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National Drug Treatment Reporting System: 2023 alcohol treatment demand
O'Neill, Derek and Ní Luasa, Siobhán and Lyons, Suzi and Carew, Anne Marie (2024) Dublin: Health Research Board
Integrative review on place-based and other geographically defined responses to drug-related threats in communities
Pratschke, Jonathan et al (2024) Dublin: Health Research Board
Drug use and current alternatives to coercive sanctions in Ireland. Mapping the existing alternatives to coercive sanctions for people found in possession of controlled drugs for personal use
Centre for Justice Innovation. (2024) Dublin: National Drugs Strategy. Strategic Implementation Group 5 (SIG-5)
Alcohol-related harm - HSE Regional Health Areas
Doyle, Anne (2024) Dublin: Health Research Board
Effect of alcohol health warning labels on knowledge related to the ill effects of alcohol on cancer risk and their public perceptions in 14 European countries: an online survey experiment
Correia, Daniela et al (2024) The Lancet. Public health, 9, (7). doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00102-6
'Resources for recovery' pre-budget submission 2025
(2024) Dublin: Local Drug & Alcohol Task Forces Chairpersons Network.
General excise: Tax Strategy Group – 24/08
(2024) Dublin: Department of Finance
"Just a knife wound this week, nothing too painful": an ethnographic exploration of how primary care patients experiencing homelessness view their own health and healthcare
Ingram, Carolyn et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (7). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299761
Under the radar: unveiling hidden homelessness across the island of Ireland
Cunningham, Derek (2024) Dublin: Simon Communities of Ireland and Simon Community Northern Ireland
Exploring changing trends in depression and anxiety among adolescents from 2012 to 2019: insights from My World repeated cross-sectional surveys
Fitzgerald, Amanda et al (2024) Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/eip.13562
Nitrous oxide tank cold burn to the forearm: a case study and discussion of the literature
Allen, Oliver and Keating, Muireann (2024) Emergency Nurse, 32, (4), pp. 22-27. doi.org/10.7748/en.2024.e2191
Coagulopathy and cannabinoids: what the radiologist should know
O'Shea, Aileen (2024) European Radiology, 34, (7), pp. 4538-4539. doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-10532-3
The High Court Judicial Review: [2024] IEHC 463
(2024) Dublin: Courts Service
Post implementation review. Crime investigation report 2014 recommendation 9.16: property and exhibit management
(2024) Dublin: Garda Síochána Inspectorate
Exploring posttraumatic growth in individuals bereaved by suicide: a secondary data analysis of a national survey
Creegan, Mark et al (2024) Death Studies, Early online. pp. 1-9. doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2376823
The gift of peer understanding and suicide bereavement support groups: a qualitative study
Morrissey, Jean et al (2024) Death Studies, Early online. pp. 1-12. doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2378354
Patterns of hospital presenting suicide-related ideation in older adults before and during COVID-19: findings from a national clinical service in Ireland 2018-2021
Troya, M Isabela et al (2024) Archives of Suicide Research, Early online doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2024.2307882
Commercial tobacco endgame goals: early experiences from six countries
Nip, Janine et al (2024) Nicotine & Tobacco Research, doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae069
Near FM audio interviews with people working in Task Forces and other alcohol and drug areas in Ireland
Child and youth mortality in Ireland.
(2024) Dublin: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Stolen dreams [Video]
Model of care for preassessment services. National Clinical Programme for Anaesthesia
(2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Applying human rights approaches in social work education through incorporating practitioner involvement and social work activism in classroom settings
Cuskelly, Kerry (2024) Social Work Education, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2024.2376192
OECD review of resourcing schools to address educational disadvantage in Ireland.
(2024) Paris: OECD Publishing
Te rodel nevo drom: ‘We are looking for a new way’. Health strategy for Roma families in HSE South West
Kennedy, Patricia et al (2024) Tralee: Health Service Executive and Tralee International Resource Centre
Customs import procedures manual.
