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National Drug Treatment Reporting System: 2023 drug treatment demand
Lynch, Tiina and Condron, Ita and Lyons, Suzi and Carew, Anne Marie (2024) Dublin: Health Research Board.
European drug report 2024: trends and developments
(2024) Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union
Outcomes of the LEAP feasibility trial-A low-threshold, exercise programme with protein supplementation to target frailty and poor physical functioning in people experiencing homelessness and addiction issues
Kennedy, Fiona et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (5). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301926
Key findings from the self-complete survey with cohort ’08 at 13
Smyth, Emer et al (2024) Dublin: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform. Orders of reference for Special Committee on Drugs Use. Adopted by the Committee 28 February 2024
Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform. (2024) Dublin: Houses of the Oireachtas
Implementing the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs
Seeing through hidden harm to brighter futures. A report of a conference held at the Ashling Hotel, Dublin October 18th 2023
Barlow, Joy (2024) Dublin: FamiliBase
Classifying national drinking patterns in Europe between 2000 and 2019: a clustering approach using comparable exposure data.
Correia, Daniela et al (2024) Addiction, Early online, doi.org/10.1111/add.16567
BETTER LIFE- guidelines for chronic disease preventive care for people aged 18-39 years: a literature review.
Moqueet, Nasheed et al (2024) BMC Primary Care, 25, 224. doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02471-9.
Reduce your risk of cancer.
Irish Cancer Prevention Network. (2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Youth prevention toolkit: e-cigarettes and other nicotine delivery systems
HSE Tobacco Free Ireland Programme. (2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Discharged from the emergency department following hospital-presented self-harm: referral patterns and risk of repeated self-harm
Cully, Grace et al (2024) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-024-03722-5
Comparing times of self-harm presentations to hospital emergency departments in children, adolescents, young adults and adults: a national registry study 2007–2019
McEvoy, David et al (2024) BMC Psychiatry, 24. doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05921-x
Healthcare practitioners' views of self-harm management practices in older adults in Ireland: a qualitative study
Troya, M Isabela et al (2024) International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 39, (7). doi.org/10.1002/gps.6116
To investigate the pattern of neck injuries and the role of toxicology in cases of hanging and manual/homicidal ligature strangulation in Ireland between 2016 - 2020: a retrospective review and analysis
Commins, Corey et al (2024) Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 103. doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2024.102686
Evidence to decision: HIV PEP - Needlestick exposure from a discarded needle in the community and shared injecting paraphernalia recommendations
HSE Public Health: National Health Protection Office. (2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Unveiling the shadows: dynamics of domestic violence and abuse in Dublin 10
McDonnell, Sean and Costello, Karen (2024) Dublin: Saoirse
Ireland country security report.
Overseas Security Advisory Council. (2024) Washington DC: US Department of State
Northwest Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force SMART booklet. [Video]
(2024) Northwest Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force
An evaluation of the Focus Ireland Women’s Outlook Programme
Clarke, Ann et al (2024) Dublin: Focus Ireland
The experiences and outcomes of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller pregnant people in pregnancy: a scoping review
O'Brien, M et al (2024) International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Early online. doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.15723
Correlates of problematic gambling in emerging adult university students in Ireland
Murphy, Michael P et al (2024) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10323-5
Childhood gambling experiences and adult problem gambling
Ó Ceallaigh, Diarmaid et al (2024) Dublin: Economic and Social Research Institute
Public health approaches to tackling gambling related harms
Inquiry report. (2024) Belfast: Northern Ireland Assembly All Party Group (APG) on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
Views of the workers - drug and alcohol use in the workforce in Northern Ireland
Campbell, Anne and Cambell, Orfhlaith (2024) Belfast: Northern Ireland Alcohol and Drugs Alliance
Caffeinated alcoholic drinks and health.
McKay, Michael T (2024) Belfast: Northern Ireland Alcohol and Drugs Alliance
Mental Health Commission annual report 2023
(2024) Dublin: Mental Health Commission.
Health Information and Quality Authority annual report 2023
National cancer strategy 2017-2026: implementation report 2023
(2024) Dublin: Department of Health
Women's Aid annual impact report 2023
(2024) Dublin: Women's Aid
Recorded crime Q1 2024.
