HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 20, issue 5

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Irish-related publications

The emergence of nitazenes on the Irish heroin market and national preparation for possible future outbreaks.

Killeen, Nicki et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16525

Identification of N-pyrrolidino protonitazene in powders sold as heroin and associated with overdose clusters in Dublin and Cork, Ireland.

Killoran, Sarah and McNamara, Sinéad and Kavanagh, Pierce and O'Brien, John and Lakes, Rodney (2024) Drug Testing and Analysis, Early online. doi.org/10.1002/dta.3707

The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022

Gavin, Aoife et al (2024) Galway: Department of Health, and University of Galway

South Western Substance Use Regional Forum strategic plan 2024-2026

(2024) Dublin: South Western Substance Use Regional Forum

Evaluation of CASP recovery cafés.

Dorman, Peter (2024) Dublin: Clondalkin Addiction Support Programme CASP

Back-to-basics. A programme for those living with addiction in the Family. Evaluation

Dorman, Peter (2024) Dublin: Clondalkin Addiction Support Programme CASP

CASP community substance misuse team intervention model

Clondalkin Addiction Support Team. (2024) Dublin: CASP

A review of systematic reviews on the health effects of vaping in children and adolescents

Reynolds, Ciara ME et al (2024) Dublin and Belfast: Institute of Public Health

The adverse effects of vaping in young people

Meehan, Judith et al (2024) Global Pediatrics, Early online, doi.org/10.1016/j.gpeds.2024.100190

Men’s health in numbers. Republic of Ireland men’s health report card 2024.

Devine, Paula (2024) Dublin: Men’s Health Forum in Ireland

Prevalence and associated risk factors for suicidal ideation, non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempt among male construction workers in Ireland

O'Donnell, Shane et al (2024) BMC public health, 24, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18483-0

Incontinence and homelessness

Kelly, Anne Marie (2024) British Journal of Community Nursing, 29, (Sup5), S52-S58. doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2024.29.sup5.s52

The commercial determinants of health in Ireland: fueling an industrial epidemic at home and abroad

Mialon, Mélissa et al (2024) BJGP Open, Early online. doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2024.0029

Health research in action 2023

(2024) Dublin: Health Research Board

Dialectical behaviour therapy: effect of a coordinated implementation approach on programme sustainability

Joyce, M et al (2024) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-4. doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2024.1

Employers’ toolkit for inclusive hiring of people with convictions

Garrihy, Joe and Bracken- Roche, Ciara (2024) Dublin: Open Doors Initiative

Zero tolerance

Third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender based violence 2024 implementation plan. (2024) Dublin: Department of Justice

Sex for rent. An NWC report on sexual exploitation and sexual harassment in the rental housing market.

(2024) Dublin: National Women's Council

Female perpetrated sexual assault: a review of attendances to the national sexual assault treatment units in the Republic of Ireland

Kane, Daniel and Eogan, Maeve (2024) International Journal of Legal Medicine, 138, (3), pp. 1157-1164. doi.org/10.1007/s00414-023-03134-7

Identifying victims of human trafficking across the island of Ireland: Who counts? Who’s counting? Who wants to be counted?

Erbe Healy, Amy (2024) Criminology & Criminal Justice, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/17488958241252955

Annual report for needle exchange for 2023: 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023

Dunn, Adele and Montgomery, Wendy (2024) Belfast: Public Health Agency

The social psychology of trauma: connecting the personal and the political

Muldoon, Orla T (2024) Cambridge University Press

That's not your role: State funding and advocacy in the Irish community voluntary and non-profit sector

(2024) Dublin: Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Real lives untold podcast. [Audio]

O'Connor, Sarah and O'Connor, Trina (2024)

Information for parents about young people. [Webpage]

(2024) Health Service Executive

Make the change. An alcohol reduction resource. [Webpage]

(2024) Make the Change

Smoking and e-cigarettes. [Webpage]

(2024) Dublin: Irish Cancer Society

Take home naloxone reports. [Webpage]

Northern Ireland. (2024) Public Health Agency

Drugs & alcohol ministerial meeting: communique

(2024) British Irish Council

Impact measurement tool for drug and alcohol services 2022/23 summary report prepared for the Public Health Agency

Public Health Information & Research Branch, Information Analysis Directorate. (2024) Belfast: Department of Health

Motoring offence statistics for Northern Ireland annual report 2023

(2024) Belfast: Police Service of Northern Ireland

The changing social worlds of 13-year-olds

Smyth, Emer (2024) Dublin: Economic and Social Research Institute

Perspectives of youth in Ireland on school-based mental health and suicide prevention: the MYSTORY study.

