HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter: volume 13, issue 1

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Publications

Incidence of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Ireland.

Carew, Anne Marie and Murphy, Niamh and Long, Jean and Hunter, Kate and Lyons, Suzi and Walsh, Cathal and Thornton, Lelia (2017) Incidence of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Ireland. Hepatology, Medicine and Policy , 2 , (1) .

HRB National Drugs Library. (2017) Factsheet: Sedatives and tranquilisers - the Irish situation.

HRB National Drugs Library (2017) Factsheet: Sedatives and tranquilisers - the Irish situation. Dublin: HRB National Drugs Library

HRB National Drugs Library. (2017) Factsheet: Alcohol - the Irish situation.

HRB National Drugs Library.(2017) Factsheet: Alcohol - the Irish situation. Dublin: HRB National Drugs Library

Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital annual clinical report 2014.

Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital. (2016) Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital annual clinical report 2014. Dublin: Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital.

Perceptions of school-based alcohol education by educational and health stakeholders: “Education as usual” compared to a randomised controlled trial.

McKay, Michael T and Sumnall, Harry and Harvey, Seamus A and Cole, Jon C (2017) Perceptions of school-based alcohol education by educational and health stakeholders: “Education as usual” compared to a randomised controlled trial. Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy , Early online .

Annual report of the Committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the diversion programme 2015.

Committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the diversion programme. (2017) Annual report of the Committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the diversion programme 2015. Dublin: An Garda Siochana.

Drug supply reduction: an overview of EU policies and measures.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Drug supply reduction: an overview of EU policies and measures. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

From mother to child: orbitofrontal cortex gyrification and changes of drinking behaviour during adolescence.

Kühn, Simone and Witt, and Banaschewski, Tobias and Barbot, Alexis and Barker, Gareth J and Büchel, Christian et al (2016) From mother to child: orbitofrontal cortex gyrification and changes of drinking behaviour during adolescence. Addiction Biology , 21 , (3) , pp. 700-8.

Irish general practitioner attitudes toward decriminalisation and medical use of cannabis: results from a national survey.

Crowley, Des and Collins, Claire and Delargy, Ide and Laird, Eamon and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2017) Irish general practitioner attitudes toward decriminalisation and medical use of cannabis: results from a national survey. Harm Reduction Journal , 14 , (1) , p. 4.

National Suicide Research Foundation newsletter

National Suicide Research Foundation. (2016) National Suicide Research Foundation newsletter. . Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation.

Drug trafficking penalties across the European Union: a survey of expert opinion. Technical report.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) Drug trafficking penalties across the European Union: a survey of expert opinion. Technical report. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Estimation of national, regional, and global prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and fetal alcohol syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Popova, Svetlana and Lange, Shannon and Probst, Charlotte and Gmel, Gerrit and Jehm, Jurgen (2017) Estimation of national, regional, and global prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and fetal alcohol syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health , Early online .

Medicines containing codeine: perspectives of medical professionals in the Republic of Ireland.

Foley, M and Carney, T and Harris, R and Fitzpatrick, E and Rapca-Veillet, A and Van Hout, M C (2017) Medicines containing codeine: perspectives of medical professionals in the Republic of Ireland. Irish Journal of Medical Science , Early online .

Health service performance report August/September 2016.

Health Service Executive. (2017) Health service performance report August/September 2016. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

Draft Health technology assessment (HTA) of smoking cessation interventions.

Health Information and Quality Authority. (2017) Draft Health technology assessment (HTA) of smoking cessation interventions. Cork: Health Information and Quality Authority.

Health service annual report and financial statements 2015.

Health Service Executive. (2016) Health service annual report and financial statements 2015. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

New psychoactive substances (NPS) on cryptomarket fora: an exploratory study of characteristics of forum activity between NPS buyers and vendors.

Van Hout, Marie Claire and Hearne, Evelyn (2016) New psychoactive substances (NPS) on cryptomarket fora: an exploratory study of characteristics of forum activity between NPS buyers and vendors. International Journal of Drug Policy , Early online .

Joint Strategy on the Management of Offenders 2016-2018

Department of Justice and Equality. (2016) Joint Strategy on the Management of Offenders 2016-2018. Dublin: Department of Justice and Equality.

Risk and reward: the development of social enterprise within the criminal justice sector in Ireland – some policy implications.

Cafferty, Siobhan and McCarthy, Olive and Power, Carol (2016) Risk and reward: the development of social enterprise within the criminal justice sector in Ireland – some policy implications. Irish Probation Journal , 13 , pp. 22-39.

‘Learning the basics of how to live’: ex-prisoners’ accounts of doing desistance.

Seaman, Vicky and Lynch, Orla (2016) ‘Learning the basics of how to live’: ex-prisoners’ accounts of doing desistance. Irish probation Journal , 13 , pp. 65-83.

Resettlement outcomes for 18–21-year-old males in Northern Ireland.

Maguire, Catherine (2016) Resettlement outcomes for 18–21-year-old males in Northern Ireland. Irish Probation Journal , 13 , pp. 119-133.