(2024) Cork: Central Statistics Office
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International publications
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World drug report 2024 - key findings and conclusions.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2024) New York: United Nations
EU drug market: new psychoactive substances — in-depth analysis [Webpage]
Global status report on alcohol and health and treatment of substance use disorders
(2024) Geneva: World Health Organization
“Recovery is complicated”: a qualitative exploration of Canadian university students’ diverse recovery experiences
Burns, Victoria F et al (2024) Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2024.2347241
Interim monitoring report on statutory-funded residential rehabilitation placements
(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
Harm reduction advocacy – webinar series [Videos].
Sárosi, Péter (2024) Rights Reporter Foundation
Developing a coordinated response to chemsex across health, justice and social care settings: expert consensus statement
Hillier, Bradley et al (2024) BJPsych Bulletin, Early online. doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2024.46
Closing doors, opening windows – Adaptations and opportunities for harm reduction services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Rigoni, Rafaela and Tammi, Tuukka (2024) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2356746
Commercial determinants of noncommunicable diseases in the WHO European region
(2024) World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.
Alcohol, drugs and driving consensus statement. Saving lives: reducing preventable harm caused by driving under the influence.
British Medical Association. (2024) London: BMA
Drug checking: principles of practice - a model for Victoria
Seear, Kate (2024) Victoria, BC: arm Reduction Victoria and Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association
The world factbook. Field listing: illicit drugs. [Webpage]
(2024) Central Intelligence Agency
#Digital Youth – How children and young people are targeted with harmful product marketing online
Backholer, Kathryn (2024) Melbourne: Deakin University
Web-based forums for people experiencing substance use or gambling disorders: scoping review
Peart, Annette et al (2024) JMIR Mental Health, 11. doi.org/10.2196/49010
The Australian ‘drug budget’: Government drug policy expenditure 2021/22
DPMP monograph no. 36. Ritter, Alison et al (2024) Sydney: Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW
Uses of psychotropic drugs by university students in Switzerland
Berchtold, André et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (6). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305392
The challenge of new psychoactive substances - a technical update
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2024) Vienna: United Nations
Evaluating the effects of supervised consumption sites on housing prices in Montreal, Canada using interrupted time series and hedonic price models
Schaefer, Maximilian and Panagiotoglou, Dimitra (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 11. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100242
Economic evaluations of establishing opioid overdose prevention centers in 12 north American cities: a systematic review.
Behrends, Czarina N et al (2024) Value in health, 27, (5), pp. 655-669. doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2024.02.004
Experience of personal loss due to drug overdose among US adults
Kennedy-Hendricks, Alene et al (2024) JAMA Health Forum, 5, (5). 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.1262
Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: January to March 2024
(2024) Edinburgh: Scottish Government
Worldwide incidence of suicides in prison: a systematic review with meta-regression analyses
Mundt, Adrian P et al (2024) The Lancet Psychiatry, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00134-2
Involvement of propranolol in suicides: cross-sectional study using coroner-reported data
Gorton, Hayley C et al (2024) BJPsych Open, 10, (4). doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.714
Risk of drug-related death associated with co-prescribing of gabapentinoids and z-drugs among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment: a national retrospective cohort study
Glancy, Megan et al (2024) Psychiatry Research, doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116028
In vitro structure-activity relationships and forensic case series of emerging 2-benzylbenzimidazole 'nitazene' opioids
De Vrieze, Liam M et al (2024) Archives of Toxicology, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s00204-024-03774-7
Rotation from methadone to buprenorphine using a micro-dosing regime in patients with opioid use disorder and serious mental illness: a case series
Praeger, Vivian C et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13885
Exploring patients' perceptions on injectable opioid agonist treatment: influences on treatment initiation and implications for practice
Friedmann, Zoe et al (2024) European Addiction Research, 30, (1), pp. 32-42. doi.org/10.1159/000535416
Emergency department staff compassion is associated with lower fear of enacted stigma among patients with opioid use disorder.
Steinhauser, Savannah et al (2024) Academic Emergency Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acem.14970
Rapid induction of transdermal buprenorphine to subcutaneous extended-release buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder
Azar, Pouya et al (2024) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 19. doi.org/10.1186/s13722-024-00479-1
Rapid initiation of injection naltrexone for opioid use disorder: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized clinical trial.
Shulman, Matisyahu et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (5). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.9744
Crafting effective regulatory policies for psychedelics: what can be learned from the case of cannabis?
