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Irish-related publications
Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: session recording 15-16 April 2023 [Video].

(2023) Citizens’ Assembly.
Trends in public attitudes to permitting cannabis for recreational use: analysis of Irish survey data since 2002.

Mongan, Deirdre et al (2023) European Journal of Public Health, Early online doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad054
Families matter – Recording of webinar. Supporting families impacted by substance use and drug emergencies.

(2023) Health Service Executive
Impact of changes to the delivery of opioid agonist treatment, introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, on treatment access and dropout in Ireland: an interrupted time series analysis.

Durand, Louise et al (2023) Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209029 (In Press)
An occupation-based lifestyle lecture intervention as part of inpatient addiction recovery treatment: exploring occupational performance, balance and personal recovery.

Ryan, Deirdre et al (2023) Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 17. doi.org/10.1177/11782218231165123
Evaluating opioid prescribing patterns following discharge from elective surgical procedures: a worrying trend during the 'opioid crisis' - an audit of elective surgical procedures.

Meldon, Aengus et al (2023) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online.  doi.org/10.1007/s11845-023-03363-0
How does the public understand the causes of mental disorders? An analysis of Irish news media before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Huggard, Leigh and O'Connor, Cliódhna (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (4). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284095
Towards a zero tolerance approach: a good practice guide to implementing 'safe, respectful, supportive and positive – ending sexual violence and harassment in higher education’.

National Women's Council. (2023) Dublin: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and National Women's Council.
Provision of smoking cessation support for patients following a diagnosis of cancer in Ireland.

Fitzpatrick, P et al (2023) Preventive Medicine Reports, 32. doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102158
Public attitudes to implementing financial incentives in stop smoking services in Ireland.

Cosgrave, Ellen et al (2023) Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 9. 09. doi.org/10.18332/tpc/162364
Overview of the policy, social and economic context related to Growing Up in Ireland cohort ‘24.

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2023) Dublin: Government of Ireland.
The national quality framework: driving excellence in mental health services.

Farrelly, J et al (2023) Dublin: Mental Health Commission.
Mental health of children and young people in Ireland.

(2023) Dublin: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
Report on a review of visiting committees.

(2023) Dublin: Department of Justice.
Alcohol Action Ireland annual review 2022.

(2023) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland.
Statement on Drinkaware’s Junior Cycle alcohol education programme.

(2023) Dublin: Drinkaware.
Revenue Commissioners annual report 2022

(2023) Revenue Commissioners.
Social inclusion services: key performance indicator metadata 2023.

(2023) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Central Statistics Office databases [Dataset].

(2023) Central Statistics Office 
Justice plan 2023.

(2023) Dublin: Department of Justice
International publications
The relationship between physician burnout and depression, anxiety, suicidality and substance abuse: a mixed methods systematic review.

Ryan, Emer et al (2023) Frontiers in Public Health, 11. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1133484
Suicide, self-harm, and suicide ideation in nurses and midwives: a systematic review of prevalence, contributory factors, and interventions.

Groves, Samantha et al (2023) Journal of Affective Disorders, 331. pp. 393-404. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.027
Supporting employees with mental illness and reducing mental illness-related stigma in the workplace: an expert survey.

Hogg, Bridget et al (2023) European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 273, (3), pp. 739-753. doi: 10.1007/s00406-022-01443-3
Ethical dilemmas facing substance use counselors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

McCuistian, Caravella et al (2023) Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 17, 11782218231158338
The prevalence of probable mental health disorders among hospital healthcare workers during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lee, Brian En Chyi et al (2023) Journal of Affective Disorders, Early online. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.012
Protocol for the implementation of a statewide mobile addiction program.

Tschampl, Cynthia A et al (2023) Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, doi: 10.57264/cer-2022-0117
A systematic review exploring characteristics of youth with severe and enduring mental health problems (SEMHP).

Bansema, C et al (2023) European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, doi.org/10.1007/s00787-023-02216-6.
Racial/ethnic differences in social determinants of health and health outcomes among adolescents and youth ages 10-24 years old: a scoping review.

Monroe, Patricia et al (2023) BMC Public Health, 23. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15274-x
Rapid evidence review on interventions to reduce drug-related harm during transitions of care.

Santhosh Pillai, Devi et al (2023) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.
The rights of the child: legal, political and ethical challenges. Stockholm Studies in Child Law and Children’s Rights 7

Adami, Rebecca et al eds. (2023) Leiden: Brill.
Our common agenda policy brief 3: meaningful youth engagement in policy and decision-making processes.

