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This is the August 2018 edition of the library newsletter – our monthly electronic digest of Irish drug, alcohol & tobacco publications, news and Dail debates, with key international research evidence.  

 

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Publications
National Drug Treatment Reporting System 2010 to 2016 data – Alcohol Treatment.
Health Research Board. (2018) National Drug Treatment Reporting System 2010 to 2016 data – Alcohol Treatment. Dublin: Health Research Board.
Life course transitions and changes in alcohol consumption among older Irish adults: results from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).
Holton, Alice and Boland, Fiona and Gallagher, Paul and Fahey, Tom and Kenny, Roseanne and Cousins, Gráinne (2018) Life course transitions and changes in alcohol consumption among older Irish adults: results from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). Journal of Aging and Health , Early online .
Dissociable psychosocial profiles of adolescent substance users.
Fitzgerald, Amanda and Mac Giollabhui, Naoise and Dolphin, Louise and Whelan, Robert and Dooley, Barbara (2018) Dissociable psychosocial profiles of adolescent substance users. PLoS ONE , 13 , (8) , e0202498.
Alcohol and drugs: a parent's guide. Practical advice to help you communicate with your child about alcohol and other drugs.
HSE Alcohol Programme. (2018) Alcohol and drugs: a parent's guide. Practical advice to help you communicate with your child about alcohol and other drugs. Dublin: HSE Alcohol Programme.
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.

GBD 2016 Alcohol Collaborators (2018) Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet .
2018 alcohol market survey.
Alcohol Action Ireland. (2018) 2018 alcohol market survey. Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland.
Global, regional, and country-level estimates of hepatitis C infection among people who have recently injected drugs.

