HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 21, issue 2

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Irish-related publications

Longitudinal associations between childhood adversity and alcohol use behaviours in early adulthood: examining the mediating roles of parental and peer relationships

Mongan, Deirdre et al (2025) Child Abuse & Neglect, 161. doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107302

A decade long exploration of non-fatal opioid overdose 2011 to 2021

Ivers, Jo-Hanna and Dunne, Neil (2025) Dublin: Trinity College Dublin

Examining the overprescribing of benzodiazepines, z drugs and gabapentinoids in Ireland

Multiagency Working Group on Over Prescribing. (2025) Dublin: Medical Council.

European web survey on drugs (EWSD) 2024.

European Union Drugs Agency. (2025)

Recreational use of nitrous oxide – a growing concern in Europe

de Morais, Joanna, Mongan, Deirdre and Killeen, K et al (2024) Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health, 4. doi.org/10.1016/j.etdah.2023.100085

Comparing alcohol policy environments in high-income jurisdictions with the International Alcohol Control Policy Index.

Casswell, Sally et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online doi.org/10.1111/dar.14020

Sorry we're open: the impact of extended opening hours on workload and worker safety

(2025) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland

Problem recognition as a discrete concept for change processes in problematic alcohol use

Morris, J et al (2025) Current Addiction Reports, 12. doi.org/10.1007/s40429-025-00634-x

Neurologists' perspectives of cannabis-based medicines: results from an all-Ireland survey

Savio, Michael et al (2025) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-025-03880-0

The harm done: community and drugs in Dublin. [Book]

Cullen, Barry (2023) Dublin: SethBrimmers

Evaluation of a low-threshold exercise and protein supplementation intervention for women (LEAP-W) experiencing homelessness and addiction: protocol for a single-arm mixed methods feasibility study.

Kennedy, Fiona et al (2025) PLoS ONE, 20, (2). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300412

EU country cancer profile 2025 - Ireland.

(2025) Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and development

Identifying barriers and facilitators to psychosocial care for people living with HIV in Ireland: a mixed methods study

Burke, Aoife et al (2025) BMC Public Health, 25, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21906-1

Students with care experience and higher education

SOAR Project, Technological University Dublin. (2025) Dublin: Soar Project

Clinical features of patients who are admitted under different criteria of the Irish Mental Health Act 2001: a retrospective cohort study

O'Mahony, B W et al (2025) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-9. doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2024.60

The clinical and demographic profile of inpatient psychosis admissions in Ireland

Lovett, Harriet et al (2025) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. 10.1017/ipm.2024.69

Professorships in child and adolescent psychiatry relative to a similarly sized medical specialty in the UK and Ireland: cross-sectional study

Kelleher, Ian et al (2025) The British Journal of Psychiatry, Early online. pp. 1-4. doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.179

Limit-setting in online gambling: a comparative policy review of European approaches

Marionneau, Virve et al (2025) Harm Reduction Journal, 22. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01150-3

Understanding participation in integrated youth mental health service research: lessons learned from a feasibility study with Jigsaw

Mac Dhonnagáin, Niall et al (2025) Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 19, (2). doi.org/10.1111/eip.70000

How LGBTQ + adults' experiences of multiple disadvantage impact upon their health and social care service pathways in the UK & Ireland: a scoping review

Adley, Mark et al (2025) BMC Health Services Research, 25, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12232-8

What has a new investigation uncovered about vaping in Ireland? [Audio]

Delaney, Maria and Devlin, Patricia and O'Carroll, Conor (2025) thejournal.ie

Independent review of the liquor licensing system in Northern Ireland including the surrender principle

Nicholls, James et al (2024) Stirling: University of Stirling

The prevalence and impact of adverse childhood experiences in Northern Ireland

Walsh, Colm et al (2025) Belfast: The Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime

Men's health in Northern Ireland: why do we need a men's health policy?

Early, Erin and Devine, Paula (2024) Sociology of Health & Illness, 46, (2), pp. 236-256. doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13697

Kopra, Emma I et al (2025) Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 136. doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2024.111177

Health in Ireland: key trends 2024

Department of Health. (2025) Dublin: Government of Ireland

Independent Reporting Commission: seventh report

(2025) Belfast: Northern Ireland Office

HSE Talking health and wellbeing podcast - 2025. [Audio]

(2025) Dublin: Health Service Executive

Leading research, shaping change. National Suicide Research Foundation strategic plan 2025-2030

(2025) Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation

National Paediatric Mortality Register annual report 2025

(2025) Dublin: National Office of Clinical Audit

Children's Rights Alliance report card 2025

(2025) Dublin: Children's Rights Alliance

Office of the Inspector of Prisons annual report 2023

(2025) Longford: Irish Prison Service.

