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Our newsletter includes links to Irish and international publications related to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. 

 

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Irish-related publications
Drug poisoning deaths among women in Ireland.

Lynn, Ena (2022) PhD thesis, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland


Developing Irelands first national student mental health and suicide prevention framework for higher education.

Surdey, J et al (2022) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-5. doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2022.10


Citizens’ Assembly on evidence informed drugs policy from a harm reduction perspective.

(2022) Dublin: Green Party.


Anti-drug driving: raising awareness of the consequences of driving under the influence of drugs.

(2022) Road Safety Authority


Medical fitness to drive guidelines (Group 1 and 2 drivers) & Alcohol and driving bulletin.

National Office for Traffic Medicine. (2022) Dublin: Road Safety Authority


Let’s talk about recovery. LGTBQ and recovery.

(2022)


Population health and wellbeing key performance indicator metadata 2022.

(2022) Dublin: Health Service Executive.


Melanotan II user experience: a qualitative study of online discussion forums.

Gilhooley, Eimear et al (2021) Dermatology, 237, (6), pp. 995-999. doi.org/10.1159/000514492


Prevention and early intervention as the key to unlocking brighter futures.

Prevention and Early Intervention Network (2022) Dublin: PEIN.


Cannabis edible products.

(2022) Dublin: HSE drugs.ie.


Nitrous Oxide

(2022) Dublin: HSE drugs.ie


Smoking prevalence tracker - 2021 infographic.

(2022) Dublin: Health Service Executive.


EU Commission clarifies the legality of THC in hemp food.

(2022) Dublin: Hemp Federation Ireland.


"Sometimes I'm missing the words": The rights, needs and experiences of foreign national and minority ethnic groups in the Irish penal system

(2022) Dublin: Irish Penal Reform Trust. 


Independent review of the voluntary mess committees (VMC) operations within the Irish prison service: summary report. Kosi Corporation.

(2022) Dublin: Department of Justice and Equality.


Criminal justice sectoral strategy 2022 - 2024.

(2022) Dublin: Department of Justice and Equality.


Dynamic associations between anxiety, depression, and tobacco use in older adults: Results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.

Monroe, Derek C et al (2021) Journal of Psychiatric Research, 139. pp. 99-105.


Nutrition for substance use: a step by step workbook for people using alcohol and other drugs.

Extern, Social Care Trust Nutrition and Dietetic Service, Regional Service User Network. (2021) Belfast: Public Health Agency.


Motoring offence statistics for Northern Ireland annual report 2021.

Police Service of Northern Ireland. (2022) Belfast: PSNI Statistics Branch.


Statistics from the Northern Ireland substance misuse database 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021 experimental statistics.

Northern Ireland. Department of Health. (2022) Belfast: Department of Health.


Perinatal mortality: national clinical audit no. 2.

(2022) Dublin: Department of Health.


Health inequalities annual report 2022.

Carson, Matthew and Dunbar, Stewart and Laverty, Caolan (2022) Belfast: Department of Health.


Bray local drugs and alcohol task force annual report 2021.

(2022) Bray: Bray local drugs and alcohol task force.


Practitioner Health Matters Programme annual report 2020.

(2021) Dublin: Practitioner Health Matters Programme.


Dun Laoghaire Rathdown drug and alcohol task force (DLRDATF) community consultation process: consultation report.

(2021) Dublin: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force.


Revenue Commissioners annual report 2021.

(2022) Dublin: Revenue Commissioners


The State Laboratory annual report 2020.

(2021) Dublin: The State Laboratory.


International publications
Schools and drugs: health and social responses.

(2022) Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.


Prisons and drugs: health and social responses.

(2022) Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.


Trends in mortality from novel psychoactive substances as “legal highs”: gender differences in manner of death and implications for risk differences for women.

Webb, Lucy et al (2022) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.890840


National Drug Control Strategy.

United States. (2022) Washington D.C.: Office of National Drug Control Policy, the White House.


