HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 19, issue 5

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Irish-related publications

Deaths among people who were homeless at time of death in Ireland, 2019.

Lynn, Ena et al (2023) Dublin: Health Research Board.

Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: session recording 13 May 2023

(2023) Citizens’ Assembly.

Report on the consultations with young people for the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use. November 2022 – March 2023.

Egan, Annabel (2023) Dublin: Department of Health

Model of care for people with mental disorder and co-existing substance use disorder (dual diagnosis).

National Working Group for Dual Diagnosis. (2023) Dublin: Health Service Executive.

Roadmap for social inclusion 2020 - 2025. Ambition, goals, commitments.

(2023) Dublin: Government of Ireland

Growing up in the West. The lives of our young people. Planet Youth reports

Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force, Planet Youth. (2023) Galway

Galway city 2022 https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/38815/

County report Galway 2022 https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/38816/

Report Mayo 2022 https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/38818/

Report Roscommon 2022 https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/38819/

Barriers and facilitators of naloxone and safe injection facility interventions to reduce opioid drug-related deaths: a qualitative analysis.

Miller, Nicole M et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy 117. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104049

Healthy Workplace Ireland [Webpage]

(2023) Healthy Ireland @ work

The importance of continued and full implementation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act: a comment on Barry and Lyne (2023)

Critchlow, Nathan and Houghton, Frank (2023) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-2. 10.1017/ipm.2023.24

The Sale of Alcohol Bill (2022): an analysis of costs and benefits.

Babor, Thomas F (2023) Dublin: Alcohol Forum Ireland.

Women over 50 who use alcohol and their engagement with primary and preventative health services: a narrative review using a systematic approach.

Clarke, Grainne et al (2023) Journal of Addictive Diseases, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2023.2190869

Public awareness of the relationship between alcohol use and breast cancer risk.

Doyle, Anne (2023) IAS Blog,

A thematic analysis of alcohol use and culture amongst elite (intercounty) Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) players.

Mac Gearailt, Conall et al (2023) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online. doi: 10.1007/s11845-023-03394-7

Unrecorded alcohol use in 33 European countries: analyses of a comparative survey with 49,000 people who use alcohol.

Manthey, Jakob et al (2023) International Journal on Drug Policy, 116. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104028

Sopena-Falco, J et al (2023) Irish Medical Journal, 116, (4), p. 756

The mediating effect of food choice upon associations between adolescent health-related quality of life and physical activity, social media use and abstinence from alcohol.

Davison, Jenny et al (2023) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 21, 46. doi.org/10.1186/s12955-023-02129-7

Policy Briefing. The sale and marketing of zero alcohol drinks.

(2023) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland.

Deconstructing false narratives and tactics of industry.

(2023) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland

Mental health and alcohol.

Bryce, Carmen (2023) Alcohol Action Ireland blog

Alcohol Action Ireland webinar recording: Get the facts - on the label.

(2023) Alcohol Action Ireland.

Recurrent intoxication due to clomipramine pharmacobezoar.

McCarthy, R and Coleman, M (2023) Anaesthesia Reports, 11, (1). doi.org/10.1002/anr3.12230

Suicide prevention in the community: communicating, connecting, caring. A practical guide.

O'Sullivan, Mary and Tiernan, Eithne (2023) Dublin: HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention

Is perinatal substance abuse falling through the cracks?

Mitchell, JM et al (2023) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. 10.1017/ipm.2023.22

Ana Liffey 40th anniversary ‘We are innovative’ conference report.

(2023) Dublin: Ana Liffey Drug Project

Published submissions to the Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use.

(2023) Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre

Dr. Jo-Hanna Ivers - Recreational drug use: opioids. [Audio]

Zamparelli, Jennifer (2023) Dublin: RTE radio

Drug testing at festivals [Audio]

Savage, Anton and Shapiro, Harry (2023) Dublin: Newstalk.com

The incidence and profile of self-harm among prisoners: findings from the self-harm assessment and data analysis project 2017-2019.

McTernan, Niall et al (2023) International Journal of Prisoner Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1108/ijph-02-2023-0012

Study on familicide and domestic and family violence death reviews.