International publications

Treatment for substance use disorder in mothers of young children: a systematic review of maternal substance use and child mental health outcomes

Joyce, Kayla M et al (2025) Addictive Behaviors, 163. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108241

Virtual patients with substance use disorders in healthcare professional education: a scoping review

Morvannou, Adèle et al (2024) Canadian Medical Education Journal, 15, (6), pp. 72-83. doi.org/10.36834/cmej.78344

Cross- analyzing the opinions and experiences of nurses, physiotherapists, dentists, midwives, and pharmacists with respect to addictive disorder screening in primary care: a qualitative study

Edeline, Agathe et al (2025) PLoS ONE, 20, (1). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315926

General dental practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and practice towards psychoactive substance use screening: a systematic review.

Fouillen, Kevin John et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.14002

Investigating behavioural addictions in adults with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Findon, James L et al (2025) PLoS ONE, 20, (2). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317525

Interventions to reduce mental health stigma in young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Crockett, Marcelo A et al (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (1). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54730

Number of people treated for hepatitis C virus infection in 2014-2023 and applicable lessons for new HBV and HDV therapies

Razavi, Homie A et al (2025) Journal of Hepatology, Early online. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2025.01.013

Scaling up hepatitis C testing and linkage-to-care among people who use drugs: lessons learned from a pilot project implemented at a supervised consumption site

Hannigan, Alannah et al (2025) BMC Health Services Research, 25, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12374-9

Briefing packs and outcomes for the drugs consumption room at the Thistle facility: FOI release

(2025) Edinburgh: Scottish Government

Priorities of the Pompidou Group in 2025

Pompidou Group. (2025) Brussels: Council of Europe.

Interventionitis in the criminal justice system: three English cases

Stevens, Alex et al (2025) Critical Criminology, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10612-024-09808-x

Project ADDER: impact evaluation.

Verian, London Economics, Institute for Criminal Policy Research, Revolving Doors Agency. (2025) London: Home Office.

International classification of crime for statistical purposes (ICCS): implementation manual

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2025) New York: United Nations

Cultivating ecosystems of change for lasting impact. Support. Don’t Punish Global Day of Action 2024

Brennan, Ailish (2025) Support. Don’t Punish.

Synthetic cathinones: an updated harms assessment

(2025) London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

“Basically every safety protocol we have in place to protect against overdose, parents can't access”: mothers who use unregulated drugs’ experiences of dual public health emergencies

Boyd, Jade (2025) International Journal of Drug Policy, 137. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104719

Evaluation of the National Drug Deaths Mission: alcohol and drug partnership coordinator survey 2024

(2025) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

A heroin overdose laboratory model: How do escalating doses of diamorphine alter respiratory function in a diamorphine-treated population?

Tas, Basak et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70005

What are the risk factors of non-fatal overdose among persons who use opioids? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Dunne, Neil et al (2025) Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2025.209630

NDARC webinar series presentation: Prediction of individualised 6-month mortality risk in opioid use disorder. [Video]

Roberts, Emmert (2025) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

Effectiveness of educational interventions in United States schools to prevent opioid-related harms: a systematic review

Hua-Nguyen, Christina et al (2025) Addictive Behaviors, 163. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108268

Early findings on home delivery of buprenorphine and retention in treatment for opioid use disorder.

C Lira, Marlene et al (2025) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 20, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s13722-025-00545-2

A review of leveraging artificial intelligence to predict persistent postoperative opioid use and opioid use disorder and its ethical considerations

Gabriel, Rodney A et al (2025) Current Pain and Headache Reports, 29. doi.org/10.1007/s11916-024-01319-2

Recreational marijuana legalization's impact and opioid death rates: a synthetic control approach

Denkyirah, Elisha Kwaku et al (2025) Public Health, 239. pp. 201-206. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.12.047

Cannabis poisonings in Australia following the legalisation of medicinal cannabis, 2014-24: analysis of NSW Poisons Information Centre data

Cairns, Rose et al (2025) The Medical Journal of Australia, 222, (3), pp. 155-157. doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52586

Recreational marijuana laws and suicide deaths in the US.

