HRB National Drugs LIbrary e-newsletter: volume 14, issue 9

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This is the September 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

‘I Learned how to stay safe from drugs’: Pupils’ learning from a primary school-based drug education and prevention programme.

Clay, Darcy (2018) ‘I Learned how to stay safe from drugs’: Pupils’ learning from a primary school-based drug education and prevention programme. Wicklow: Bray Drugs Awareness Forum and Crosscare Bray Youth & Information Service.

Health Protection Surveillance Centre. (2018) Drug-related bloodborne viruses in Ireland. Dublin: Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

Impact of drug and alcohol related deaths on families.

Lambert, Sharon (2018) Impact of drug and alcohol related deaths on families. Dublin: The National Family Support Agency.

The precarious position of drug education workers in Ireland.

Darcy, Clay (2018) The precarious position of drug education workers in Ireland. Economic and Social Review , 49 , (3) , pp. 361-372.

Drugnet Ireland.

Health Research Board. (2018) Drugnet Ireland. Issue 66, Summer 2018 , pp. 1-32. Dublin: Health Research Board.

An evaluation of the parents under pressure programme (pup) at Coolmine.

Ivers, Jo-Hanna H and Barry, Joseph (2018) An evaluation of the parents under pressure programme (pup) at Coolmine. Dublin: Coolmine Therapeutic Community.

Presentations to the emergency department with non-medical use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs: profiling and relation to sales data.

Lyphout, C and Yates, C and Margolin, Z R and Dargan, P I and Dines, A M and Heyerdahl, F and Hovda, K E and Giraudon, I and Bucher-Bartelson, B and Green, J L and Wood, D M (2018) Presentations to the emergency department with non-medical use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs: profiling and relation to sales data. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology , Early online .

Prevalence of drug use and gambling in Ireland & drug use in Northern Ireland. 2014/15 drug prevalence survey: polydrug and new psychoactive substances results. Bulletin 4.

National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol, Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. (2018) Prevalence of drug use and gambling in Ireland & drug use in Northern Ireland. 2014/15 drug prevalence survey: polydrug and new psychoactive substances results. Bulletin 4. Dublin: Department of Health.

Prevalence of drug use and gambling in Ireland & drug use in Northern Ireland. 2014/15 drug prevalence survey: prescription drug use results. Bulletin 5

National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol, Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. (2018) Prevalence of drug use and gambling in Ireland & drug use in Northern Ireland. 2014/15 drug prevalence survey: prescription drug use results. Bulletin 5. Dublin: Department of Health.

Communicating values. A values-led approach to strategic communication for social change.

Mullen, Rachael (2018) Communicating values. A values-led approach to strategic communication for social change. Ireland: Values Lab.

Oberstown children detention campus: annual report 2016/2017.

Oberstown children detention campus. (2018) Oberstown children detention campus: annual report 2016/2017. Dublin: Oberstown children detention campus.

Critical review of initial evaluations on the three J-ARC pilot projects.

J-ARC Evaluation Framework Working Group. (2018) Critical review of initial evaluations on the three J-ARC pilot projects. Dublin: Department of Justice and Equality.

Implementation of Penal Policy Review Group recommendations. Sixth report of the Implementation Oversight Group to the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Implementation Oversight Group to the Minister for Justice and Equality. (2018) Implementation of Penal Policy Review Group recommendations. Sixth report of the Implementation Oversight Group to the Minister for Justice and Equality. Dublin: Department of Justice and Equality.

Department of Children and Youth Affairs annual report 2017.

Ireland. Department of Children and Youth Affairs. (2018) Department of Children and Youth Affairs annual report 2017. Dublin: Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

Merchant's Quay Ireland annual review 2017.

Merchants Quay Ireland. (2018) Merchant's Quay Ireland annual review 2017. Dublin: Merchants Quay Ireland.

Cannabis oil in an Irish children’s critical care unit.

Fennessy, Paul and Murphy, L and Crowe, S (2018) Cannabis oil in an Irish children’s critical care unit. Irish Medical Journal , 111 , (8) .

Child Care Law Reporting Project. Case reports 2018 volume 1.

Child Care Law Reporting Project. (2018) Child Care Law Reporting Project. Case reports 2018 volume 1. Dublin: Child Care Law Reporting Project.

Health status of the homeless in Dublin: does the mobile health clinic improve access to primary healthcare for its users?

