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Drunken abuse of children 'a crisis'.
[Independent.ie] (29 Jun 2017)
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Drink driving is getting worse: alcohol factor in 38pc fatal crashes.
[Independent.ie] (28 Jun 2017)
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Warnings over highly potent 'Pink Champagne’ MDMA after Manchester death.
[thejournal.ie], Burke, Ceimin (28 Jun 2017)
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Opening statement by Minister for Health Simon Harris TD at the Joint Committee on Health, 28th June 2017.
[Department of Health] (28 Jun 2017)
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Grave concern over increase in young people using 'Dial A Drink'.
[Irish Examiner Breaking News] (27 Jun 2017)
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Letter: Alcohol and a society in denial.
[Irish Times] , Smyth, Bobby P (26 Jun 2017)
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Social workers retrained to manage risk instead of remove it.
[Irish Times], Holland, Kitty (26 Jun 2017)
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'Our children's television viewing is bombarded with the thrills and spills of alcohol'.
[thejournal.ie], Smyth, Bobby P (23 Jun 2017)
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From injury to addiction.
[Independent.ie], Meehan, Alex (22 Jun 2017)
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Government accused of stalling medicinal cannabis Bill.
[Irish Examiner Breaking News] (22 Jun 2017)
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Nine signs that someone you love could be battling an addiction.
[Independent.ie], Murphy, Patricia (22 Jun 2017)
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Kenny among TDs who helped alcohol industry lobby Health Department.
[Independent.ie], O'Regan, Eilish (20 Jun 2017)
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Ireland's teen suicide rate is the fourth highest in the EU.
[thejournal.ie], Brennan, Cianan (19 Jun 2017)
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Calls for prevention medication to be made available following over 500 HIV diagnoses in 2016.
[thejournal.ie], Halpin, Hayley (16 Jun 2017)
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Drug treatment centres shut due to user incidents.
[Irish Examiner], O'Keeffe, Cormac (14 Jun 2017)
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Carlsberg was top tackler of ad rules in Euros.
[Irish Examiner] Shanahan, Catherine (14 Jun 2017)
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One-third of parents think it is acceptable for under-16s to drink alcohol in the home.
[Independent.ie] Nugent, Ryan (14 Jun 2017)
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'It's a huge loss to the community': Staff protest closure of drug treatment service in Dublin
[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (14 Jun 2017)
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Good Friday alcohol ban to be lifted from all premises by 2018.
[Irish Times] Kelly, Fiach (13 Jun 2017)
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46 soldiers given marching orders after drug tests.
[Independent.ie] O'Regan, Mark (11 Jun 2017)
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'Why would you continue to perpetuate something that is wrong?': New mural challenges Ireland's drug laws.
[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (11 Jun 2017)
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Is that really ecstasy?
[Irish Medical Times] Shannon, June (09 Jun 2017)
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Pressure on Minister to address open drug-dealing in communities.
[The ECHO] Dennehy, Mary (09 Jun 2017)
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Government to call for an EU-wide ban on alcohol advertising.
[Irish Times] O'Brien, Tim (08 Jun 2017)
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Ireland's drug problem: rise of killer synthetic opioids.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (07 Jun 2017)
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Road safety body denies it is delaying minister's bid to crack down on drink-driving.
[Independent.ie] McQuinn, Cormac (07 Jun 2017)
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MDMA use among young Irish adults rising – drugs report.
[Irish Times] McMahon, Aine (07 Jun 2017)
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Even moderate drinking can damage your brain, new research says.
[thejournal.ie] Ryan, Orla (07 Jun 2017)
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HRB compares the Irish drug situation with the rest of Europe.
[Health Research Board] (06 Jun 2017)
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Seventy per cent of motorists back stricter drink-driving laws - new survey.
[Independent.ie] O'Connor, Daniel (06 Jun 2017)
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Alcohol is issue for most at addiction centre.
[Irish Examiner] O'Sullivan, Majella (05 Jun 2017)
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Bill to segregate alcohol in shops could be Varadkar’s first target.
[Irish Times] O'Halloran, Marie (05 Jun 2017)
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Drink driving arrests ‘increase week on week’.
[Irish Examiner] Leogue, Joe (02 Jun 2017)
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Children in Dublin's north inner city want violence and drugs off their streets.
[thejournal.ie] Finn, Christina (02 Jun 2017)
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This is the June 2017 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
Alcohol treatment in Ireland 2009-2015.
Health Research Board.(2017) Alcohol treatment in Ireland 2009-2015. Dublin: Health Research Board.
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Ireland, country drug report 2017.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Ireland, country drug report 2017. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
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A systematic review of the relationship between staff perceptions of organizational readiness to change and the process of innovation adoption in substance misuse treatment programs.