Nayeem, Nawar et al (2025) Psychiatry Research, 345. doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116386

Evaluating the impact of Canadian cannabis legalization on cannabis use outcomes in emerging adults: Comparisons to a US control sample via a natural experiment

Doggett, Amanda et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 136. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104686

Changes in incident schizophrenia diagnoses associated with cannabis use disorder after cannabis legalization

Myran, Daniel T et al (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (2). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.57868

Changes in population-level alcohol sales after non-medical cannabis legalisation in Canada

Armstrong, Michael J et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.14010

The adverse public health effects of non-medical cannabis legalisation in Canada and the USA

Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen et al (2025) The Lancet Public Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00299-8

Efficacy of cannabidiol alone or in combination with Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol for the management of substance use disorders: an umbrella review of the evidence

Redonnet, Bertrand et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16745

Planned versus unplanned alcohol and cannabis use: motivational and contextual correlates among sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals

Dyar, Christina et al (2025) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.70000

Alcohol health warning labels: a public health perspective for Europe

(2025) Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

Nordic alcohol monopolies: understanding their role in a comprehensive alcohol policy structure and public health significance

(2025) Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe

More pubs-more problems? a longitudinal analysis of Swedish panel data

Norström, Thor et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, (2), pp. 471-479. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13981

The Impact of alcohol on our healthcare services: explained. [Video]

(2025) Institute of Alcohol Studies

Modeling potential health, health economic, and health inequality impact of a large-scale rollout of the Drink Less app in England

Angus, Colin et al (2024) Value in health, 28, (2), pp. 215-223. doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2024.11.007

Youth-targeted alcohol control policies and adolescent suicide: An interrupted time-series analysis

Choi, Yoonjoo et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 268. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112557

Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK: registered in 2023

(2025) London: Office for National Statistics

Increased mortality from alcohol use disorder, alcohol-associated liver disease, and liver cancer from alcohol among older adults in the United States: 2000 to 2021

Danpanichkul, Pojsakorn et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, 49, (2), pp. 368-378. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15516

The commercial determinants of nonalcoholic beer: redemption, revenue, or men’s harm reduction?

Oliffe, John L et al (2025) American Journal of Men's Health, 19, (1). doi.org/10.1177/15579883251317096

Solitary drinkers in Great Britain: how do their sociodemographic characteristics, consumption patterns, and drinking occasions differ from those who drink with others?

Wilson, Luke B et al (2025) Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 86, (1), pp. 39-47. doi.org/10.15288/jsad.23-00408

Alcohol use among populations with autism spectrum disorder: narrative systematic review

Barber, William et al (2025) BJPsych Open, 11, (1). 10.1192/bjo.2024.824

The eyes have it: Alcohol-induced eye movement impairment and perceived impairment in older adults with and without alcohol use disorder

Didier, Nathan et al (2025) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15509

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia across the spectrum of alcohol use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Türkmen, Cagdas et al (2025) Sleep Medicine Reviews, 80. doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102049

Smoking, and to a lesser extent non-combustible nicotine use, is associated with higher levels of alcohol consumption and risky drinking

Jackson, Sarah E et al (2025) Scientific Reports, 15. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89750-2

The role of pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation and pregnancy

Srivastava, Sneha Baxi (2025) American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/15598276241310805

Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence

(2025) London: NICE. NICE guideline [NG209].

Perceived harm of vaping relative to smoking and associations with subsequent smoking and vaping behaviors among young adults: evidence from a UK cohort study

East, Katherine et al (2025) Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf018

Self-rated health differences between exclusive e-cigarette users and exclusive cigarette smokers: evidence from the 2017-2019 Scottish Health Survey

Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo et al (2025) Internal and Emergency Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11739-025-03873-y

Emerging research on disposable e‐cigarettes: a special issue

(2025) Addiction, 120, (3), pp. 395-568

A systematic review on risk factors and reasons for e-cigarette use in adolescents

Villanueva-Blasco, Víctor José et al (2025) Tobacco Induced Diseases, 23. doi.org/10.18332/tid/196679

Evidence update on the cancer risk of vaping e-cigarettes: a systematic review

Kundu, Anasua et al (2025) Tobacco Induced Diseases, 23. doi.org/10.18332/tid/192934

Game-based digital interventions for enhancing positive development and addressing substance use in adolescents: a systematic review

Lee, Serim et al (2024) Children, 11, (12). doi.org/10.3390/children11121554

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