(2023) Dublin: Department of Justice

Intersection of the criminal justice, private family law and public law child care processes in relation to domestic and sexual violence

Egan, Nuala and O'Malley, Ellen (2023) Dublin: National Women’s Council and Department of Justice

Conference proceeding: Links between smoking, e-cigarette and cannabis use, and gambling in Ireland: What are the odds?

Hanafin, Joan et al (2023) In: 9th European Conference on Tobacco or Health, 26-28 April 2023, Madrid

Social connectedness and smoking among adolescents in Ireland: an analysis of the health behaviour in schoolchildren study.

Evans, David S et al (2023) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, (9). doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095667

Lesson-drawing in tobacco control: a qualitative study of stakeholder perceptions in five North-Western European countries

Kuijpers, Thomas G et al (2023) Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 9. doi: 10.18332/tpc/161999

Particle exposure hazards of visiting outdoor smoking areas for patients with asthma or COPD even in EU countries with comprehensive smokefree laws

Keogan, Sheila et al (2023) Preprints.org, doi.org/10.20944/preprints202302.0294.v1

Hookah smoking an overlooked aspect of tobacco control in Ireland

Al Kalbani, Salma R and Kavanagh, PM (2023) Irish Medical Journal, 116, (5), p. 774

Parental influences on excessive Internet use among adolescents

O'Reilly, Conor and Mohan, Gretta (2023) Internet Research, 33, (7), pp. 86-110. doi.org/10.1108/INTR-12-2021-0904

Revenue Commissioners annual report 2022.

(2023) Dublin: Revenue Commissioners

Sláintecare healthy communities progress report 2022

(2023) Dublin: Department of Health

Census of population 2022 - summary results. Health

(2023) Cork: Central Statistics Office.

Sexual violence survey 2022.

(2023) Cork: Central Statistics Office

Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland 42nd annual report 2022.

(2023) Dublin: Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland

Monitoring community HIV testing in Ireland, 2021.

HSE, Health Protection Surveillance Centre (2023) Dublin: HSE HPSC

Falling behind. Children’s rights in Ireland: the Ombudsman for Children’s Office annual report 2022.

(2023) Dublin: Ombudsman for Children’s Office

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2022

(2023) Dublin: Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Irish Council for Social Housing annual report 2022.

(2023) Dublin: Irish Council for Social Housing

Cancer in Ireland 1995-2020: annual report of the National Cancer Registry

(2023) Cork: National Cancer Registry, Ireland

Health inequalities annual report 2023

Atcheson, Robbyn and Laverty, Caolan (2023) Belfast: Department of Health

Motoring offence statistics for Northern Ireland annual report 2022

(2023) Belfast: Police Service of Northern Ireland

Recorded Crime Victims 2022 and Suspected Offenders 2021.

(2023) Cork: Central Statistics Office.

Progress in the Penal System (PIPS): a framework for penal reform (2022).

(2023) Dublin: Irish Penal Reform Trust

International publications

The Metamorphosis. The impact of a young family member's problematic substance use on family life: a meta-ethnography

Lindeman, Sari Kaarina et al (2023) International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 18, (1). doi: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2202970

Research evidence and implementation gaps in the engagement of people with lived experience in mental health and substance use research: a scoping review

Hawke, Lisa D et al (2023) Research Involvement and Engagement, 9, (1). doi: 10.1186/s40900-023-00442-5

Opportunities and challenges in involving people with lived experience of inclusion health as co-researchers in palliative and end of life research: a rapid review and thematic synthesis.

Crooks, Jodie et al (2023) Research Involvement and Engagement, 9, (1), p. 25. doi: 10.1186/s40900-023-00436-3

UN convention decisions 1961 - 2022.

(2023) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Assessment of screening tools to identify substance use disorders among adolescents.

Levy, Sharon et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (5). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14422

How are young people's mental health related to their sexual health and substance use? A systematic review of UK literature.

Harmanci, Damla et al (2023) International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 35, (2), pp. 131-158. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2022-0090

Exploring the effect of case management in homelessness per components: a systematic review of effectiveness and implementation, with meta-analysis and thematic synthesis.

Weightman, Alison L et al (2023) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 19, (2). doi: 10.1002/cl2.1329

The role of law enforcement officers in drug use prevention within school settings: a guiding document.