(2024) Dublin: Revenue Commissioners
HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention annual report 2023
HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention. (2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Epidemiology of hepatitis C in Ireland: trends from 2004 to Q1 2024
(2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Child Law Project. Case reports 2024 volume 1
(2024) Dublin: Child Law Project
Tusla annual report & financial statements 2023
Justice plan 2024
(2024) Dublin: Department of Justice
Jigsaw annual report 2023
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International publications
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Clinical descriptions and diagnostic requirements for ICD-11 mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders
(2024) Geneva: World Health Organization
The recovery experiences of homeless service users with substance use disorder: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis
O'Shaughnessy, Branagh R et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 130. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104528
Application of the essential public health functions: an integrated and comprehensive approach to public health
WHO, International Association of National Public Health Institutes. (2024) Geneva: World Health Organization.
Health care needs and costs for children exposed to prenatal substance use to adulthood
Lee, Evelyn et al (2024) JAMA Pediatrics, Early online. 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.2281
Predictors of alcohol and other drug treatment completion among young people accessing residential and community-based treatment: A retrospective analysis of routinely collected service data
Wells, Megan et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16602
National benchmarking report on implementation of the medication assisted treatment (MAT) standards 2023/24
(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
The safer management of controlled drugs: annual update 2023
(2024) London: Care Quality Commission
Reduction in substance use stigma following a peer-recovery specialist behavioral activation intervention
Kleinman, Mary B et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 130. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104511
City reports Amsterdam, London, Warsaw, Esch-sur-Alzette and Bălţi.
Pomfret, Alice et al (2024) Amsterdam: Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network
Harm Reduction Database Wales: drug related mortality: annual report 2022-23
Public Health Wales, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre. (2024) Cardiff: Public Health Wales
The cost of complacency: a harm reduction funding crisis
Davis, Charlotte et al (2024) London: Harm Reduction International
Enabling student health and success. Tackling supply and demand for drugs and improving harm reduction
Universities UK drugs taskforce. (2024) London: Universities UK drugs taskforce
Economic evaluation of the effect of needle and syringe programs on skin, soft tissue, and vascular infections in people who inject drugs: a microsimulation modelling approach
Lim, Jihoon et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01037-3
Testing and treatment interventions in community settings key to controlling a recent human immunodeficiency virus outbreak among people who inject drugs in Glasgow: a modeling study
Allen, Lara I et al (2024) Journal of Infectious Diseases, doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae206 9
Hepatitis C virus and integrated care for substance use disorders
Mahoney, Benjamin J et al (2024) Clinical Liver Disease, 23, (1). DOI: 10.1097/CLD.0000000000000241
Viral hepatitis elimination barometer among people who inject drugs in Europe
Critical dialogue and capacity-building projects reduced alcohol and substance use in a randomized clinical trial among formerly incarcerated men
Windsor, Liliane Cambraia et al (2024) Substance Use & Misuse, Early online. pp. 1-12. doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2352611
Community Reinforcement and Family Training versus counselling for parents of treatment-refusing young adults with hazardous substance use: A randomized controlled trial
Siljeholm, Ola et al (2024) Addiction, 119, (5), pp. 915-927. doi.org/10.1111/add.16429
Evaluation of peer recovery services for substance use disorder in Minnesota: impact of peer recovery initiation on SUD treatment and recovery
Tuttle, Cody R et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 11. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100224
A systematic review of validity of US survey measures for assessing substance use and substance use disorders
Tang, Yuni et al (2024) Systematic Reviews, 13. doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02536-x
The ReCoDe addiction research consortium: losing and regaining control over drug intake-findings and future perspectives
Spanagel, Rainer et al (2024) Addiction Biology, 29, (7). doi.org/10.1111/adb.13419
“He’s used drugs - he’s biased! He’s not a drug user - what would he know!”: a cross-sectional, online study of drug researchers’ experiential knowledge of drug use and disclosure
Ompad, Danielle C et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100256
UNODC annual report 2023
(2024) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Europol consolidated annual activity report 2023
(2024) The Hague: Europol
Eurojust annual report 2023
European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation. (2024) The Hague: Eurojust
“I would never go to the doctor and speak about steroids”: anabolic androgenic steroids, stigma and harm
Cox, Luke et al (2024) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2373056