(2023) New York: United Nations
A multicomponent psychosocial intervention to reduce substance use by adolescents involved in the criminal justice system: the RISKIT-CJS RCT.

Public Health Research 11 (03). Coulton, Simon et al (2023) Southampton: National Institute for Health and Care Research.
Ingestion of illicit substances by young children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Raffa, Brittany J et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (4). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.9549
An integrative literature review of substance use treatment service need and provision to pregnant and postpartum populations in carceral settings.

Steely Smith, et al (2023) Women's Health, 19, 17455057221147802
Substance use outcomes for sexual and gender minority adults with a history of adverse childhood.

Dowling, Brockton A et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 6. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100129
Direct evidence of the use of multiple drugs in Bronze Age Menorca (Western Mediterranean) from human hair analysis.

Guerra-Doce, E et al (2023) Scientific Reports, 13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-31064-2
NDARC webinar series presentation. Drug use at music festivals: key findings and harm reduction recommendations.

(2023) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Drug checking data report 2022.

(2023) Wellington: New Zealand Drug Foundation.
Trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, February 2022 – January 2023.

Man, Nicola et al (2023) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Agreement between self-reported illicit drug use and biological samples: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bharat, Chrianna et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16200
Annual report on the Home Office forensic early warning system (FEWS), 2021 to 2022.

Dstl. (2023) London: Home Office.
REACT (REducing bACTerial infections) Materials toolkit.

NIHR HPRU in Behavioural Science and Evaluation (2023) University of Bristol.
Baseline characteristics of people experiencing homelessness with a recent drug overdose in the PHOENIx pilot randomised controlled trial.

Lowrie, Richard et al (2023) Harm Reduction Journal, 20, (1), p. 46.  doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00771-4
Implementation facilitation to promote emergency department-initiated buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.

D'Onofrio, Gail et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (4). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.5439
Canada’s health crisis: profiling opioid addiction in Alberta & British Columbia.

Gibbs, Blair et al (2023) Stanford: Stanford Network on Addiction Policy.
Tailoring dissemination strategies to increase evidence-informed policymaking for opioid use disorder treatment: study protocol.

Crable, Erika L et al (2023) Implementation Science Communications, 4. doi: 10.1186/s43058-023-00396-5
Research letter. Incidence of precipitated withdrawal during a multisite emergency department-initiated buprenorphine clinical trial in the era of fentanyl.

D'Onofrio, Gail et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (3). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6108
Non-fatal intoxications involving the novel benzodiazepine clonazolam: case series from the Emerging Drugs Network of Australia - Victoria project.

Syrjanen, Rebekka et al (2023) Clinical Toxicology, doi: 10.1080/15563650.2023.2183105
Characteristics and circumstances of volatile solvent misuse-related death in Australia, 2000-2021.

Darke, Shane et al (2023) Clinical Toxicology, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2023.2184243
Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and related substances. Technical report.

EMCDDA, Ujváry, István et al (2023) Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
New psychoactive substances in the homeless population: a cross-sectional study in the United Kingdom.

Coombs, Thomas et al (2023) International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00988-7
Cannabis [FactSheet].

(2023) North Melbourne: Alcohol and Drug Foundation
High-'n'-dry? A comparison of cannabis and alcohol use in drivers presenting to hospital after a vehicular collision

Brubacher, J R et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16186
Association between daily alcohol intake and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analyses

Zhao, Jinhui et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (3). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6185
The cost of premature death from cancer attributable to alcohol: productivity losses in Europe in 2018.

Rumgay, Harriet et al (2023) Cancer Epidemiology, 84.  doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2023.102365
The blue light approach: identifying and addressing cognitive impairment in dependent drinkers.

(2023) London: Alcohol Change UK.
Alcohol assertive outreach: a handbook.

Ward, Mike and Holmes, Mark (2023) London: Alcohol Change UK
An overlooked effect: domestic violence and alcohol policies in the night-time economy

Kowalski, Michala et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16192
Alcohol and intimate partner relationships: research study

(2023) United Kingdom: Alcohol and Families Alliance
Impact on alcohol selection and online purchasing of changing the proportion of available non-alcoholic versus alcoholic drinks: a randomised controlled trial

Clarke, Natasha et al (2023) PLoS Medicine, 20, (3). doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004193
A public health perspective on zero- and low-alcohol beverages

(2023) World Health Organization
Minimum unit pricing for alcohol targets harms experienced by people in lower socioeconomic groups in Scotland.