(2023) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The role of substance use treatment in reducing stigma after release from incarceration: a qualitative analysis.

Moore, Kelly E et al (2023) Health & Justice, 11. doi.org/10.1186/s40352-023-00225-w

Hepatitis C - annual epidemiological report for 2021.

(2023) Sweden: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Hepatitis C infection and treatment among injecting drug users attending general practice: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tandan, Meera et al (2023) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, (8). doi: 10.3390/ijerph20085569

Hep C U later stigma toolkit.

Hep C U Later. (2023) NHS Addictions Provider Alliance.

Social and structural determinants of injection drug use-associated bacterial and fungal infections: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.

Brothers, Thomas D et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16257

World health statistics 2023: monitoring health for the SDGs, sustainable development goals.

(2023) Geneva: World Health Organization

Three years of wastewater surveillance for new psychoactive substances from 16 countries.

Bade, Richard et al (2023) Water Research X, 19. doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100179

Systematic assessment of non-medical use of prescription drugs using doctor-shopping indicators: a nationwide, repeated cross-sectional study

Soeiro, Thomas et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16261

Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review.

Adams, Emma J et al (2023) BMC Emergency Medicine, 23. doi: 10.1186/s12873-023-00798-7

NPS Discovery - New drug monograph: ADB-5’Br-PINACA.

(2023) Pennsylvania: Center for Forensic Science Research & Education.

A review of the evidence on the use and harms of Diphenidine and other related substances.

(2023) London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

Cumyl-PeGaClone and other recently encountered synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists

(2023) London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2002-2021.

Chrzanowska, Agata et al (2023) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

Vital statistics rapid release. Estimates of drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and oxycodone: United States, 2021.

Spencer, Merianne Rose et al (2023) Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Feasibility and acceptability of an overdose prevention intervention delivered by community pharmacists for patients prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain.

Schofield, Joe et al (2023) Pharmacy, 11, (3). doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11030088

Polydrug use among patients on methadone medication treatment: evidence from urine drug testing to inform patient safety

Saloner, Brendan et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16180

Genetic variants associated with opioid use disorder

Freiermuth, Caroline E et al (2023) Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 113, (5), pp. 1089-1095. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2864

Buprenorphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid dependence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies

Degenhardt, Louisa et al (2023) The Lancet. Psychiatry, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00095-0

Perspectives of clinicians and staff at community-based opioid use disorder treatment settings on linkages with emergency department-initiated buprenorphine programs

Sue, Kimberly L et al (2023) JAMA network open, 6, (5). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.12718

Addressing the opioid crisis-the need for a pain management intervention in community pharmacies in Canada: a narrative review

Cid, Ashley et al (2023) Pharmacy, 11, (2), 71. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy11020071

Nondisordered cannabis use Among US adolescents.

Sultan, Ryan S et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (5). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.11294

Factors associated with cannabis use in early adolescence

Wellman, Robert J et al (2023) Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice, 43, (1), pp. 14-26. doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.43.1.02

How should policymakers regulate the tetrahydrocannabinol content of cannabis products in a legal market?

Hall, Wayne et al (2023) Addiction, 118, (6), pp. 998-1003. doi: 10.1111/add.16135

Association between cannabis use disorder and schizophrenia stronger in young males than in females

Hjorthøj, Carsten et al (2023) Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-7. doi.org/10.1017/s0033291723000880

Testing the cannabis gateway hypothesis in a national sample of Spanish adolescents

García-Pérez, Ángel et al (2023) Addictive Behaviors, doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107751

Effects of legalizing cannabis. Technical report.

Manthey, Jacob et al (2023) Hamburg: “Institut für interdisziplinäre Sucht- und Drogenforschung (ISD).

Cognitive test performance in chronic cannabis flower users, concentrate users, and non-users

Cuttler, Carrie et al (2023) Scientific Reports, 13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-35217-1

Myran, Daniel Thomas et al (2023) Canadian Medical Association Journal, 195, (20). doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.230045

Adverse childhood experiences and adolescent cannabis use trajectories: findings from a longitudinal UK birth cohort

Hines, Lindsey A et al (2023) The Lancet Public Health, 8, (6). doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00095-6

Research letter. Suspected suicidal cannabis exposures reported to US poison centers, 2009-2021

Graves, Janessa M et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (4). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.9044

Prevalence of cannabis use among young adults in Sweden comparing randomized response technique with a traditional survey.