Frequently asked questions (FAQ): therapeutic use of psychedelic substances
Precursors and chemicals frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances 2023
International Narcotics Control Board. (2024) Vienna: United Nations
Current NPS threats volume VII
UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Service. (2024) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) quarterly report: July 2024
(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
Reported xylazine use among adults aged ≥18 years evaluated for substance use treatment - United States, July 2022-September 2023
Jiang, Xinyi et al (2024) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 73, (26), pp. 594-599. /10.15585/mmwr.mm7326a2
Availability of nitazenes for purchase in Australia and internationally via cryptomarkets
Man, Nicola et al (2024) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
The impact of codeine rescheduling on non-opioid analgesic use by people who regularly use codeine: a prospective cohort study
Maher, Jessie et al (2024) International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11096-024-01751-9
Perioperative naltrexone management: a scoping review by the perioperative pain and addiction interdisciplinary network
Goel, Akash et al (2024) Anesthesiology, 141, (2), pp. 388-399. doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000005040
Using qualitative system dynamics modeling to understand overdose bystander behavior in the context of Connecticut's Good Samaritan Laws and identify effective policy options
Thompson, Rachel et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-00990-3
Estimated effects of opioid agonist treatment in prison on all-cause mortality and overdose mortality in people released from prison in Norway: a prospective analysis of data from the Norwegian Prison Release Study (nPRIS).
Bukten, Anne and Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim (2024) The Lancet. Public health, 9, (7). doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00098-7
Pain in people seeking and receiving opioid agonist treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and correlates
Yang, Jie et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16574
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about opioid use disorder treatment in primary care
Del Pozo, Brandon et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (6). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19094
Client preferences for the design and delivery of injectable opioid agonist treatment services: results from a best-worst scaling task
Metcalfe, Rebecca Kathleen et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16620
The challenge of the emerging semi-synthetic cannabinoid market in Europe
Sárosi, Péter (2024) Drug Reporter
Clinical effects of cannabis compared to synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs): a retrospective cohort study of presentations with acute toxicity to European hospitals between 2013 and 2020
Waters, Mitchell L et al (2024) Clinical toxicology, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2024.2346125
Regulatory framework for cannabis: a position paper from the American College of Physicians
Crowley, Ryan et al (2024) Annals of Internal Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.7326/M24-0638
Understanding youth and young adult cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: a scoping review on a public health issue
Kourgiantakis, Toula et al (2024) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19. doi.org/10.1186/s13011-024-00615-
Geographic clustering of cannabis stores in Canadian cities: a spatial analysis of the legal cannabis market 4 years post-legalisation
Friesen, Erik Loewen et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13869
What can we learn from low-THC cannabis growers in Europe? A comparative transnational study of small-scale cannabis growers from Italy and Switzerland
Granville, Ashely et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104505
The first "hit" to the endocannabinoid system? Associations between prenatal cannabis exposure and frontolimbic white matter pathways in children
Evanski, Julia M et al (2024) Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 4, (1), pp. 11-18. doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2023.09.005
Prenatal cannabis use and maternal pregnancy outcomes
Young-Wolff, Kelly C et al (2024) JAMA Internal Medicine, Early online. 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3270
Association of psychiatric and substance use disorders with cannabis use and cannabis use disorder during early pregnancy in northern California
Young-Wolff, Kelly C et al (2024) Addiction, Early online, doi.org/10.1111/add.16622
Simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis and attenuated age-related declines in alcohol and cannabis use disorder symptoms across young adulthood
Graupensperger, Scott et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 12. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100252
Whole-of-community and intersectoral interventions that address alcohol-related harms: a scoping review
Walmisley, Ulla et al (2024) Global Public Health, 19. doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2024.2357211
Taxes and prices of alcoholic beverages in the WHO European Region in 2022. Alcohol, Illicit Drugs & Prison Health
(2024) Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Are heavier drinkers' views on situational drinking norms affected by recent experience of harm from others' drinking
Room, Robin et al (2024) Substance Use & Misuse, Early online. pp. 1-7. doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2369160
The effects of alcohol container labels on consumption behaviour, knowledge, and support for labelling: a systematic review.