Grebely, Jason et al (2018) Global, regional, and country-level estimates of hepatitis C infection among people who have recently injected drugs. Addiction , Early online.
Feasibility of recruitment to a behavioural smoking cessation intervention combined with ongoing online support.
Reynolds, Ciara M E and Egan, Brendan and O'Malley, Eimer G and Kennedy, Rachel R A and Sheehan, Sharon R and Turner, Michael J (2018) Feasibility of recruitment to a behavioural smoking cessation intervention combined with ongoing online support. European Journal of Public Health , Early online .
Individual differences in learning from probabilistic reward and punishment predicts smoking status.
Rai, Laura A and O'Halloran, Laura and Jollans, Lee and Vahey, Nigel and O'Brolchain, Conall and Whelan, Robert (2018) Individual differences in learning from probabilistic reward and punishment predicts smoking status. Addictive Behaviors , 88 , pp. 73-76.
A multi-faceted intervention to reduce alcohol misuse and harm amongst sports people in Ireland: A controlled trial.
O'Farrell, Anne and Kingsland, Melanie and Kenny, Susan and Eldin, Nazih and Wiggers, John and Wolfenden, Luke and Allwright, Shane (2018) A multi-faceted intervention to reduce alcohol misuse and harm amongst sports people in Ireland: A controlled trial. Drug and Alcohol Review , 37 , (1) , pp. 14-22.
Borderline personality disorder: resource utilisation costs in Ireland.
Bourke, J and Murphy, A and Flynn, D and Kells, M (2018) Borderline personality disorder: resource utilisation costs in Ireland. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Early online .
Advances in management of neonatal abstinence syndrome: what’s the score?
Shanahan, Katie M and O'Grady, Michael J (2018) Advances in management of neonatal abstinence syndrome: what’s the score? Irish Medical Journal , 111 , (7) .
An Garda Siochana: annual report 2017.
An Garda Siochana. (2018) An Garda Siochana: annual report 2017. Dublin: An Garda Siochana.
Department of Defence and Defence Forces annual report 2017.
Ireland. Department of Defence. (2018) Department of Defence and Defence Forces annual report 2017. Kildare: Department of Defence and Defence Forces.
Dublin Inquirer homeless shelter satisfaction survey
Amarach. (2018) Dublin Inquirer homeless shelter satisfaction survey. Dublin Inquirer.
National and regional employment in the drinks and hospitality sector.
Foley, Anthony (2018) National and regional employment in the drinks and hospitality sector. Dublin: Drinks Industry Group of Ireland.
HPRA Information notice - IN2018(03) - HIV self-tests.
Health Products Regulatory Authority. (2018) HPRA Information notice - IN2018(03) - HIV self-tests. Dublin: HPRA.
It's not all about price: factors associated with roll-your-own tobacco use among young people - a qualitative study.
Breslin, Elizabeth and Hanafin, Joan and Clancy, Luke (2018) It's not all about price: factors associated with roll-your-own tobacco use among young people - a qualitative study. BMC Public Health , 18 , (1) , p. 991.
Position statement: Occasional smoking and its associated health risks.
RCPI Policy Group on Tobacco. (2018) Position statement: Occasional smoking and its associated health risks. Dublin: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Association between alcohol exposure and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Euro-MOTOR study.
D'Ovidio, Fabrizio and Rooney, James PK and Visser, Anne E and Manera, Umberto and Beghi, Ettore and Logroscino, Giancarlo and Vermeulen, Roel CH and Veldink, Jan Herman and van den Berg, Leonard H and Hardiman, Orla and Chiò, Adriano (2018) Association between alcohol exposure and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Euro-MOTOR study. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry , Early online .
Sláintecare implementation strategy and next steps.
Ireland. Department of Health. (2018) Sláintecare implementation strategy and next steps. Dublin: Government of Ireland.
Jigsaw annual report and financial statements 2017.
Jigsaw. (2018) Jigsaw annual report and financial statements 2017. Dublin: Jigsaw.
HSE Performance profile: January - March 2018. Quarterly report.
Health Service Executive. (2018) HSE Performance profile: January - March 2018. Quarterly report. Dublin: Health Service Executive.
Are consent workshops sustainable and feasible in third level institutions? Evidence from implementing and extending the SMART consent workshop.
MacNeela, Padraig and O’Higgins, Siobhan and McIvor, Charlotte and Seery, Chiara and Dawson, Kate and Delaney, Neil (2018) Are consent workshops sustainable and feasible in third level institutions? Evidence from implementing and extending the SMART consent workshop. Galway: School of Psychology, NUI Galway.
Smoking prevalence tracker - half year - 2018 infographic.
Health Service Executive. (2018) Smoking prevalence tracker - half year - 2018 infographic. Dublin: Health Service Executive.
Evidence Resources
Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit.
World Health Organization. (2018) Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit. Geneva: World Health Organization. 99 p.
Routine enquiry for history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the adult patient population in a general practice setting: a pathfinder study.
Hardcastle, Katie and Bellis, Mark A . (2018) Routine enquiry for history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the adult patient population in a general practice setting: a pathfinder study. Wrexham, Wales: Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 49 p.
Association of longitudinal alcohol consumption trajectories with coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of six cohort studies using individual participant data.
O'Neill, Dara and Britton, Annie and Kavanagh, Mary K and Goldberg, Marcel and Kuh, Diana and Khaw, Kay Tee and Bell, Steven [Biomed Central] . (2018) Association of longitudinal alcohol consumption trajectories with coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of six cohort studies using individual participant data. Springer. BMC Medicine, 16 (124)
Opiate-blocking implants: magic bullet or dangerous experiment?
[Drug and Alcohol Findings] (2018) Opiate-blocking implants: magic bullet or dangerous experiment? London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings Hot Topics 5 p.
Ethics and evidence on naltrexone treatment of offenders.
[Drug and Alcohol Findings] (2018) Ethics and evidence on naltrexone treatment of offenders. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings Hot Topics
Are the “best buys” for alcohol control still valid? An update on the comparative cost-effectiveness of alcohol control strategies at the global level.
Chisholm, Ian and Moro, Daniela and Bertram, Melanie and Pretorius, Carel and Gmel, Gerrit . (2018) Are the “best buys” for alcohol control still valid? An update on the comparative cost-effectiveness of alcohol control strategies at the global level. Rutgers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 79 (4) 514–22.
Stop smoking options: guidance for conversations with patients.
Public Health England. (2018) Stop smoking options: guidance for conversations with patients. London: Public Health England.
Pulse. Briefings from The Forward Trust for staff, partners, commissioners and involved in the cycles of addiction or crime.
Forward Trust. (2018) Pulse. Briefings from The Forward Trust for staff, partners, commissioners and involved in the cycles of addiction or crime. London: Forward.
Alcohol outlet density and alcohol related hospital admissions in England: a national small‐area level ecological study.
Maheswaran, Ravi and Green, Mark A and Strong, Mark and Brindley, Paul and Angus, Colin and Holmes, John . (2018) Alcohol outlet density and alcohol related hospital admissions in England: a national small‐area level ecological study. Wiley-Blackwell. Addiction, Early online https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14285
Investigating the potential impact of changing health messages on alcohol products.
Roderique-Davies, Gareth and John, Bev and Jones, Sarah and Leeworthy, Shona [Alcohol Concern] . (2018) Investigating the potential impact of changing health messages on alcohol products. London: Alcohol Concern Cymru. 34 p.
Fit to fly: summary report of the policy debate on alcohol and air travel.
Institute of Alcohol Studies, European Alcohol Policy Alliance. (2018) Fit to fly: summary report of the policy debate on alcohol and air travel. Brussels: Institute of Alcohol Studies. 18 p.
Report on Canberra GTM Harm Reduction Service.
Makka, T and Macleod, M and Vumbaca, G and Hill, P and Caldicott, D and Noffs, M and Tzanetis, S and Hansen, F . (2018) Report on Canberra GTM Harm Reduction Service. New South Wales: Harm Reduction Australia. 42 p.
Clinical question: What are the effects of opioid substitution therapy and needle syringe programs for preventing hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs?
Burch, Jane and Tort, Sera [The Cochrane Library] . (2018) Clinical question: What are the effects of opioid substitution therapy and needle syringe programs for preventing hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs? London: Wiley. Cochrane Clinical Answers
Clinical question: How do personalized digital interventions to reduce hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption compare with no/minimal intervention in community‐dwelling populations?
Burch, Jane and Magalhães, Pedro V [The Cochrane Library] . (2018) Clinical question: How do personalized digital interventions to reduce hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption compare with no/minimal intervention in community‐dwelling populations? London: Wiley. Cochrane Clinical Answers
Clinical question: Can brief interventions reduce risky alcohol consumption in adolescents and adults who have experienced harm due to excessive drinking?
Burch, Jane and Magalhães, Pedro V [The Cochrane Library] . (2018) Clinical question: Can brief interventions reduce risky alcohol consumption in adolescents and adults who have experienced harm due to excessive drinking? London: Wiley. Cochrane Clinical Answers
E-cigarettes.
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. (2018) E-cigarettes. London: House of Commons. 66 p. Seventh Report of Session 2017–19
Independent predictors of mortality in adolescents ascertained for conduct disorder and substance use problems, their siblings and community controls

