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Creating a better future together. National maternity strategy 3016-2026.
Ireland. Department of Health. (2016) Creating a better future together. National maternity strategy 3016-2026. Department of Health, Dublin .

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Changes in psychological well-being among heroin-dependent adolescents during psychologically supported opiate substitution treatment.
Smyth, Bobby P and Ducray, Kevin and Cullen, Walter (2016) Changes in psychological well-being among heroin-dependent adolescents during psychologically supported opiate substitution treatment. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Early online .

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The injecting use of image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPED) in the general population: a systematic review.
Brennan, Rebekah and Wells, John S G and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2016) The injecting use of image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPED) in the general population: a systematic review. Health and Social Care in the Community, Early online .

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How much are we really drinking?
Alcohol Action Ireland. (2016) How much are we really drinking? Newsletter .

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Health service performance report November 2015.
Health Service Executive. (2016) Health service performance report November 2015. Health Service Executive, Dublin .

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Think about alcohol.
Kerry Children and Young People’s Services Committee. (2015) Think about alcohol.

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National community action on alcohol project pilot 2015: external evaluation report.
Galligan, Claire (2015) National community action on alcohol project pilot 2015: external evaluation report. Department of Health; Alcohol Forum and Health Service Executive, Ireland .

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Young Pavees: their mental health needs a research report.
Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre. (2015) Young Pavees: their mental health needs a research report. Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, Dublin .

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Community action on alcohol project pilot 2015: celebration & completion conference.
Alcohol Forum. (2016) Community action on alcohol project pilot 2015: celebration & completion conference. In: Community action on alcohol project pilot 2015: celebration & completion conference., 20 January 2016, Ashling Hotel, Dublin.

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Is Captagon (fenethylline) helping to fuel the Syrian conflict?
Van Hout, Marie Claire and Wells, John (2016) Is Captagon (fenethylline) helping to fuel the Syrian conflict? Addiction, Early online .

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Pathways through treatment: a mixed-methods longitudinal outcomes study of Coolmine therapeutic community.
Babineau, Kate and Harris, Anita (2015) Pathways through treatment: a mixed-methods longitudinal outcomes study of Coolmine therapeutic community. Coolmine Therapeutic Community, Dublin .

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Ireland is to install supervised injecting rooms.
Houston, Muiris (2016) Ireland is to install supervised injecting rooms. BMJ, 352 . i406.

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Report on the role of advocacy in health and social care services in Ireland.
Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children. (2016) Report on the role of advocacy in health and social care services in Ireland. Houses of the Oireachtas, Dublin .

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Netnography of female use of the synthetic growth hormone CJC-1295: pulses and potions.
Van Hout, Marie Claire and Hearne, Evelyn (2016) Netnography of female use of the synthetic growth hormone CJC-1295: pulses and potions. Substance Use & Misuse, 51 (1). pp. 73-84.

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EMCDDA Strategy and work programme 2016–18: annual work programme 2016.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2016) EMCDDA Strategy and work programme 2016–18: annual work programme 2016. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg .

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Enforcing regulations on alcohol sales and use as universal environmental prevention.
Villalbí, Joan R et al (2015) Enforcing regulations on alcohol sales and use as universal environmental prevention. Adicciones, 27 (4). pp. 288-293.

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Over-the-counter codeine - from therapeutic use to dependence, and the grey areas in between.
Nielsen, Suzanne and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2016) Over-the-counter codeine - from therapeutic use to dependence, and the grey areas in between. Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, Early online .

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Commissioning for communities. Valuing the community and voluntary approach to human, social and community services.
O'Connor, Nat (2016) Commissioning for communities. Valuing the community and voluntary approach to human, social and community services. Clann Credo - the Social Investment Fund, the Community Foundation for Ireland and The Wheel, Dublin .

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Professional voices—the experience machine.
Juman, Richard (2016) Professional voices—the experience machine. The Fix .

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Department of Justice and Equality annual report 2014.
Ireland. Department of Justice and Equality. (2016) Department of Justice and Equality annual report 2014. Department of Justice and Equality, Dublin .

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Criminal Assets Bureau annual report 2014.
CAB Annual Report Committee. (2016) Criminal Assets Bureau annual report 2014. Government of Ireland, Dublin .

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Commentary on Cousins et al. (2016): Accumulating evidence on risk of mortality on and off opioid substitution treatment.
Hickman, Matthew and Macleod, John and Degenhardt, Louisa (2016) Commentary on Cousins et al. (2016): Accumulating evidence on risk of mortality on and off opioid substitution treatment. Addiction, 111 (1). pp. 83-84.

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Injection of new psychoactive substance snow blow associated with recently acquired HIV infections among homeless people who inject drugs in Dublin, Ireland, 2015.
Giese, Coralie et al (2015) Injection of new psychoactive substance snow blow associated with recently acquired HIV infections among homeless people who inject drugs in Dublin, Ireland, 2015. Euro surveillance : bulletin Européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 20 (40).