Swabri, Jahbyn and Uzor, Chiadika and Laird, Eamon and O'Carroll, Austin (2018) Health status of the homeless in Dublin: does the mobile health clinic improve access to primary healthcare for its users? Irish Journal of Medical Science , Early online .

Socio-demographic, health and lifestyle factors influencing age of sexual initiation among adolescents.

Burke, Lorraine and Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse and Kelly, Colette (2018) Socio-demographic, health and lifestyle factors influencing age of sexual initiation among adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 15 , (9) .

University students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a literature review.

Sedgwick, JA (2018) University students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a literature review. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , 35 , (3) , pp. 221-235.

Alcohol Action Ireland pre-budget submission: 2019.

Alcohol Action Ireland. (2018) Alcohol Action Ireland pre-budget submission: 2019. Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland.

Evidence Resources

Adolescent alcohol-related behaviours: trends and inequalities in the WHO European Region, 2002–2014.

Inchley, Jo and Currie, Dorothy and Vieno, Alessio and Torsheim, Torbjorn and Ferreira-Borges, Carina and M Weber, Martin and Barnekow, Vivian and Breda, Joao , eds. (2018) Adolescent alcohol-related behaviours: trends and inequalities in the WHO European Region, 2002–2014. Denmark: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. 83 p. ISBN 978 92 890 5349 5

Global status report on alcohol and health 2018.

World Health Organization. [WHO] (2018) Global status report on alcohol and health 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization. 476 p.

Drug policy and the sustainable development agenda.

Global Commission on Drug Policy. (2018) Drug policy and the sustainable development agenda. Geneva: Global Commission on Drug Policy. 32 p.

Viral hepatitis policies in Europe.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2018) Viral hepatitis policies in Europe. Lisbon: EMCDDA.

Reducing stigma and discrimination for people experiencing problematic alcohol and other drug use.

Lancaster, Kari and Seear, Kate and Ritter, Alison [NDARC] . (2018) Reducing stigma and discrimination for people experiencing problematic alcohol and other drug use. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. 125 p. Monograph no. 26

Regulation: the responsible control of drugs.

Global Commission on Drug Policy. (2018) Regulation: the responsible control of drugs. Global Commission on Drug Policy. 56 p.

Acceptability of prison-based take-home naloxone programmes among a cohort of incarcerated men with a history of regular injecting drug use.

Curtis, Michael and Dietze, Paul and Aitken, Cambell and Kirwan, Amy and Kinner, Stuart A and Butler, Tony and Stoove, Mark . (2018) Acceptability of prison-based take-home naloxone programmes among a cohort of incarcerated men with a history of regular injecting drug use. BioMed Central. Harm Reduction Journal, 18 (48) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0255-5

Health matters: stopping smoking - what works?

O'Connor, Rosanna [Public Health England] . (2018) Health matters: stopping smoking - what works? London: Public Health England. Public Health Matters Blog

Report on the risk assessment of 2-methoxy-N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]acetamide (methoxyacetylfentanyl) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances. Risk Assessments.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2018) Report on the risk assessment of 2-methoxy-N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]acetamide (methoxyacetylfentanyl) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances. Risk Assessments. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 58 p.

Report on the risk assessment of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]cyclopropanecarboxamide (cyclopropylfentanyl) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances. Risk Assessments.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2018) Report on the risk assessment of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]cyclopropanecarboxamide (cyclopropylfentanyl) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances. Risk Assessments. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 58 p.

EIF commissioner guide: Reducing the impact of interparental conflict on children.

Early Intervention Foundation. (2018) EIF commissioner guide: Reducing the impact of interparental conflict on children. London: Early Intervention Foundation. 62 p.

Building trusted relationships for vulnerable children and young people with public services.

Lewing, Ben and Doubell, Lara and Beevers, Tom and Acquah, Daniel [Early Intervention Foundation] . (2018) Building trusted relationships for vulnerable children and young people with public services. London: Early Intervention Foundation. 41 p.

Introduction to social & emotional learning in schools.

Early Intervention Foundation. (2018) Introduction to social & emotional learning in schools. London: Early Intervention Foundation. 4 p.

Are there sex differences in the relationship between heavy alcohol use and disinhibition? A meta-analysis

Smith, Janette L and Mattick, Richard P [NDARC] . (2018) Are there sex differences in the relationship between heavy alcohol use and disinhibition? A meta-analysis. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. 31 p. Technical report number 339

Inhibitory processing in young regular cannabis users.