Kelly, Peter and Hegarty, Josephine and Barry, Joseph and Dyer, Kyle R and Horgan, Aine (2017) A systematic review of the relationship between staff perceptions of organizational readiness to change and the process of innovation adoption in substance misuse treatment programs. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 80 .
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SAOR screening and brief intervention for problem alcohol and substance use.
O'Shea, James and Goff, Paul and Armstrong, Ruth (2017) SAOR screening and brief intervention for problem alcohol and substance use. Dublin: Health Service Executive.
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Outcomes from a large 10 year hepatitis C treatment programme in people who inject drugs: No effect of recent or former injecting drug use on treatment adherence or therapeutic response.
Elsherif, Omar and Bannan, Ciaran and Keating, Shay and McKiernan, Susan and Bergin, Colm and Norris, Suzanne (2017) Outcomes from a large 10 year hepatitis C treatment programme in people who inject drugs: No effect of recent or former injecting drug use on treatment adherence or therapeutic response. PloS one , 12 , (6) , e0178398.
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Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) scoping and policy options review.
Nolan, Ann (2017) Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) scoping and policy options review. Dublin: HIV Ireland.
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Cork local action on alcohol plan 2016 – 2018.
Cork Community Action on Alcohol North Side. (2017) Cork local action on alcohol plan 2016 – 2018. Cork: Cork Community Action on Alcohol North Side.
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Focus Ireland annual report 2016. Challenging homelessness, changing lives.
Focus Ireland. (2017) Focus Ireland annual report 2016. Challenging homelessness, changing lives. Dublin: Focus Ireland.
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Media coverage of alcohol issues: a critical political economy framework- a case study from Ireland.
Mercille, Julien (2017) Media coverage of alcohol issues: a critical political economy framework- a case study from Ireland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 14 , (6) .
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The extent of and factors associated with self-reported overdose and self-reported receipt of naloxone among people who inject drugs (PWID) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
O'Halloran, Charlotte and Cullen, Katelyn and Njoroge, Jaquelyn and Jessop, Lucy and Smith, Josie and Hope, Vivian and Ncube, Fortune (2017) The extent of and factors associated with self-reported overdose and self-reported receipt of naloxone among people who inject drugs (PWID) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The International Journal on Drug Policy , 46 , pp. 34-40.
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Tabor Group annual report 2016.
Tabor Group. (2017) Tabor Group annual report 2016. Cork: Tabor Group.
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Supportive text messages for patients with alcohol use disorder and a comorbid depression: a protocol for a single-blind randomised controlled aftercare trial.
Hartnett, Dan and Murphy, Edel and Kehoe, Elizabeth and Agyapong, Vincent and McLoughlin, Declan M and Farren, Conor (2017) Supportive text messages for patients with alcohol use disorder and a comorbid depression: a protocol for a single-blind randomised controlled aftercare trial. BMJ open , 7 , (5) , e013587.
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The challenge of complex drug use: Associated use of codeine-containing medicines and new psychoactive substances in a European cross-sectional online population.
Kimergård, Andreas and Foley, Michelle and Davey, Zoe and Wadsworth, Elle and Drummond, Colin and Deluca, Paolo (2017) The challenge of complex drug use: Associated use of codeine-containing medicines and new psychoactive substances in a European cross-sectional online population. Human Psychopharmacology , Early online .
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European drug report 2017 trends and developments.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) European drug report 2017 trends and developments. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
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Evidence Resources
Liver disease. Quality standard.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. [NICE] (2017) Liver disease. Quality standard. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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World drug report 2017.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. [UNODC] (2017) World drug report 2017. Vienna: United Nations.
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Findings from the pilot of the analytical support package for alcohol licensing.
Public Health England. (2017) Findings from the pilot of the analytical support package for alcohol licensing. London: Public Health England.
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People with learning disabilities: making reasonable adjustments. Guidance: substance abuse.
Public Health England. (2017) People with learning disabilities: making reasonable adjustments. Guidance: substance abuse. London: Public Health England.
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Lower-risk cannabis use guidelines: a comprehensive update of evidence and recommendations.
Fischer, Benedikt and Russell, Cayley and Sabioni, Pamela and van den Brink, Wim and Le Foll, Bernard and Hall, Wayne and Rehm, Jürgen and Room, Robin . (2017) Lower-risk cannabis use guidelines: a comprehensive update of evidence and recommendations. Washington: American Public Health Association. American Journal of Public Health, Early online 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303818
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Building the future: children and the sustainable development goals in rich countries, Innocenti report card 14
Unicef Office of Research. (2017) Building the future: children and the sustainable development goals in rich countries, Innocenti report card 14. Innocenti, Florence: Unicef Office of Research. 58 p.