Reset: an opportunity to enhance offender resettlement and rehabilitation through mentoring.

Hamilton, Stephen (2016) Reset: an opportunity to enhance offender resettlement and rehabilitation through mentoring. Irish Probation Journal , 13 , pp. 134-142.

Service user involvement in service planning in the criminal justice system: rhetoric or reality?

Barr, Nicola and Montgomery, Gillian (2016) Service user involvement in service planning in the criminal justice system: rhetoric or reality? Irish Probation Journal , 13 , pp. 143-155.

Difficult terrain and unreported successes: young people and community-based restorative justice in Northern Ireland.

Hunter, Ruairi (2016) Difficult terrain and unreported successes: young people and community-based restorative justice in Northern Ireland. Irish Probation Journal , 13 , pp. 175-193.

Evidence Resources

European report on alcohol policy 2016. A review.

European Alcohol Policy Alliance. (2017) European report on alcohol policy 2016. A review. Brussels: European Alcohol Policy Alliance. 20 p.

Analysis of alcohol industry submissions against marketing regulation.

Martino, Florentine Petronella and Millar, Peter Graeme and Coomber, Kerri and Hancock, Linda and Kypri, Kypros [PLOS One] . (2017) Analysis of alcohol industry submissions against marketing regulation. Public Library of Science. PLoS ONE, 12 (1) e01703. /10.1371/journal.pone.0170366

Responsible thinking.

BSA Alcohol Study Group, supported by SHAAP. [SHAAP] (2017) Responsible thinking. Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems and British Sociological Association. 45 p.

Healthy nightlife toolbox.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Healthy nightlife toolbox.

Evidence review of the outcomes that can be expected of drug misuse treatment in England.

Burkinshaw, Peter and Knight, Jonathan and Anders, Paul and Eastwood, Brian and Musto, Virginia and White, Martin J and Marsden, John . (2017) Evidence review of the outcomes that can be expected of drug misuse treatment in England. London: Public Health England. 158 p.

Advancing the right to health: the vital role of law.

Magnusson, Roger [WHO] . (2017) Advancing the right to health: the vital role of law. Geneva: World Health Organization. 331 p.

Specialist substance misuse services for young people. A rapid mixed methods evidence review of current provision and main principles for commissioning.

Public Health England. (2017) Specialist substance misuse services for young people. A rapid mixed methods evidence review of current provision and main principles for commissioning. London: Public Health England. 22 p.

NCI tobacco control monograph series 21 - the economics of tobacco and tobacco control.

US National Cancer Institute, World Health Organization. [WHO] (2017) NCI tobacco control monograph series 21 - the economics of tobacco and tobacco control. Bethesda, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, and World Health Organization. 688 p.

The health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids: the current state of evidence and recommendations for research.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2017) The health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids: the current state of evidence and recommendations for research. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. 440 p. doi: 10.17226/24625

New psychoactive substances: problem and response.

Jabłoński, Piotr and Malczewski, Artur . (2014) New psychoactive substances: problem and response. Warsaw: National Bureau for Drug Prevention. 26 p.

Giving children alcohol doubles their chances of still drinking a year later, a UNSW study of teens and parents finds.

Downey, Marion [NDARC] . (2017) Giving children alcohol doubles their chances of still drinking a year later, a UNSW study of teens and parents finds. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Content analysis of UK newspaper and online news representations of women's and men's ‘binge’ drinking: a challenge for communicating evidence-based messages about single-episodic drinking?

Patterson, C and Emslie, C and Mason, O and Fergie, G and Hilton, S [BMJ Open] . (2016) Content analysis of UK newspaper and online news representations of women's and men's ‘binge’ drinking: a challenge for communicating evidence-based messages about single-episodic drinking? London: BMJ Publishing. BMJ Open, 6 (e013124) 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013124

How does older people’s drinking appear in the daily work of home care professionals?

Koivula, Riitta and Tigerstedt, Christoffer and Vilkko, Anni and Kuussaari, Kristiina and Pajala, Satu . (2016) How does older people’s drinking appear in the daily work of home care professionals? De Gruyter. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 33 (5-6) 537-50.

Conceptual and methodological issues in studying alcohol’s harm to others.

Room, Robin and Laslett, Anne-Marie and Jiang, Heng . (2016) Conceptual and methodological issues in studying alcohol’s harm to others. De Gruyter. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 33 (5-6) 455-78.

Neural substrates of cue reactivity and craving in gambling disorder.

Limbrick-Oldfield1, EH and Mick, I and Cocks, RE and McGonigle, J and Sharman, SP and Goldstone, AP and Stokes, PRA and Waldman, A and Erritzoe, D and Bowden-Jones, Henrietta and Nutt, David and Lingford-Hughes, AR and Clarke, L . (2017) Neural substrates of cue reactivity and craving in gambling disorder. Nature Publishing Group. Translational Psychiatry, 7 (e992) 10.1038/tp.2016.256

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