Andersson, Filip et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16219

Assessment of medical cannabis and health-related quality of life.

Arkell, Thomas R et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (5). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.12522

Characteristics of and 3-month health outcomes for people seeking treatment with prescribed cannabis: Real-world evidence from Project Twenty21

Lynskey, Michael T et al (2023) Drug Science, Policy and Law, doi.org/10.1177/20503245231167373

Addictions Edited podcast. A medication-based intervention for people who use benzodiazepines

Berry, Karen and Calder, Robert and Davies, Natalie (2023) London: Society for the Study of Addiction.

Effective alcohol policies are associated with reduced consumption among demographic groups who drink heavily.

Casswell, Sally et al (2023) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 47, (4), pp. 786-795. doi: 10.1111/acer.15030

Evolution of the major alcohol companies key global policy vehicle through the prism of tax records 2011-19

Lesch, Matthew and McCambridge, Jim (2023) Globalization and Health, 19. doi.org/10.1186/s12992-023-00933-w

Unpacking assertions made by the alcohol industry and how they make them: an analysis of submissions into Australia's National Alcohol Strategy

Miller, Mia et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13682

Politics and fantasy in UK alcohol policy: a critical logics approach

Hawkins, Benjamin R and van Schalkwyk, May C I (2023) Critical Policy Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/19460171.2023.2188470

Reducing alcohol use through alcohol control policies in the general population and population subgroups: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kilian, Carolin et al (2023) EClinicalMedicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101996

Assessing the impact of minimum pricing for alcohol on the wider population of drinkers: interim findings (summary)

Buhociu, Marian et al (2023) Cardiff: Welsh Government

Has minimum unit pricing (MUP) been effective? The evidence so far.

(2023) Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems and Scottish Alcohol Forum

Estimating the impact of the minimum alcohol price on consumers’ alcohol expenditure in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Taylor, Nicholas et al (2023) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100053

All-cause and cause-specific mortality in individuals with an alcohol-related emergency or hospital inpatient presentation: a retrospective data linkage cohort study.

Leung, Janni et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16218

Webinar recording. Alcohol marketing to sexual and gender minorities

Whiteley, David (2023) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies

Risky decision-making in adults with alcohol use disorder - a systematic and meta-analytic review

Ariesen, Akke-Marij D et al (2023) Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12, (8). doi: 10.3390/jcm12082943

Drinking motives, personality traits, life stressors - identifying pathways to harmful alcohol use in adolescence using a panel network approach

Freichel, René et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16231

Evidence for an alcohol-related "harm paradox" in individuals with internalizing disorders: test and replication in two independent community samples

Anker, Justin J et al (2023) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 47, (4), pp. 713-723. doi: 10.1111/acer.15036

Lived experiences of the diagnostic assessment process for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a systematic review of qualitative evidence

Hayes, Nicole et al (2023) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15097

Impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the nature of attempts to stop smoking and to reduce alcohol consumption in Great Britain: a representative population survey, 2021-2022

Jackson, Sarah E et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (5). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286183

Assessing and minimising risk of bias in randomized controlled trials of tobacco cessation interventions: guidance from the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group

Hartmann-Boyce, Jamie and Lindson, Nicola (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16220

Smoke and mirrors? Conflict of interest declarations in tobacco and e-cigarette-related academic publications.

McDonald, Amy et al (2023) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100055

Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation

Livingstone-Banks, Jonathan et al (2023) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (5), Art. no.: CD006103. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006103.pub8

Estimating the true effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions under variable comparator conditions: a systematic review and meta-regression

Kraiss, Jannis et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16222

Gambling: exploring the role of gambling motives, attachment and addictive behaviours among adolescents and young women

Macía, L et al (2023) Journal of Gambling Studies, 39, (1), pp. 183-201. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-022-10124-8

A cross-national comparison of problematic gaming behavior and well-being in adolescents

van der Neut, Damian et al (2023) Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Early online. doi: 10.1556/2006.2023.00010

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