Border, Richard et al (2018) Independent predictors of mortality in adolescents ascertained for conduct disorder and substance use problems, their siblings and community controls. Wiley-Blackwell. Addiction, Early online
Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities overview

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [NICE] (2018) Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities overview. London: NICE
Antenatal and postnatal mental health overview.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. [NICE] (2018) Antenatal and postnatal mental health overview. London: NICE
Antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders in children and young people overview.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [NICE] (2018) Antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders in children and young people overview. London: NICE.
Need for women-centered treatment for substance use disorders: results from focus group discussions.

Elms, Natasha and Link, Kendra and Newman, Adam and Brogly, Susan B. (2018) Need for women-centered treatment for substance use disorders: results from focus group discussions. BioMed Central. Harm Reduction Journal, 15 (1) 40
Facilitating people living with severe and persistent mental illness to transition from prison to community: a qualitative exploration of staff experiences.

Hancock, Nichola and Smith-Merry, Jennifer and McKenzie, Kirsty. (2018) Facilitating people living with severe and persistent mental illness to transition from prison to community: a qualitative exploration of staff experiences. BioMed Central. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 12 (45)
Guidance for improving continuity of care between prison and the community.

Public Health England. (2018) Guidance for improving continuity of care between prison and the community. London: Public Health England
Methadone maintenance treatment and mortality in people with criminal convictions: a population-based retrospective cohort study from Canada

Russolillo, Angela and Moniruzzaman, Akm and Somers, Julian M [PLOS One] (2018) Methadone maintenance treatment and mortality in people with criminal convictions: a population-based retrospective cohort study from Canada. Public Library of Science. PLoS ONE, 15 (7 e1002625)
News
HSE offers training in treatment that can reverse drug overdoses today.

[thejournal.ie] (31 Aug 2018)
Press release. Alcohol treatment in Ireland: HRB publishes latest figures for 2016

[Health Research Board] (30 Aug 2018)
Complaint upheld over Ryanair ad that 'promoted excessive drinking'.

[thejournal.ie] (30 Aug 2018)
Arteries damaged by teenage drinking and smoking.

