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Growing Up in Ireland: Cohort '98 at age 25 main results
(2025) Cork: Central Statistics Office
A qualitative analysis of people who died by suicide and had gambling documented in their coronial file
Reynolds, Ciara ME et al (2025) Addictive Behaviors, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108267
Examination of patients presenting to the emergency department as “apparently drunk”
Hanrahan, Michael T et al (2025) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early Online. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-025-03868-w
On-label alcohol beverage warnings in Ireland- setting a standard for Europe
Murray, Frank (2025) The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 50. doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101209
Predictors and outcomes of adolescent alcohol and drug use: a scoping review
Brennan, Margaret M et al (2024) Dublin: Health Research Board and Trinity College Dublin
Factors associated with cocaine use at 17 and 20 years old: a longitudinal analysis of a nationally representative cohort
Brennan, Margaret et al (2025) Journal of Adolescent Health, Early Online. doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.10.033
Self-medicating in a difficult world
Whyte, Monica (2024) Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice, 7, (2), pp. 34-42. doi.org/10.28963/7.2.4
Media coverage of Ireland’s first supervised injecting facility
Duffin, Tony (2025) Linkedin
Improvisational practice: engaging neurodivergent young people with addiction and mental health problems
Murray, Denis Dominic (2024) Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice, 7, (2), pp. 18-33. doi.org/10.28963/7.2.3
Risk and protective factors for cannabis use in adolescence: a population-based survey in schools
O'Dowd, Teresa M et al (2024) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-9. 10.1017/ipm.2024.28
A radical departure from Ireland’s approach to drug addiction [Audio]
An evidence-informed model and guide for effective relational working in youth justice.
O’Meara Daly, Eóin et al (2025) Manchester: HM Inspectorate of Probation
Childhood contact with social services, self-harm and suicidal or self-harm ideation in young adulthood: a population-wide record-linkage study.
McKenna, S et al (2025) Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 34. doi.org/10.1017/s204579602400088x
Exploring unintentional ‘carer harm’—Insights from family carers and professionals: an Irish case study
Donnelly, Sarah et al (2025) The British Journal of Social Work, bcaf004. doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaf004
Should alcohol carry cancer warning labels?
Devi, Sharmila (2025) The Lancet, 405, (10476), pp. 366-367. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00187-4
Alcohol control enforcement in Ireland: a paper tiger
Houghton, Frank (2025) Alcohol Action Ireland blog
EASL policy dialogues. Episode 8. Tackling alcohol harm: lessons from Ireland and Europe [Audio].
European Association for the Study of the Liver. (2025) Geneva: EASL
Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues reduce alcohol intake
O'Farrell, Maurice (2025) Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/dom.16152
Draft programme for Government 2025: securing Ireland’s future
(2025) Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Independent TDs.
HIV treatment audit 2023 and progress towards UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets, Ireland.
(2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Do smoking bans work?
Howard, Sally and Krishna, Geetanjali (2025) BMJ, 388. doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2759
Teen smoking and chronic skin disease: an ethical crossroad in hidradenitis suppurativa care
Sexton, Fiona et al (2025) Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, Early Online. doi.org/10.1093/ced/llaf030
HSE National service plan 2025
(2025) Dublin: Health Service Executive
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International publications
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of whole-school interventions promoting mental health and preventing risk behaviours in adolescence
Lekamge, Roshini Balasooriya et al (2025) Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02135-6
Evidence-based interventions for youth with concurrent mental health and substance use disorders: a scoping review.