Prevention of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs: executive summary.

European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (2022) Brussels: European Commission.


Supervised consumption sites-a tool for reducing risk of overdose deaths and infectious diseases in people who use illicit drugs.

Rubin, Rita and Suran, Melissa (2022) JAMA, Early online. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.4017


Effectiveness of a suicide prevention module for adults in substance use disorder treatment: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized clinical trial.

Ries, Richard K et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (4).


The role of health literacy in the association between academic performance and substance use.

Kinnunen, Jaana M et al (2022) European Journal of Public Health, 32, (2), pp. 182-187


Children and families affected by parental drug use: current gaps and promising practices.

Goberna, Lucia (2022) In: 65th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 17 March 2022,


Longitudinal analysis of substance use disorder symptom severity at age 18 years and substance use disorder in adulthood.

McCabe, Sean Esteban et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (4), e225324.


Alcohol and drugs workforce: mixed-methods research compendium.

Director-General Health and Social Care. (2022) Edinburgh: Scottish Government.


The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990-2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Castelpietra, Giulio et al (2022) The Lancet Regional Health Europe, 16. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100341


eHealth interventions to address HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, sexual risk behavior, substance use, and mental ill-health in men who have sex with men: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Melendez-Torres, G J (2022) JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 8, (4).


Role of thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness and psychological distress in the association between adverse childhood experiences and suicidal ideation in college students.

Bhargav, Madhav and Swords, Lorraine (2022) BJPsych Open, 8, (2).


Mobile data collection of cognitive-behavioral tasks in substance use disorders: where are we now?

Zech, Hilmar G et al (2022) Neuropsychobiology, doi: 10.1159/000523697


Co-occurring mental disorders in transitional aged youth with substance use disorders - a narrative review.

Köck, Patrick et al (2022) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.827658


Surviving and thriving: lessons in successful advocacy from drug-user led networks.

International Network of People who Use Drugs (2022) London: INPUD.


Spiking. Ninth report of session 2021–22.

House of Commons Home Affairs Committee. (2022) London: House of Commons


Needle Exchange Surveillance Initiative (NESI): prevalence of blood-borne viruses and injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs attending injecting equipment provision services in Scotland, 2008 to 2020.

Public Health Scotland, Glasgow Caledonian University, West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre. (2022) Glasgow: Public Health Scotland.


Interim monitoring report on statutory funded residential rehabilitation placements.

(2022) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.


Epidemiology of HIV infection and associated behaviours among people who inject drugs in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: Nearly 40 years on.

Croxford, Sara et al (2022) HIV Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13297


Women in an open prison: Can we make alcohol screening and brief interventions work for them?

Ferguson, Jennifer (2022) SHAAP Blog


Good practices in managing infectious diseases in prison settings: a snapshot of responses to COVID-19 implemented around the globe between May and September 2020.

(2022) Moscow: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe


Update on cyber health psychology: virtual reality and mobile health tools in psychotherapy, clinical rehabilitation, and addiction treatment

Caponnetto, Pasquale and Casu, Mirko (2022) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (6). doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063516


Telehealth versus face-to-face psychotherapy for less common mental health conditions: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Greenwood, Hannah et al (2022) JMIR Mental Health, 9, (3). doi: 10.2196/31780


Nanoparticle delivery systems for substance use disorder.

Kasina, Vishal et al (2022) Neuropsychopharmacology, doi: 10.1038/s41386-022-01311-7


Global fund’s community, rights, and gender strategic initiative short-term technical assistance. Guide for people who use drugs.

Szubert, Olga (2022) London: INPUD Secretariat.


COVID-19 and substance use disorders: a review of international guidelines for frontline healthcare workers of addiction services.

Ostinelli, Edoardo G et al (2022) BMC Psychiatry, 22, (1).


Drug checking in Australia: how far do we have to go?

Olsen, Anna (2022) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.


