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Denormalising alcohol industry activities in schools.
van Schalkwyk, May CI et al (2023) The Lancet, 8, (2), E90-E91. doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00341-3
A comparison of daytime and out of hour mental health presentations to Beaumont Hospital Emergency Department between 2018 and 2020
Subramanian, Yasoda et al (2023) Irish Journal of Medical Science, doi: 10.1007/s11845-022-03249-7
Exploring key informants' perceptions of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in a disadvantaged urban community in Ireland: emergence of a '4Cs' model
Carolyn et al (2023) Vaccine, 41, (2), pp. 519-531. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.11.072
Explaining the association between fetal growth and childhood ADHD symptoms: cross-cohort replication.
Dooley, Niamh et al (2023) Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 51, (2), pp. 247-259. doi.org/10.1007/s10802-022-00971-9.
The impact of the Celtic Tiger and Great Recession on drug consumption
Windle, James et al (2023) Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1108/DHS-05-2022-0021
"Wherever there's men, it can happen": constructions of violence against women by young adults in Ireland.
Bolton, Robert et al (2023) Violence Against Women, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/10778012221150273
Young people who gamble in Ireland
Mohan, Gretta (2023) Dublin: ESRI
Predictors of adverse gambling behaviours amongst elite athletes
Turk, Matthew Adam et al (2023) Scientific Reports, 13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-27469-8
Drug use in pregnancy in Ireland's capital city: a decade of trends and outcomes.
Corbett, Gillian A et al (2022) European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, 282. pp. 24-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.12.021
Psychometric properties of the measure of achieved capabilities in homeless services.
Greenwood, Ronni Michelle et al (2023) BMC Public Health, 23. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14755-9
Five areas which make the Irish organized crime milieu distinctive.
Windle, James (2023) Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 39, (1), pp. 133-152. doi.org/10.1177/10439862221138683
Transportation of therapeutic and controlled drugs across international borders: a descriptive analysis of information available to travellers.
Kissane, Jack R and Flaherty, Gerard T (2023) International Health, 15, (1), pp. 104-106. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihac014
Right care, right place, right time - "the role of advanced nursing and midwifery practitioners in implementing the Sláintecare health reform programme”
Department of Health, Health Service Executive. (2022) Dublin: Department of Health.
Addiction: substance and non-substance.
Lowry-Lehnen, Theresa (2023) Update Psychiatry & Neurology, 9, (1), pp. 44-51.
Peer support working: a question of ontology and epistemology?
Norton, Michael John (2023) International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 17, 1. doi.org/10.1186/s13033-023-00570-1
Changes in HIV incidence in people who inject drugs in Ireland from 2000 to 2018: longitudinal observational study.
McCarron, Peter and Smyth, Bobby P (2023) Addiction, Early online, doi.org/10.1111/add.16145.
The development of the Irish youth justice system: toward a children’s rights model of youth justice?
Forde, Louise and Swirak, Katharina (2023) Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 39, (1), pp. 114-132.
Car crime: a young man’s game.
Golden, Ashling (2022) Irish Probation Journal, 19. pp. 137-155.
Podcast: Drugs and Ireland - the Citizens Assembly.
McAuliffe, Paul and McOscar, Briege (2023) Dublin: Fianna Fail.
PEIN podcast: Perspectives on prevention.
Quinn, Marian (2023) Dublin: Prevention and Early Intervention Network.
Alcohol and cancer reducing the risk webinar. supporting mouth cancer awareness.
HSE Health and Wellbeing. (2021) Health Service Executive
Connecting the dots between drugs research and policy.
Galvin, Brian (2023) HRB Blog.
Independent review of the provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the State by the Inspector of Mental Health Services: Interim report.
Finnerty, Susan (2023) Dublin: Mental Health Commission.
From bumps to binges: overview of deaths associated with cocaine in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (2000-2019).
Rooney, Brian et al (2023) Journal of Analytical Toxicology, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/jat/bkad002
Minimum Unit Pricing in Northern Ireland – a briefing paper.
(2022) Belfast: Northern Ireland Alcohol and Drugs Alliance.