Callinan, Sarah and Pennay, Amy (2023) The Lancet, 401, (10385), pp. 1315-1317. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00562-7
Has minimum unit pricing (MUP) been effective? The evidence so far.

(2023) Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems and Scottish Alcohol Forum.
Making a change. Helping you make positive choices about the amount you drink.

(2023) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
Adverse effects of alcohol for sport

(2023) Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems
Alcohol's harm to others in 2021: who bears the burden?

Laslett, Anne-Marie et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16205
Reporting about alcohol: a guide for journalists

(2023) Geneva: World Health Organization
Alcohol advertising in outdoor and public space

(2023) Glasgow: Alcohol Focus Scotland
UK alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of drinking motives, employment and subjective mental health

Monk, Rebecca Louise et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (4). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283233
Alcohol control policies reduce all-cause mortality in Baltic Countries and Poland between 2001 and 2020.

Vaitkevičiūtė, Justina et al (2023) Scientific Reports, 13, (1). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32926-5
Changing patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of youth and adults in the PATH Study in 2015-2017 vs 2017-2019

Brouwer, Andrew F et al (2023) Tobacco Control, Early online.  doi.org/10.1136/tc-2022-057905
Global prevalence of heated tobacco product use, 2015-2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sun, Tianze et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16199
E-cigarette use among early adolescent tobacco cigarette smokers: testing the disruption and entrenchment hypotheses in two longitudinal cohorts

Kelly, Brian C et al (2023) Tobacco Control, Early online. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057717
Estimation of the global number of vapers: 82 million worldwide in 2021

Jerzyński, Tomasz and Stimson, Gerry V (2023) Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, Early online doi.org/10.1108/DHS-07-2022-0028
Vaping and socioeconomic inequalities in smoking cessation and relapse: a longitudinal analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study.

Hardie, Iain and Green, Michael James (2023) Tobacco Control, Early online. doi.org/10.1136/tc-2022-057728
UK Policy paper. High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age

(2023) London: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The fiscal costs and benefits of problem gambling: towards better estimates

Bhattacharjee, Arnab et al (2023) London: Gambling Commission
Risk factors for gambling disorder: a systematic review

Moreira, Diana et al (2023) Journal of Gambling Studies, pp. 1-29. doi: 10.1007/s10899-023-10195-1
Neuroendocrinological factors in binge eating disorder: a narrative review.

Baenas, Isabel et al (2023) Psychoneuroendocrinology, 150. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106030
News
HSE Addiction Services create naloxone street art to launch new naloxone resources.

[Health Service Executive] (27 Apr 2023)
Drugs 'raining down in prison yards' with three hospitalised after taking fake benzos.

[Irish Examiner] Dunphy, Liz (27 Apr 2023)
Cocaine in 'all aspects of Irish society' amid calls for mandatory drug testing of gardaí.

[Extra.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (24 Apr 2023)
Delay in implementing Operation Encompass.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (24 Apr 2023)
IMO backs American Medical Association position on cannabis.

[Medical Independent] Reilly, Catherine (21 Apr 2023)
Drug use needs to be handled with empathy and evidence.

[Irish Examiner] Duffin, Tony (17 Apr 2023)
Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs has been given a mammoth task.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (15 Apr 2023)
Dublin’s laughing gas epidemic – how is it harming our young people why can’t it just be banned?

[Independent.ie] Lynch, Andrew (14 Apr 2023)
Inside Ireland's widespread reliance on codeine medicines.

[RTE Primetime] McMorrow, Conor (11 Apr 2023)
Over a thousand babies born addicted to drugs in past decade.

[rte.ie] O'Cionnaith, Fiachra (10 Apr 2023)
High numbers of intoxicated drivers caught ‘the morning after’, gardaí warn ahead of bank holiday.

[Irish Times] Power, Jack (06 Apr 2023)
New HSE at home Hepatitis C test could save your life.

[Health Service Executive] (05 Apr 2023)
Sinn Féin to introduce legislation to tackle increase in young people using nitrous oxide - Mark Ward TD.

[Sinn Fein] Ward, Mark (04 Apr 2023)
How drug debts are used to control Irish communities: ‘Men are forced to go to jail on someone’s behalf’.

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (01 Apr 2023)
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