Community urinalysis and self-report project cross-Canada report on the use of drugs from the unregulated supply, 2019-2021 data.

(2022) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction


Jump-starting the conversation about harm reduction: making sense of drug effects.

Mark et al (2022) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.2013774


Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults.

(2022) London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence


Police officers' attitudes and practices toward harm reduction services in Sweden - a qualitative study.

Nordgren, Johan et al (2022) International Journal on Drug Policy, 104. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103672


Associations between classic psychedelics and opioid use disorder in a nationally-representative U.S. adult sample.

Jones, Grant et al (2022) Scientific Reports, 12. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08085-4


Identifying the changing age distribution of opioid-related mortality with high-frequency data.

Paul, Lauren A et al (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (4).


How do people who use drugs receiving opioid medication therapy perceive their treatment ? A multicentre study.

Guillou Landreat, Morgane et al (2022) Harm Reduction Journal, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00608-6


Barriers to management of opioid withdrawal in hospitals in England: a document analysis of hospital policies on the management of substance dependence.

Harris, Magdalena et al (2022) BMC Medicine, 20. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02351-y


Implementation of a standardized clinical definition of opioid withdrawal in the neonate: challenges and opportunities.

Roque Bravo, Rita et al (2022) Toxins, 14, (4).


Adverse experiences resulting in emergency medical treatment seeking following the use of magic mushrooms.

Kopra, Emma I et al (2022) Journal of Psychopharmacology, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/02698811221084063


Analysis of psilocybin-assisted therapy in medicine: a narrative review.

Ziff, Shawn et al (2022) Cureus, 14, (2). doi: 10.7759/cureus.21944


Synthetic stimulant market rapidly changing as N,N-Dimethylpentylone replaces Eutylone in drug supply typically sold as “ecstasy” or “molly”.

Center for Forensic Science Research and Education. (2022) Washington: CFSRE.


Different phases of ATS use call for different interventions: a large qualitative study in Europe.

Liebregts, Nienke et al (2022) Harm Reduction Journal, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00617-5


Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) 2022 trend reports.

(2022) Washington: Center for Forensic Science Research and Education.


How to regulate cannabis: a practical guide.

(2022) London: Transform Drug Policy Foundation.


Opioid-sparing effect of cannabinoids for analgesia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical and clinical studies.

Nielsen, Suzanne et al (2022) Neuropsychopharmacology, Early online. doi: 10.1038/s41386-022-01322-4


Is early exposure to cannabis associated with bipolar disorder? Results from a Finnish birth cohort study.

Denissoff, Alexander et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.15881


Public safety and cannabis: taking stock of knowledge since legalization: a virtual cannabis policy research symposium report.

(2022) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.


How cannabis users obtain and purchase cannabis: a comparison of cannabis users from European countries with different cannabis policies.

. Skliamis, Kostas and Korf, Dirk J (2022) Substance Use & Misuse, Early online. pp. 1-9. doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2058707


Trends in cannabis use prior to first admission to inpatient psychiatry in Ontario, Canada, between 2007 and 2017 (report at a glance).

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (2022) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.


Analyzing sentiments and themes on cannabis in Canada using 2018 to 2020 Twitter data.

Najafizada, Maisam et al (2022) Journal of Cannabis Research, 4. doi: 10.1186/s42238-022-00132-1


Simultaneous alcohol and marijuana use among young adults: a scoping review of prevalence, patterns, psychosocial correlates, and consequences.

Lee, Christine M et al (2022) Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 42, (1), 08


Relationships of cannabis policy liberalization with alcohol use and co-use with cannabis: a narrative review.

Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo et al (2022) Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 42, (1). doi: 10.35946/arcr.v42.1.06


Prevention of alcohol consumption programs for children and youth: a narrative and critical review of recent publications.

Sánchez-Puertas, Rafael et al (2022) Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.821867


COVID-19 patients with documented alcohol use disorder or alcohol-related complications are more likely to be hospitalized and have higher all-cause mortality.