Andrews, Christina M et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16575
Global patterns in small-scale cannabis growers' distribution practices: exploring the grower-distributor nexus
Søgaard, Thomas Friis et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104463
Heavy lifetime cannabis use and mortality by sex
Vallée, Alexandre (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (6). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.15227
Cannabis use reported by patients receiving primary care in a large health system
Gelberg, Lillian et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (6). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.14809
Assessing rates and predictors of cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms across observational, experimental and medical research
Schoeler, Tabea et al (2024) Nature Mental Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00261-x
The contribution of cannabis use to the increased psychosis risk among minority ethnic groups in Europe
Selten, J P et al (2024) Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-10. doi.org/10.1017/s0033291724001004
Changes in prenatal cannabis-related diagnosed disorders after the Cannabis Act and the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada
Nazif-Munoz, José Ignacio et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16564
Risk of severe mood and anxiety disorders in the adult children of parents with alcohol use disorder: a nationwide cohort study
Kane, Kimberly et al (2024) Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 78, (7), pp. 444-450. doi.org/10.1136/jech-2023-221720
Early drinking onset and subsequent alcohol use in late adolescence: a longitudinal study of drinking patterns
Sjödin, Lars et al (2024) The Journal of Adolescent Health, 74, (6), pp. 1225-1230. doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.02.014
A dose-response meta-analysis on the relationship between average amount of alcohol consumed and death by suicide
Lange, Shannon et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 260. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111348
Through the looking glass: an alcohol advertisement every 3 minutes
Rutherford, Brienna N et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13886
Reducing alcohol harms whilst minimising impact on hospitality businesses: 'Sweetspot' policy options.
Fitzgerald, Niamh et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 129. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104465
How can agent-based modelling provide new insights into the impact of minimum unit pricing in Scotland?
Boyd, Jennifer et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13880
Influence of childhood trauma and traumatic stress on a woman's risk of having a child with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Parker, Michelle et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15334
Current and ideal living arrangements and supports for Canadian adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)-Part I: perspectives from adults with FASD
Gault, Siann et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15336
Current and ideal living arrangements and supports for Canadian adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Part II- perspectives from caregivers
Gault, Siann et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15337
Effectiveness of a self-help guide during a temporary alcohol abstinence challenge: a randomized controlled trial
Esselink, Annelien et al (2024) Alcohol and Alcoholism, 59, (4). doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agae034
Costs of alcohol harms in New Zealand: updating the evidence with recent research
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research. (2024) Wellington: NZIER
Inflation and health: a global scoping review
Movsisyan, Ani et al (2024) The Lancet Global Health, 12, (6), e1038-e1048. doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00133-5
Tobacco endgame goals and measures in Europe: current status and future directions
Ollila, Hanna et al (2024) Tobacco Control, Early online. doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-058606
The association of smoking with different eating and dietary behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis of 80 296 United Kingdom adults
Alruwaili, Arwa et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16584
Impact of Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations on cigarette consumption and youth smoking in England: interrupted time-series analysis
Buss, Vera Helen et al (2024) Tobacco Control, Early online. doi.org/10.1136/tc-2023-058560
Harm perceptions across vaping product features: an on-line cross-sectional survey of adults who smoke and/or vape in the United Kingdom
East, Katherine et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16572
Electronic cigarettes and subsequent use of cigarettes in young people: an evidence and gap map
Conde, Monserrat et al (2024) Addiction, Early online, doi.org/10.1111/add.16583
Young people's use of disposable vapes: a qualitative study
Notley, Caitlin et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16570
Nicotine strength of e-liquids used by adult vapers in Great Britain: a population survey 2016 to 2024.
Jackson, Sarah E et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16576
Policy paper on strategies and regulatory options aimed at reducing risks and harms related to online gaming and online gambling
(2024) Strasbourg: Council of Europe International Cooperation Group on Drugs and Addictions
Risks and harms associated with online gaming and gambling
Expert Group Online Addictions. (2024) Strasbourg: Council of Europe International Cooperation Group on Drugs and Addictions
How did the ‘whistle-to-whistle’ ban affect gambling advertising on TV? A live football matching study
McGrane, Ellen et al (2024) Addiction Research & Theory, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2024.2355183
Too young to gamble: long-term risks from underage gambling
Pérez, Levi (2024) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10319-1
Impulse and reason? Justifications in problem gambling
Wu, Raymond and Clark, Luke (2024) Addictive Behaviors Reports, 157. 38851143
Functional connectivity changes in the brain of adolescents with internet addiction: a systematic literature review of imaging studies
Chang, Max LY and Lee, Irene O (2024) PLoS Mental Health, 1, (1). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000022
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