Marshall, Tyler et al (2025) Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/07067437241300957
A multimodal neuroimaging study of youth at risk for substance use disorders: functional magnetic resonance imaging and [F]fallypride positron emission tomography
Nikolic, Maja et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15511
Emotion regulation in the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use: a systematic review with narrative synthesis
Bowen, Alice May et al (2024) Trauma, Violence & Abuse, Early Online. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01135-2
The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for reducing problematic substance use, mental ill health, and housing instability in people experiencing homelessness in high income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
O'Leary, Chris et al (2025) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 21, (1). doi.org/10.1002/cl2.70019
Residential drug and alcohol treatment: self-assessment guidance
(2025) London: Office for Health Improvement & Disparities
A scoping review of healthcare effectiveness data and information set (HEDIS) substance use disorder measures
Goal, Oliver Ethan et al (2025) Annals of Medicine, 57, (1). doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2024.2447413
The power of lived experience in optimizing US policymakers' engagement with substance use research: a series of rapid-cycle randomized controlled trials
Long, Elizabeth C et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 13. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100299
Family incarceration and mental health among 101,417 affected families: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis
Liu, Huinan et al (2025) Trauma, Violence & Abuse, Early Online. doi.org/10.1177/15248380241306353
Drug-related encounters which did not result in arrest, among two national samples of people who regularly use drugs in Australia, 2023-2024
Karlsson, Antonia et al (2025) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
The implementation of safer drug consumption facilities in Scotland: a mixed methods needs assessment and feasibility study for the city of Edinburgh
Nicholls, James et al (2025) Harm Reduction Journal, 22. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01144-1
Who's asking me? Service user perspectives on safer injecting facilities
Salisbury, Petra and Hill, Darren (2024) Drug Science, Policy and Law, Early Online. doi.org/10.1177/20503245241308745
Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) quarterly reports 2025
(2025) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.
Association of substance use with suicide mortality: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Athey, Alison et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 14. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100310
Harm Reduction Database Wales: drug related mortality: annual report 2024 (data to end of 2023). mortality: annual report 2024 (data to end of 2023).
Public Health Wales Health Protection Division. (2025) Cardiff: Public Health Wales
UK circular 002/2025: The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Order 2024. Changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 to control 22 substances, with 2-benzyl benzimidazole variants (nitazenes) falling under a new generic definition
(2025) London: Home Office
Pharmacological strategies to decrease long-term prescription opioid use: a systematic review
Ellerbroek, Hannah et al (2024) Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13, (24). doi.org/10.3390/jcm13247770
Medicine choices in opioid substitution treatment. Recommendations for prescribing methadone and buprenorphine to people in treatment for opioid dependence in England
(2024) London: Department of Health & Social Care
"It's a delicate balance": clinicians' experiences of providing heroin-assisted treatment
Ellefsen, Rune et al (2024) Harm reduction journal, 21, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01135-2
Attitudes toward driving after cannabis use: a systematic review
Boicu, Bianca et al (2024) Journal of Cannabis Research, 6, 37. doi.org/10.1186/s42238-024-00240-0
Identification of cannabis product characteristics and pricing on dark web markets
Nali, Matthew C et al (2025) Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Early Online. pp. 1-9. doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2024.2446446
Age of onset of cannabis use and substance use problems: a systematic review of prospective studies
Hamaoui, Jad et al (2025) Addictive Behaviors, 163. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108259
Brain function outcomes of recent and lifetime cannabis use
Gowin, Joshua L et al (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (1). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.57069
Evaluating the impact of minimum unit alcohol pricing on purchasing behaviour by different social class and age groups in Wales: a controlled interrupted time series study
Billan, Sonam et al (2025) Public Health, 240. pp. 71-79. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.12.051
Alcohol-attributed disease burden and formal alcohol policies in the Nordic countries (1990-2019): an analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
van der Velde, Lode et al (2024) European Journal of Public Health, Early Online. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae195
Draft report: scientific findings of the alcohol intake & health study for public comment
Shield, Kevin et al (2025) Washington DC: Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking
Final report: review of the introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol in Wales: contribution analysis
Livingston, Wulf et al (2025) Cardiff: Welsh Government.
Evaluation of the minimum price for alcohol in Wales: research with retailers and quantitative analysis
Mitchell, Martin et al (2025) Cardiff: Welsh Government
Long-term health consequences and costs of changes in alcohol consumption in England during the COVID-19 pandemic
Card-Gowers, Joshua et al (2025) PLoS ONE, 20, (1). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314870
Socioeconomic position, alcohol use and alcohol-attributable emergency department visits.