Zuckermann, Alexandra M E et al (2024) The Lancet Public Health, 9, (7), e481-e494. doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00097-5
Health warning labels on alcoholic beverages in the WHO European Region in 2024
Alcohol, Illicit Drugs & Prison Health, Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation. (2024) Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Impact of text-only versus large text-and-picture alcohol warning formats: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study in French young male drinkers
Gallopel-Morvan, Karine et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15389
Alcohol marketing on social media: young people’s exposure, engagement and alcohol-related behaviors
McCreanor, Timothy et al (2024) Addiction Research & Theory, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2024.2373145
A sobering wake-up call around alcohol marketing
Barker, Alex (2024) The Psychologist
Restricting digital marketing in the context of tobacco, alcohol, food and beverage
(2024) Geneva: World Health Organization.
Zero alcohol products and adolescents: a tool for harm reduction or a trojan horse?
Booth, Leon et al (2024) Appetite, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107582
Why, where, and with whom? Understanding the set and setting influencing the consumption of NoLo beverages
Piatkowski, Timothy et al (2024) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2376086
Why do only some cohort studies find health benefits from low-volume alcohol use? A systematic review and meta-analysis of study characteristics that may bias mortality risk estimates
Stockwell, Tim et al (2024) Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 85, (4), pp. 441-452. doi.org/10.15288/jsad.23-00283
Do older adults drink alcohol whilst taking alcohol-interactive medication? Prevalence and ten-year mortality risk: findings from the UK Whitehall II cohort study
Wu, Yuxuan et al (2024) Addiction Research & Theory, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2024.2380835
Expanding our understanding of long-term trends in alcohol abstention and consumption in England (2001–19) using two age–period–cohort approaches'
Opazo Breton, Magdalena et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16599
Best buys and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
(2024) Geneva: World Health Organization
The effect of tobacco tax increase on price-minimizing tobacco purchasing behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cho, Ara et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16618
WHO clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation in adults
(2024) Geneva: World Health Organization
Financial incentives to stop smoking: potential financial consequences of different reward schedules
Valentelyte, Gintare et al (2024) Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 10. doi.org/10.18332/tpc/190617
Trends in long term vaping among adults in England, 2013-23: population based study
Jackson, Sarah E et al (2024) BMJ, 386. doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-079016
Advertising, marketing and promotion of vaping products
Conway, Lorraine (2024) London: House of Commons Library
Packaging of disposable vaping products and e-liquids in England, Canada and the United States: a content analysis
Nottage, Matilda K et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16611
Increased e-cigarette use prevalence is associated with decreased smoking prevalence among US adults
Foxon, Floe et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01056-0
Findings from the gambling survey for Great Britain: statistics on gambling participation
(2024) London: Gambling Commission
Understanding the impact of increased cost of living on gambling behaviour - final report
(2024) London: Gambling Commission
The prevalence of gambling and problematic gambling: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Tran, Lucy T et al (2024) The Lancet Public Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00126-9
Sleep problems and gambling disorder: cross-sectional relationships in a young cohort
Austin, Holly A et al (2024) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10335-1
Examining the role of sports betting marketing in youth problem gambling
Di Censo, Gianluca et al (2024) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10347-x
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