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Prevalence of heavy alcohol use among people receiving methadone following change to methadose..
Klimas, Jan and Wood, Evan and Nosova, Ekaterina and Milloy, M-J and Kerr, Thomas and Hayashi, Kanna . (2017) Prevalence of heavy alcohol use among people receiving methadone following change to methadose.. Taylor & Francis. Substance Use & Misuse, Early online doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1302960
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Alcohol consumption and brain health.
Welch, Killian A [BMJ] . (2017) Alcohol consumption and brain health. London: BMJ Publishing. BMJ, 357 (j2645)
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Older people with drug problems in Scotland. A mixed methods study exploring health and social support needs.
Matheson, Catriona and Liddell, David and Hamilton, Emma and Wallace, Jason . (2017) Older people with drug problems in Scotland. A mixed methods study exploring health and social support needs. Glasgow: Scottish Drugs Forum. 61 p.
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Practices and attitudes of General Practitioners in the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in Scotland.
Holloway, Aisha and Donaghy, Edward [SHAAP] . (2017) Practices and attitudes of General Practitioners in the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems.
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Financial incentives for alcohol brief Interventions in primary care in Scotland.
Schölin, Lisa and O'Donnell, Amy and Fitzgerald, Niamh [SHAAP] . (2017) Financial incentives for alcohol brief Interventions in primary care in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems. 24 P.
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Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline: longitudinal cohort study.
Topiwala, Anya and Allan, Charlotte L and Valkanova, Vyara and Zsoldos, Enikő and Filippini, Nicola and Sexton, Claire and Mahmood, Abda and Fooks, Peggy and Singh-Manoux, Archana and Mackay, Clare E and Kivimäki, Mika and Ebmeier, Klaus P [BMJ] . (2017) Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline: longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. BMJ, 357
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Nutritional deficiencies in homeless persons with problematic drinking: a systematic review.
Ijaz, Sharea and Jackson, Joni and Thorley, Helen and Porter, Katie and Fleming, Clare and Richards, Alison and Bonner, Adrian and Savović, Jelena . (2017) Nutritional deficiencies in homeless persons with problematic drinking: a systematic review. BioMed Central. International journal for equity in health, 16 (1)
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Publishing addiction science: a guide for the perplexed.
Babor, Thomas and Stenius, Kerstin and Pates, Richard and Miovsky, Michal and O'Reilly, Jean and Candon, Paul . (2017) Publishing addiction science: a guide for the perplexed. London: Ubiquity Press. 407 p.
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Public expenditure on supply reduction policies.
Bretteville-Jensen, Anne Line and Costa Storti, Claudia and Kattau, Thomas and Mikulic, Sania and Trigueiros, Fatima and Papamalis, Fivos and Piscociu, Laura and Tsarev, Sergey [EMCDDA] . (2017) Public expenditure on supply reduction policies. Brussels: Council of Europe. 37 p.
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Responding to cannabis use in primary care.
[Drug and Alcohol Findings] (2017) Responding to cannabis use in primary care. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings Bulletin (8 June 2017)
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Evidence for the effectiveness of minimum pricing of alcohol: a systematic review and assessment using the Bradford Hill criteria for causality.
Boniface, Sadie and Scannell, Jack W and Marlowe, Sally [BMJ Open] . (2017) Evidence for the effectiveness of minimum pricing of alcohol: a systematic review and assessment using the Bradford Hill criteria for causality. BMJ Publishing. (e013497) /10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013497
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High-risk drug use and new psychoactive substances.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) High-risk drug use and new psychoactive substances. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 24 p. EMCDDA Rapid Communication
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Perspectives on drugs: changes in Europe’s cannabis resin market.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Perspectives on drugs: changes in Europe’s cannabis resin market. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 6 p.
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European questionnaire on drug use among prisoners (EQDP).
Montanari, Linda and Mravcik, Viktor and Grohmannova, Katerina and Royuela, Luis [EMCDDA] . (2017) European questionnaire on drug use among prisoners (EQDP). Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 19 p.
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Perspectives on drugs: preventing overdose deaths in Europe.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Perspectives on drugs: preventing overdose deaths in Europe. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
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Perspectives on drugs: Synthetic cannabinoids in Europe.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Perspectives on drugs: Synthetic cannabinoids in Europe. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 9 p.
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Perspectives on drugs: Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Perspectives on drugs: Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 9 p.
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Perspectives on drugs: Drug consumption rooms: an overview of provision and evidence.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Perspectives on drugs: Drug consumption rooms: an overview of provision and evidence. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 8 p.
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