Smith, Brendan T et al (2024) Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Early Online. doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-222476
Alcohol and cancer risk: the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory
U.S. Surgeon General. (2025) Washington: U.S. Surgeon General
The influence of age on brief motivational intervention for unhealthy alcohol use
Rodrigues, Belina et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 14. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100313
Control of precision grip in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure
Simmons, Roger W et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15504
Harmonization of alcohol use data and mortality across a multi-national HIV cohort collaboration
Ingle, Suzanne M et al (2025) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15522
From sports to screens: exposing big alcohol’s predatory practices in 2024
Dunnbier, Maik et al (2025) Stockholm: Movendi International
Societal spirits in the silver streak: unraveling complexity in drinking habits of the mature adult population.
van den Ende, Maarten W J et al (2025) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15486
Screening instruments to detect problematic alcohol use among adults in hospitals and their diagnostic test accuracy: a systematic review
Bisschop, Jacqueline M et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13987
Calorie (energy) labelling for changing selection and consumption of food or alcohol
Clarke, Natasha et al (2025) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1. doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd014845.pub2
Relationship of modifiable risk factors with the incidence of thyroid cancer: a worldwide study
Maleki, Zahra et al (2025) BMC Research Notes, 18, 22. doi.org/10.1186/s13104-024-07058-2
Global burden of cardiovascular disease mortality attributable to secondhand smoke, 1990-2019: systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Dong, Juan et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (12). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316023
Implementing a smoke-free generation policy for Canada: estimates of the long-term impacts
Coyle, Doug (2025) Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 45, (1), pp. 39-53. doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.45.1.03
Quantile regression of tobacco tax pass-through in the UK 2017-2021: how have manufacturers passed through tax changes for different tobacco products in small retailers? Analysis at the national level and by neighbourhood of deprivation
Wilson, Luke B et al (2025) Tobacco Control, Early online. doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-058958
Effectiveness of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship bans on smoking prevalence, initiation and cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Saad, Christina et al (2025) Tobacco Control, Early online doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-058903
Prevalence of popular smoking cessation aids in England and associations with quit success
Jackson, Sarah E et al (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (1). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54962
Evidence update on e-cigarette dependence: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kundu, Anasua et al (2025) Addictive Behaviors, 163. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108243
Interventions for quitting vaping.
Butler, Ailsa R et al (2025) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1. doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd016058.pub2
Gambling-related harms: identification, assessment and management
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2025) London: NICE
Striving towards national lower-risk gambling guidelines: an empirical investigation among a sample of Swedish gamblers
Dowling, Nicki A et al (2025) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early Online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10372-w
What is the impact of sports-related gambling advertising on gambling behaviour? A systematic review
McGrane, Ellen et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16761
The association between the ‘whistle-to-whistle’ ban and the presence of gambling advertising on UK television
McGrane, Ellen et al (2025) Addiction Research & Theory, Early Online. doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2024.2444224
Gambling harms in Glasgow city: a system map
(2025) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
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HTPs heat tobacco at a lower temperature compared to conventional cigarettes.
Connelly, Tony [RTE News] (30 Jan 2025)
Government appoints Ministers of State
Three inmates overdose on synthetic drug in Cork Prison
[Irish Examiner] English, Eoin (28 Jan 2025)
Undercover investigation reveals scale of Ireland's illicit vape market
[thejournal.ie] O’Carroll, Conor and Devlin, Patricia (27 Jan 2025)
Should the Government move to label alcohol as a cancer-causing substance?
[Irish Times] Houston, Muiris (27 Jan 2025)
New UL project to study youth recruitment and participation in European drugs markets
[University of Limerick] (27 Jan 2025)
Principals raise concerns over student use of addictive 'snus' nicotine pouches in schools
[thejournal.ie] Kelleher, Olivia (21 Jan 2025)
Ministers for Health introduce licensing system for tobacco and vapes
[Department of Health] (20 Jan 2025)
Drug gangs using 'cell structure' to smuggle into Ireland
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (18 Jan 2025)
New initiative to reduce and prevent alcohol harm
[RTE News] Ó Curraighín, Shane (17 Jan 2025)
Minister of State Colm Burke highlights significant uptake of new supervised injecting facility services
Department of Health (16 Jan 2025)
Government must prioritise full implementation of Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (PHAA).
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (09 Jan 2025)
Simon Harris and Micheál Martin at odds over cannabis decriminalisation.
[Irish Examiner] Sherlock, Cillian (09 Jan 2025)
Irish tobacco companies look to vaping to safeguard bumper profits as cigarette sales fall.
[thejournal.ie] O'Donoghue, Paul and Delaney, Maria (02 Jan 2025)
One arrest every hour in the last month: shock figure for drink and drug driving revealed
[Independent.ie] Schiller, Robin (01 Jan 2025)
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