[Irish Independent] (29 Aug 2018)
Tesco installs three bins for disposal of illegal drugs in Northern Ireland.

[Belfast Telegraph] (29 Aug 2018)
Editorial. The Irish Times view on alcohol research: heed the long-term dangers.

[Irish Times] (27 Aug 2018)
Two-thirds of booze sales are to heavy drinkers, and most in shops.

[Independent.ie] (24 Aug 2018)
40%. of those taking methadone are on it for 10 years

[Irish Examiner] (23 Aug 2018)
Drinking from young age could increase the odds of aggressive prostate cancer in later life.

[Irish Cancer Society] (23 Aug 2018)
HPRA to launch information campaign on illegal anabolic steroids.

[The Medical Independent] (23 Aug 2018)
Hammered home.

[Independent.ie] (22 Aug 2018)
Don't get caught in the spiral of drink or drug addiction.

[Evening Echo] (22 Aug 2018)
Falling into addiction: a look at alcohol and drug abuse.

[Irish Examiner] (22 Aug 2018)
Uncorked: Irish consumers drink record 9.1m cases of wine.

[Irish Times] (21 Aug 2018)
Ana Liffey Drug Project to provide harm reduction services at Electric Picnic.

[Hot Press] (21 Aug 2018)
Alcohol warning labels ‘should show the benefits too’.

[The Sunday Times] (19 Aug 2018)
Making capital. Drug dealers from west of Ireland travelling to Dublin to target desperate addicts as snaps reveal ‘Operation Spire’ gardai on patrol across city.

[The Irish Sun] (19 Aug 2018)
For most people recovery will be a series of false starts and empty promises.

[Irish Examiner] (18 Aug 2018)
Halligan claims doubling of betting tax would help ‘save lives’.

[Irish Examiner] (17 Aug 2018)
Tony Geoghegan: We need to take personal drug use out of the criminal justice system.

[Irish Examiner] (17 Aug 2018)
From nuns with needles to crash mats for clients.

[Irish Examiner] (16 Aug 2018)
Special policing need for injection centre, says charity organiser Tony Geoghegan.

[Irish Examiner] (16 Aug 2018)
New figures reveal number of Defence Force members that have failed drug tests.

[Irish Examiner] (16 Aug 2018)
Simon Community urging State to legally prescribe heroin to users.

[Irish Examiner] (14 Aug 2018)
Alcohol misuse 'biggest health problem in Northern Ireland'.

[BBC News Online] (14 Aug 2018)
HSE urges parents to get informed ahead of Leaving Cert results night on Wednesday.

[Health Service Executive] (14 Aug 2018)
Dr Ciara Kelly: Ireland has a drink problem of collective denial.

[Irish Independent] (13 Aug 2018)
'I understand people can relapse, but you have to be honest': Inside Dublin's drug treatment court.

[thejournal.ie] (11 Aug 2018)
#DrinkLessGainMore at today's all Ireland football semi final.

[Health Service Executive] (11 Aug 2018)
Northern Ireland hospital deals with 170 drug overdoses in two months - Two dead from heroin in last few days.

[Belfast Telegraph] (10 Aug 2018)
Call for opioid antidote to be available without prescription.

[Medical Independent] +(09 Aug 2018)
When a local GP suddenly finds themselves in a scene from ‘Love/Hate’.

[Irish Times] (08 Aug 2018)
Councillor calls for immediate action on crack cocaine in Dublin.

[Irish Examiner] (07 Aug 2018)
'A gambler can lose everything in an instant, destroying countless lives around them in the process'.

[thejournal.ie] (04 Aug 2018)
CAB investigation gives rare insight into how business of crime works.

[RTE News] (04 Aug 2018)
Drug users ‘more blind now’ to risks.

[Irish Examiner] (03 Aug 2018)
Gardaí target nightlife figure they believe is directing rickshaw drug dealing scene.

[thejournal.ie] (02 Aug 2018)
'No self-test is 100% reliable': Watchdog warns people not to rely on HIV home tests.

[thejournal.ie] (02 Aug 2018)
HSE prescriptions for antidepressants and anxiety medications up by two thirds since 2009.

[thejournal.ie] (01 Aug 2018)
TOC of Journals
Journal table of contents alerts

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  • Alcohol and Alcoholism
  • International Journal of Drugs Policy
  • Addiction

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