Bailey, Kristina L et al (2022) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.14838


The role of alcohol packaging as a health communications tool: An online cross-sectional survey and experiment with young adult drinkers in the United Kingdom.

Jones, Daniel et al (2022) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13469


The relationship between alcohol outlets and crime is not an artefact of retail geography.

Cameron, Michael P (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.15880


SHAAP/SARN Alcohol occasionals webinar: MUP and homeless drinkers, street drinkers & service providers.

Dimova, Elena (2022) SHAAP and SARN.


The effect of chronic alcohol on cognitive decline: do variations in methodology impact study outcome? an overview of research from the past 5 years.

Charlton, Annai J and Perry, Christina J (2022) Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.836827


Editorial: Shining a light on international alcohol industry lobbying.

(2022) The lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 7, (4), 275.


Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of face-to-face and electronic brief interventions versus screening alone to reduce alcohol consumption among high-risk adolescents presenting to emergency departments.

Deluca, Paolo et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.15884


“Now, with a bit more knowledge, I understand why I'm asking those questions.” midwives’ perspectives on their role in the Greater Manchester health and social care partnership's programme to reduce alcohol exposed pregnancies.

Morello, Ruth et al (2022) Midwifery, 110. doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103335


Assessing driving-relevant attentional impairment after a multiday drinking session: a two-phase pilot study.

Norman, Thomas et al (2022) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 46, (4), pp. 628-640.


Changes in alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic and previous pandemics: a systematic review.

Sohi, Ivneet et al (2022) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 46, (4), pp. 498-513.


Accuracy of wearable transdermal alcohol sensors: systematic review.

Brobbin, Eileen et al (2022) Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24, (4).


Europe's beating cancer plan: implementation roadmap.

(2022) Brussels: European Commission.


Commercial determinants of cancer control policy.

(2022) Journal of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, 28, (2).


Addressing the leading risk factors for ill health. A review of government policies tackling smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity and harmful alcohol use in England.

Everest, Grace et al (2022) London: The Health Foundation.


Factsheets on WHO FCTC implementation through MPOWER in the WHO European Region (2022)

(2022) Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.


E-Cigarettes-a review of the evidence-harm versus harm reduction.

Feeney, Susan et al (2022) Tobacco Use Insights, 15. doi: 10.1177/1179173X221087524


Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: systematic review of global evidence. Report for the Australian Department of Health.

Banks, Emily et al (2022) Canberra: National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health.


Mindfulness for smoking cessation.

Jackson, Sarah et al (2022) The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013696.pub2


Prenatal smoking, alcohol and caffeine exposure and offspring externalizing disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Haan, Elis et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.15858


News
Future of outreach drug project secured as it joins youth group.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (28 Apr 2022)


Prison Service to begin drug screening of officers amid plans to tackle contraband.

[Independent.ie] Feehan, Conor (28 Apr 2022)


Why aren’t we willing to protect children from profiling and targeting by corporate forces selling harmful products such as alcohol, betting and junk food?

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (25 Apr 2022)


Aggression caused by crack cocaine forces Limerick pharmacists to quit needle exchange programme.

[Irish Examiner] O'Rourke, Ryan (21 Apr 2022)


'It's made criminals out of decent people': People Before Profit to introduce Bill to legalise cannabis.

[thejournal.ie] Finn, Christina (22 Apr 2022)


Irish Examiner view: Drug spiking claims must be heard.

[Irish Examiner] (19 Apr 2022)


Community and drug treatment groups welcome sanctions against the Kinahans.

[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (12 Apr 2022)


EU pushes Ireland to outlaw opioid that is 500 times more potent than morphine.

[Irish Examiner] Hoare, Padraig (12 Apr 2022)


Pandemic brought 'big wins' for those tackling drug addiction.

[Irish Examiner] Baker, Noel (01 Apr 2022)


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