Walsh, Eibhlin H et al (2023) Health Promotion International, 38, (3). doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad049

Recorded crime victims 2023 and suspected offenders 2022

(2024) Cork: Central Statistics Office

An evaluation of Peter McVerry Trust (PMVT) and their operations during the Covid - 19 pandemic for persons experiencing homelessness.

Ivers, Jo-Hanna et al (2024) Dublin: Peter McVerry Trust

Western Region Drugs Task Force company limited by guarantee annual report 31 December 2023.

(2024) Galway: Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force

Tallaght Rehabilitation Project annual report 2023

(2024) Dublin: Tallaght Rehabilitation Project

Tabor Group annual report 2023

(2024) Cork: Tabor Group

A year of strengthening recovery. CASP 2023 – annual report

Clondalkin Addiction Support Team. (2024) Dublin: CASP

The National Maternity Hospital Holles Street annual report 2023

(2024) Dublin: National Maternity Hospital

Child poverty monitor 2024.

(2024) Dublin: Children's Rights Alliance

Uncertain times: the Ombudsman for Children annual report 2023

(2024) Dublin: Ombudsman for Children’s Office

International publications

10-year strategic plan for the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery workforce (2024–2034).

NHS England. (2024) London: Department of Health and Social Care

Evaluation of the 2021–2026 National Mission on Drug Deaths: evaluation framework

(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

General report of activities 2023 – key achievements and governance: a year in review

(2024) Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

Review of national prevention systems based on the UNODC/WHO international standards on drug use prevention. Final report of the pilot in Norway.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, KORUS Oslo. (2023) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

How do we understand the value of drug checking as a component of harm reduction services? A qualitative exploration of client and provider perspectives

Moran, Lissa et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01014-w

Stigma by association among alcohol and other drug and harm reduction workers: implications for workplace outcomes

Brener, Loren et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13861

Rapid review. Evidence for strategies that address substance-use related stigma

Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario), Community Opioid/ Overdose Capacity Building (COM-CAP). (2024) Toronto: King’s Printer for Ontario.

The associations among perceived courtesy stigma, health and social behaviours in family members and friends of people who use substances: an ecological momentary assessment study.

Jones, Andrew et al (2024) Substance Use & Misuse, Early online. pp. 1-6. doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2340971

Factors associated with experiencing stigma, discrimination, and negative health care treatment among people who inject drugs

Broady, Timothy R et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 128. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104468

'It has gotten a lot better, but it is still bad': experiences with the police among marginalized PWUDs in a context of depenalization

Kammersgaard, Tobias et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 127. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104393

SDF event- Involving people who use drugs in the development of service provision, Mat Southwell. [Video] Scottish Drugs Forum

Southwell, Mat (2024) Scottish Drugs Forum

Patterns of drug use among people who inject drugs: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

Webb, Paige et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 128. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104455

Drug use, harm reduction and the right to health - Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health

Mofokeng, Tlaleng (2024) Geneva: United Nations General Assembly

Rapid evidence review: integrated models of drug treatment in primary care.

Taylor, C et al (2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

Understanding the needs of children living with parental substance misuse: perspectives from children and practitioners

Todman, Hannah and McLaughlin, Hugh (2024) British Journal of Social Work, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcae079

What workers need to know – wound advice

(2024) Glasgow: Scottish Drugs Forum

Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2003 - 2023

Chrzanowska, Agata et al (2024) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

Evaluation of the National Mission on Drug Deaths - frontline staff survey 2023

(2024) Public Health Scotland

EU drug markets: drivers and facilitators.

(2024) Lisbon: EMCDDA & EUROPOL

Neuromelanin levels in individuals with substance use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ahrens, Jessica et al (2024) Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 161. doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105690

Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) quarterly report

(2024) Public Health Scotland

Scotland. Public health alert: Xylazine – newly detected drug.

(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

How drug information systems contribute to enhance preparedness. Strengthening Europe’s Responses to emerging drug trends.