Impact measurement tool for drug and alcohol services 2020/21.
Public Health Information & Research Branch, Information Analysis Directorate (2022) Belfast: Department of Health.
Department of Health annual report 2021.
(2023) Dublin: Department of Health.
Contraband seizures 2022.
(2023) Longford: Irish Prison Service.
Department of Justice annual report 2021.
(2023) Dublin: Department of Justice
Cork Simon annual impact report 2021.
(2022) Cork: Cork Simon Community.
Sport Ireland annual report 2021.
(2022) Dublin: Sport Ireland.
Drinkaware annual report & financial statements 2021.
(2022) Dublin: Drinkaware.
An Garda Siochana public attitudes survey 2021.
(2022) An Garda Siochana.
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International publications
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What is a public health approach to substance use? A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.
Crépault, Jean-François et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 112. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103958
The association between maternal and paternal substance use and child substance use, internalizing and externalizing problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis
McGovern, Ruth et al (2023) Addiction, Early online, doi: 10.1111/add.16127
Neuroscientific basis of treatment for substance use disorders
Bozkurt, Müge (2022) Noro Psikiyatri Arsivi, 59, (Suppl 1), S75-S80. doi: 10.29399/npa.28172
A systematic review of qualitative research on substance use among refugees
Saleh, Ebtesam A et al (2023) Addiction, 118, (2), pp. 218-253. doi: 10.1111/add.16021
Substance misuse treatment for adults: statistics 2021 to 2022
(2023) London: Office for Health Improvement & Disparities.
Individual factors predict substance use treatment course patterns among patients in community-based substance use disorder treatment.
Argyriou, Evangelia et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (1). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280407
What factors are associated with self-harm in childhood? Learning from review-level evidence.
Buckton, CH et al (2023) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.
Profiles of quality of outpatient care use, associated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and adverse outcomes among patients with substance-related disorders.
Fleury, Marie-Josée et al (2023) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 18. doi: 10.1186/s13011-022-00511-0
The predictive validity of the Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) for moderate-to-high risk cannabis, methamphetamine and opioid use after release from prison
Cumming, Craig et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16138 (In Press)
An examination of the reliability and validity of the recovery capital questionnaire (RCQ).
Burns, John and Yates, Rowdy (2022) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 232. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109329
What is drug checking, anyway?
Barratt, Monica J and Measham, Fiona (2022) Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, 23, (3), pp. 176-187. doi.org/10.1108/DHS-01-2022-0007
'We don't live in a harm reduction world, we live in a prohibition world': tensions arising in the design of drug alerts.
Volpe, Isabelle et al (2023) Harm Reduction Journal, 20, 3. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00716-3
Party Panel: developing theory- and evidence-based health promotion in nightlife settings. Monitoring drug use in the digital age: studies in web surveys.
Ygram Peters, et al (2023) Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
Police stops to reduce crime: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Petersen, Kevin et al (2023) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 19, (1). doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1302
Law-abiding criminals: young adults’ drift into and out of recreational drug sales.
Friss Sogaard, Thomas and Højlund Bræmer, Marie (2023) Nordic Journal of Criminology, 24, (1), pp. 1-17
Global report on trafficking in persons 2022
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2023) New York: United Nations
HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe 2022 – 2021 data
European Centre for Disease Prevention, WHO Regional Office for Europe. (2022) Stockholm: ECDC
Laying the foundations for hepatitis C elimination: evaluating the development and contribution of community care pathways to diagnostic efforts.
Robinson, Emma et al (2023) BMC Public Health, 23. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14911-1
Adolescents' own views on their risk behaviors, and the potential effects of being labeled as risk-takers: a commentary and review
Defoe, Ivy N et al (2022) Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.945775
Cognitive training and remediation interventions for substance use disorders: a Delphi consensus study.
Verdejo-Garcia, Antonio et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16109
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence: forty-fourth report.
(2022) Geneva: World Health Organization
Legal environment scan: a drug user-led monitoring toolkit of legal and policy framework.
(2023) London: International Network of People who Use Drugs.