Smith, Janette L and Clare, Philip J and Iredale, Jaimi M and Mattick, Richard P and Dimoska Di Marco, Aneta [NDARC] . (2018) Inhibitory processing in young regular cannabis users. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. 17 p. Technical report number 67

Strengths-based social care for children, young people and their families.

Social Care Institute for Excellence. (2018) Strengths-based social care for children, young people and their families. SCIE, Leeds City Council and Shared Lives Plus. SCIE Highlights no 5

Barriers to accurately assessing prescription opioid misuse on surveys.

Palamar, Joseph J . (2018) Barriers to accurately assessing prescription opioid misuse on surveys. Taylor & Francis. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Early online https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2018.1521826

Constructions of alcohol consumption by non-problematised middle-aged drinkers: a qualitative systematic review.

Muhlack, Emma and Carter, Drew and Braunack-Mayer, Annette and Morfidis, Nicholas and Eliot, Jaklin [Pubmed Central] . (2018) Constructions of alcohol consumption by non-problematised middle-aged drinkers: a qualitative systematic review. Springer. BMC Public Health, 18 (1069) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5948-x

Medication-assisted treatment for youth with opioid use disorder: Current dilemmas and remaining questions.

Chang, Derek C and Klimas, Jan and Wood, Evan and Fairbairn, Nadia . (2018) Medication-assisted treatment for youth with opioid use disorder: Current dilemmas and remaining questions. Taylor & Francis. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 44 (2)

What to look for when you suspect substance use in the classroom.

Mentor ADEPSIS. (2018) What to look for when you suspect substance use in the classroom. London: Mentor ADEPSIS. 5 p.

HCV policies landscape in Europe. A compilation of national summaries and key-documents regarding HCV treatment and care for people who inject drugs from 28 EU countries and Norway.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2018) HCV policies landscape in Europe. A compilation of national summaries and key-documents regarding HCV treatment and care for people who inject drugs from 28 EU countries and Norway. Lisbon: EMCDDA. 35 p.

Evaluating early intervention programmes: six common pitfalls, and how to avoid them.

Martin, Jack and McBride, Tim and Brims, Lucy and Doubell, Lara and Pote, Ines and Clarke, Aleisha [Early Intervention Foundation] . (2018) Evaluating early intervention programmes: six common pitfalls, and how to avoid them. London: Early Intervention Foundation. 30 p.

Why reducing parental conflict matters for the NHS.

Early Intervention Foundation. (2018) Why reducing parental conflict matters for the NHS. London: Early Intervention Foundation. 4 p.

The cost of late intervention in Northern Ireland.

Fitzsimmons, Peter and Teagher, William [Early Intervention Foundation] . (2018) The cost of late intervention in Northern Ireland. London: Early Intervention Foundation. 37 p.

Intervening early to prevent gang and youth violence: the role of primary schools.

Waddell, Stephanie and Jones, Naomi [Early Intervention Foundation] . (2018) Intervening early to prevent gang and youth violence: the role of primary schools. London: Early Intervention Foundation. 44 p.

Health situation in the European region.

World Health Organization, Europe. [WHO] (2018) Health situation in the European region. Geneva: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. 70 p.

The children’s inquiry. How effectively are the UK’s cannabis policies safeguarding young people?

McCulloch, Liz and Matharu, Hardeep and North, Paul . (2018) The children’s inquiry. How effectively are the UK’s cannabis policies safeguarding young people? London: Volteface. 34 p.

EASL recommendations on treatment of Hepatitis C 2018.

European Association for the Study of the Liver. (2018) EASL recommendations on treatment of Hepatitis C 2018. Elsevier. Journal of Hepatology, 69 (2) 461-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2018.03.026

Best practices across the continuum of care for the treatment of opioid use disorder.

Taha, Sheena [CCSA] . (2018) Best practices across the continuum of care for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. 35 p.

Heat-not-burn tobacco products: a systematic literature review.

Simonavicius, Erikas and McNeill, Ann and Shahab, Lion and Brose, Leonie S . (2018) Heat-not-burn tobacco products: a systematic literature review. BMJ Publishing. Tobacco Control, Early online doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054419

Clinical question: What are the benefits and harms of psychostimulant drugs for people with cocaine dependence?

Burch, Jane and Kavirajan, Harish [The Cochrane Library] . (2018) Clinical question: What are the benefits and harms of psychostimulant drugs for people with cocaine dependence? London: Wiley. Cochrane Clinical Answers

National strategic assessment of serious organised crime

National Crime Agency. (2018) National strategic assessment of serious organised crime. London: National Crime Agency. 58 p.

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