Stegemann, Lavinia et al (2023) Amsterdam: Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network

Xylazine: a drug adulterant of clinical concern

Edinoff, Amber N et al (2024) Current Pain and Headache Reports, 28. pp. 417-426. doi.org/10.1007/s11916-024-01211-z

The rise of remimazolam: a review of pharmacology, clinical efficacy, and safety profiles

Dessai, Saiesh et al (2024) Cureus, 16, (3). 10.7759/cureus.57260

Anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse causes cardiac dysfunction

Momoh, Rabiu (2024) American Journal of Men's Health, 18, (2). 10.1177/15579883241249647

A retrospective study of the characteristics and toxicology of cases of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)- and psilocybin-related death in Australia

Darke, Shane et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16518

Risk of adverse outcomes during gabapentinoid therapy and factors associated with increased risk in UK primary care using the clinical practice research datalink: a cohort study

Muller, Sara et al (2024) Pain, Early online. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003239

Clinical and neuroradiographic features of fentanyl inhalation-induced leukoencephalopathy

Eden, Christopher O et al (2024) BMJ Case Reports, 17, (5). doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2023-258395

Opioid- and stimulant-related harms in Canada

Federal, provincial, and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses. (2024) Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada

Trends in pediatric prescription-opioid overdoses in U.S. emergency departments from 2008-2020: An epidemiologic study of pediatric opioid overdose ED visits

Lu, Audrey et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (4). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299163

Illegal synthetic opioids. Can Europe prevent a crisis?

Pardal, Mafalda et al (2024) CA: RAND Corporation

Wastewater-based monitoring of the nitazene analogues: First detection of protonitazene in wastewater.

Bade, Richard et al (2024) The Science of the Total Environment, 920. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170781

Managing opioid withdrawal symptoms during the fentanyl crisis: a review

Weber, Andrea Nicole et al (2024) Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 15. pp. 59-71. doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S433358

Change in substance use among patients in opioid maintenance treatment: baseline to 1-year follow-up

Bjørnestad, Endre Dahlen et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01005-x

High-dose naloxone formulations are not as essential as we thought

Lemen, Paige M et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-00994-z

Evaluation of strategies to enhance community-based naloxone distribution supported by an opioid settlement

Zang, Xiao et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (5). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.13861

96-week retention in treatment with extended-release subcutaneous buprenorphine depot injections among people with opioid dependence

Farrell, Michael et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 127. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104390

Weaving community-based participatory research and co-design to improve opioid use treatments and services for youth, caregivers, and service providers

Turuba, Roxanne et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (4). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297532

National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual data collection

(2024) Sydney: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Incident psychotic experiences following self-reported use of high-potency cannabis: results from a longitudinal cohort study

Hines, Lindsey A et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16517

The role of social deprivation and cannabis use in explaining variation in the incidence of psychotic disorders: findings from the EU-GEI Study.

Brink, Vera et al (2024) Schizophrenia Bulletin, Early online, doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbae072

Persistent increased severity of cannabis use disorder symptoms in adolescents compared to adults: a one-year longitudinal study

Lees, Rachel et al (2024) European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s00406-024-01806-y

Exploring causal mechanisms of psychosis risk

Oliver, Dominic et al (2024) Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 162. doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105699

Age-dependent association of cannabis use with risk of psychotic disorder

McDonald, André J et al (2024) Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-11. doi.org/10.1017/s0033291724000990

Persistent increased severity of cannabis use disorder symptoms in adolescents compared to adults: a one-year longitudinal study

Lees, Rachel et al (2024) European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s00406-024-01806-y

Characteristics of commercial determinants of health research on corporate activities: a scoping review

Burgess, Raquel C et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (4). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300699

How has non-medical cannabis legalization served the health and welfare of under-age (adolescent) youth in Canada?

Fischer, Benedikt et al (2024) The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 35. doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2024.100773

Changes in self-reported cannabis use in the United States from 1979 to 2022

Caulkins, Jonathan P (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16519

Germany's cannabis act: a catalyst for European drug policy reform?

Manthey, Jakob et al (2024) The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 42. doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.100929

Research letter. Edible cannabis legalization and cannabis poisonings in older adults

Stall, Nathan M et al (2024) JAMA Internal Medicine, Early online. 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1331

I am curious about cannabis edibles - what should I know?

