaluations of reentry programs addressing problematic drug use and mental health disorders amongst people transitioning from prison to communities. Springer Open. Health & Justice, 6 (4) doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-018-0063-8

Toolkit for parties to implement Article 5.2 (a) of the WHO FCTC [Framework Convention on Tobacco Control]

World Health Organization. (2018) Toolkit for parties to implement Article 5.2 (a) of the WHO FCTC [Framework Convention on Tobacco Control]. Geneva: World Health Organization.

The death penalty for drug offences: global overview 2017.

Sander, Gen . (2018) The death penalty for drug offences: global overview 2017. London: Harm Reduction International. 33 p.

The misuse of synthetic opioids: harms and clinical management of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues and other novel synthetic opioids. Information for clinicians.

Abdulrahim, Dima and Bowden-Jones, Owen . (2018) The misuse of synthetic opioids: harms and clinical management of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues and other novel synthetic opioids. Information for clinicians. London: NEPTUNE. 32 p.

Our invisible addicts.

Royal College of Psychiatrists. [RCP] (2018) Our invisible addicts. London: Royal College of Psychiatrists. 187 p. College report CR211

Evidence for cannabis and cannabinoids for epilepsy: a systematic review of controlled and observational evidence.

Stockings, Emily and Zagic, Dino and Campbell, Gabrielle and Weier, Megan and Hall, Wayne D and Nielsen, Suzanne and Herkes, Geoffery K and Farrell, Michael and Degenhardt, Louisa [BMJ] . (2018) Evidence for cannabis and cannabinoids for epilepsy: a systematic review of controlled and observational evidence. BMJ Publishing. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Early online doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-317168

Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study (Perspectives on drugs).

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2018) Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study (Perspectives on drugs). Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 10 p.

Improving recruitment to pharmacological trials for illicit opioid use: findings from a qualitative focus group study.

Neale, Joanne and Tompkins, Charlotte NE and McDonald, Rebecca and Strang, John . (2018) Improving recruitment to pharmacological trials for illicit opioid use: findings from a qualitative focus group study. Wiley. Addiction, Early online DOI: 10.1111/add.14163

Interventions to reduce the negative effects of alcohol consumption in older adults: a systematic review.

Armstrong-Moore, Roxanne and Haighton, Catherine and Davinson, Nichola and Ling, Jonathon [Biomed Central] . (2018) Interventions to reduce the negative effects of alcohol consumption in older adults: a systematic review. BioMed Central. BMC Public Health, 18 (302)

Effectiveness of interventions to reduce homelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Menzies Munthe-Kaas, Heather and Berg, Rigmor C and Blaasvær, Nora [Campbell Systematic Reviews] . (2018) Effectiveness of interventions to reduce homelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Campbell Collaboration. Campbell Systematic Reviews (3) 281 p. DOI: 0.4073/csr.2018.3

City-based action to reduce harmful alcohol use: review of reviews.

Anderson, Peter and Jané-Llopi, Eva and Hasan, Omer Syed Muhammad and Rehm, Jürgen . (2018) City-based action to reduce harmful alcohol use: review of reviews. F1000Research. F1000Research, 7 (120) doi: 10.12688/f1000research.13783.1

Reported theory use by digital interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption, and association with effectiveness: meta-regression.

Garnett, Claire and Crane, David and Brown, Jamie and Kaner, Eileen and Beyer, Fiona and Muirhead, Colin and Hickman, Matthew and Redmore, James and de Vocht, Frank and Beard, Emma and Michie, Susan . (2018) Reported theory use by digital interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption, and association with effectiveness: meta-regression. JMIR Publications. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20 (2)

EMCDDA–Europol joint report on a new psychoactive substance: 2-methoxy-N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl) piperidin-4-yl]acetamide (methoxyacetylfentanyl).

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. [EMCDDA] (2018) EMCDDA–Europol joint report on a new psychoactive substance: 2-methoxy-N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl) piperidin-4-yl]acetamide (methoxyacetylfentanyl). Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 16 p.

EMCDDA–Europol joint report on a new psychoactive substance: N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]cyclopropanecarboxamide (cyclopropylfentanyl).

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. [EMCDDA] (2018) EMCDDA–Europol joint report on a new psychoactive substance: N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]cyclopropanecarboxamide (cyclopropylfentanyl). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 16 p.

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