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Revenue Commissioners: headline results for 2015.
Ireland. Revenue Commissioners. (2016) Revenue Commissioners: headline results for 2015. Revenue Commissioners, Dublin .

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Cancer in Ireland 1994-2013: annual report of the National Cancer Registry.
National Cancer Registry, Ireland. (2015) Cancer in Ireland 1994-2013: annual report of the National Cancer Registry. National Cancer Registry, Cork .

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Cough, codeine and confusion.
O Reilly, David and Thomas, Mathew and Moylett, Edina (2015) Cough, codeine and confusion. BMJ case reports, Early online .

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Case-control study of risks and causes of death amongst opioid dependent patients on methadone maintenance treatment.
Truszkowska, Edyta and McCarron, Peter and Konovalov, Pavel and Galander, Tahir and Lyons, Suzi and Keenan, Eamon and Smyth, Bobby P (2015) Case-control study of risks and causes of death amongst opioid dependent patients on methadone maintenance treatment. The Canadian Journal of Addiction, 6 (3). pp. 17-26.

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Statement on consumption of alcoholic beverages and risk of cancer
Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.(2016) Statement on consumption of alcoholic beverages and risk of cancer,Public Health England,.69 p.

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Statement on the mutagenicity of alcohol (ethanol) and its metabolite acetaldehyde
Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) (2016) Statement on the mutagenicity of alcohol (ethanol) and its metabolite acetaldehyde,Public Health England. 14 p

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Risks and benefits of Nalmefene in the treatment of adult alcohol dependence: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished double-blind randomized controlled trials

Palpacuer, Clément et al (2015) Risks and benefits of Nalmefene in the treatment of adult alcohol dependence: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished double-blind randomized controlled trials. Public Library of Science. PLoS ONE

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Comparison of brief interventions in primary care on smoking and excessive alcohol consumption: a population survey in England. Royal College of General Practitioners

Brown, Jamie et al (2016) Comparison of brief interventions in primary care on smoking and excessive alcohol consumption: a population survey in England. Royal College of General Practitioners. The British journal of general practice, 66 (642)

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UK Chief Medical Officers’ alcohol guidelines review. Summary of the proposed new guidelines
United Kingdom. Department of Health.(2016) UK Chief Medical Officers’ alcohol guidelines review. Summary of the proposed new guidelines. Department of Health. 7 p.

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Inclusion health: education and training for health professionals. Executive summary.

Davis, June and Lovegrove, Mary (2016) Inclusion health: education and training for health professionals. Executive summary, Department of Health. 20 p.

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CMO alcohol guidelines review. A summary of the evidence on understanding and response to public health guidelines.

Jones, Lisa and Bellis, Mark A. (2016) CMO alcohol guidelines review. A summary of the evidence on understanding and response to public health guidelines. Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Hopkins University. 53 p.

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CMO alcohol guidelines review. A summary of the health and social impacts of alcohol consumption.

Jones, Lisa and Bellis, Mark A. (2016) CMO alcohol guidelines review. A summary of the health and social impacts of alcohol consumption. Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Hopkins University. 37 p.

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CMO alcohol guidelines review. Mapping systematic review level evidence

Jones, Lisa and McCoy, Ellie and Bates, Geoff and Bellis, Mark A, (2016) CMO alcohol guidelines review. Mapping systematic review level evidence, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Hopkins University. 96 p

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Mortality and morbidity risks from alcohol consumption in the UK: Analyses using the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model

Holmes, John et al (2016) Mortality and morbidity risks from alcohol consumption in the UK: Analyses using the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model (v.2.7) to inform the UK Chief Medical Officers’ review of the UK lower risk drinking guidelines. Final report. ScHARR, University of Sheffield. 74 p.

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Drink wise, age well: alcohol use and the over 50s in the UK. International Longevity Centre – UK.

Holley-Moore, George and Beach, Brian (2016) Drink wise, age well: alcohol use and the over 50s in the UK. International Longevity Centre – UK. 57 p.

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Impact of advertisements promoting candy-like flavoured e-cigarettes on appeal of tobacco smoking among children: an experimental study.

Vasiljevic, Milica and Petrescu, Dragos C and Marteau, Theresa M [BMJ], (2016) Impact of advertisements promoting candy-like flavoured e-cigarettes on appeal of tobacco smoking among children: an experimental study. BMJ Publishing. Tobacco Control

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Key considerations when designing and delivering education, training and employment support for clients in drug and alcohol treatment.

Duffy, Paul (2016) Key considerations when designing and delivering education, training and employment support for clients in drug and alcohol treatment. Pubilc Health England. 19 p.

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Seventeen year mortality in a cohort of patients attending opioid agonist treatment in Ireland. Commentary.

Klimas, Jan and Keane, Anna and Cullen, Walter and O'Kelly, Fergus and Bury, Gerard (2016) Seventeen year mortality in a cohort of patients attending opioid agonist treatment in Ireland. Commentary on 'methadone-maintained patients in primary care have higher rates of chronic disease' (O'Toole et al., European Journal of General Practice 2014;20:275-80). The European Journal of General Practice, Early online. pp. 1-2

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