Zhang, Grace Y and Incze, Michael A (2024) JAMA Internal Medicine, Early online. 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1676

Risk of adverse neonatal outcomes after combined prenatal cannabis and nicotine exposure

Crosland, B Adam et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (5). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10151

Exploring experiences of drink and needle spiking incidents among Global Drug Survey respondents from 22 countries

Davies, Emma L et al (2024) Journal of Drug Issues, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/00220426241248613

Evaluating the impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP) on alcohol sales after 3 years of implementation in Scotland: a controlled interrupted time-series study

Giles, Lucie et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16492

The early impact of the UK's new alcohol taxation system on product strength and price: an exploratory comparative descriptive study

Burton, R et al (2024) Public Health, 232. pp. 61-67. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.04.005

Have declines in the prevalence of young adult drinking in English-speaking high-income countries followed declines in youth drinking?

Dunphy, Jessica et al (2024) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2335989

Excessive alcohol use and alcohol use disorders: a policy brief of the American College of Physicians

Crowley, Ryan et al (2024) Annals of Internal Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.7326/M23-3434

Institute of Alcohol Studies - economy. [Webpage]

London: Institute of Alcohol Studies

Transdiagnosis of alcohol use and psychopathologies: a systematic review

de Aguiar, Ana Caroline Leite and Bloc, Lucas Guimarães (2024) Addictive Behaviors Reports, 19. doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2024.100543

Pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence: evidence on uptake, inequalities and comparative effectiveness from a UK population-based cohort

Manca, Francesco et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13841

Mixed messages? Exposure to reports about alcohol's suggested cardiovascular effects and hazardous alcohol use: a cross-sectional study of patients in cardiology care

Welfordsson, Paul et al (2024) BMC Public Health, 24. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18783-5

Is low-level alcohol consumption really health-protective? A critical review of approaches to promote causal inference and recent applications

Visontay, Rachel et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 48, (5), pp. 771-780. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15299

Harm from the drinking of people you know: a range of effects from different relationships

Laslett, Anne-Marie et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16509

A global review of the impact on women from men's alcohol drinking: the need for responding with a gendered lens

Wilson, Ingrid M et al (2024) Global Health Action, 17, (1). doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2341522

Research summary. Handle with care: the need for responsible alcohol delivery

(2024) London: Alcohol Change UK

Restricting the content of alcohol advertising and including text health warnings: a between-group online experiment with a non-probability adult sample in the United Kingdom

Critchlow, Nathan et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15327

The impacts of alcohol marketing and advertising, and the alcohol industry's views on marketing regulations: systematic reviews of systematic reviews

Giesbrecht, Norman et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13881

Mobile apps to reduce depressive symptoms and alcohol use in youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis: a systematic review

Magwood, Olivia et al (2024) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 20, (2). doi: 10.1002/cl2.1398

The effects of alcohol use on smoking cessation treatment with nicotine replacement therapy: an observational study

Wong, Benjamin K C et al (2024) Addictive Behaviors Reports, 155. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108045

The relationship between the price and demand of alcohol, tobacco, unhealthy food, sugar-sweetened beverages, and gambling: an umbrella review of systematic reviews

Burton, Robyn et al (2024) BMC Public Health, 24. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18599-3

Trends in daily cigarette consumption among smokers: a population study in England, 2008-2023

Jackson, Sarah E et al (2024) Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae071

Evolution and characteristics of studies estimating attributable mortality to second-hand smoke: a systematic review

López-Medina, Diana C et al (2024) European Journal of Public Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae049

Trends in vaping and smoking following the rise of disposable e-cigarettes: a repeat cross-sectional study in England between 2016 and 2023

Tattan-Birch, Harry et al (2024) The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.100924

Association of time spent on social media with youth cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use in the UK: a national longitudinal study

Hopkinson, Nicholas S et al (2024) Thorax, Early online. doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2023-220569

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between e-cigarette use among non-tobacco users and initiating smoking of combustible cigarettes

Kim, Mimi M et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01013-x

Hooking the next generation: how the tobacco industry captures young customers

(2024) Geneva: World Health Organization

Preventing and countering the interference of tobacco industry: recommendations from the Joint Action on Tobacco Control 2

Solimini, Renata et al (2024) Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 10. doi: 10.18332/tpc/188094

The relationship between gambling behaviour and gambling-related harm: a data fusion approach using open banking data.

Zendle, David and Newall, Philip (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16571

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