A review of synthetic cathinones emerging in recent years (2019-2022).
Kuropka, Patryk et al (2023) Forensic Toxicology, 41. pp. 25-46. doi.org/10.1007/s11419-022-00639-5
New potent synthetic opioid— N-Desethyl Isotonitazene —proliferating among recreational drug supply in USA.
(2023) Pennsylvania: Center for Forensic Science Research & Education
Drug Deaths Taskforce response: a cross Government approach.
Population Health Directorate. (2023) Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
Evaluating the population-level effects of overdose prevention sites and supervised consumption sites in British Columbia, Canada: controlled interrupted time series.
Panagiotoglou, Dimitra (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (3). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265665
The risk matrix: drug-related deaths in prisons in England and Wales, 2015-2020
Duke, Karen et al (2023) Journal of Community Psychology, Early online. doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22989
Mortality risk following nonfatal injuries with alcohol use disorder involvement: a one-year follow-up of emergency department patients using linked administrative data
Goldman-Mellor, Sidra et al (2022) Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 83, (6), pp. 879-887. doi.org/10.15288/jsad.21-00444
Suicidal crisis among children and young people: associations with adverse childhood experiences and socio-demographic factors.
Ashworth, Emma et al (2023) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, (2). doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021251
A national strategy for preventing substance and opioid use disorders through evidence-based prevention programming that fosters healthy outcomes in our youth.
Fishbein, Diana H and Sloboda, Zili (2022) Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, pp. 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s10567-022-00420-5
Long-term recovery from opioid use disorder: recovery subgroups, transition states and their association with substance use, treatment and quality of life.
Craft, William H et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16115
Safety and feasibility of intranasal heroin-assisted treatment: 4-week preliminary findings from a Swiss multicentre observational study.
Vogel, Marc et al (2023) Harm Reduction Journal, 20. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00731-y
Cannabis use in pregnancy and maternal and infant outcomes: a Canadian cross-jurisdictional population-based cohort study.
Luke, Sabrina et al (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (11). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276824
Increase in cannabis-related emergency department presentations in the period immediately before legalization requires explanation.
Smyth, Bobby P and McCarron, Peter (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16128 (In press)
Contingency management for treatment of cannabis use disorder in co-occurring mental health disorders: a systematic review.
Rodas, Justyne D et al (2022) Brain Sciences, 13, (1). doi: 10.3390/brainsci13010036
Mental health and cannabis use among Canadian youth: Integrated findings from cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.
Butler, Alexandra et al (2022) International Journal of Drug Policy, 112. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103926
Recreational cannabis legalization has had limited effects on a wide range of adult psychiatric and psychosocial outcomes.
Zellers, Stephanie M et al (2023) Psychological Medicine, pp. 1-10. doi: 10.1017/S0033291722003762
Linking medicinal cannabis to autotaxin–lysophosphatidic acid signaling.
Eymery, Mathias C et al (2023) Life Science Alliance, 6, (2). doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202201595
Assessment of clinical outcomes of medicinal cannabis therapy for depression: analysis from the UK Medical Cannabis Registry.
Mangoo, Sajed et al (2023) Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, Early online. pp. 1-14. doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2022.2161894
The association between early onset of alcohol, smokeless tobacco and marijuana use with adult binge drinking in United States
Dai, Zheng and Wang, Kesheng (2023) Scientific Reports, 13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-27571-x
Canada’s guidance on alcohol and health: final report.
Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines Scientific Expert Panels. Paradis, Catherine et al (2023) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Minimum unit pricing evaluation bringing the evidence together stakeholder engagement report
(2023) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.
Minimum unit alcohol pricing. Impacts on the alcoholic drinks industry in Scotland: final report
(2023) London: Frontier Economics
Like a needle in a vineyard: searching for health information on wine labels and websites.
(2022) Glasgow: Alcohol Focus Scotland
Health and cancer risks associated with low levels of alcohol consumption.
Anderson, Benjamin O et al (2023) The Lancet Public Health, 8, (1), e6-e7. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00317-6
Alcohol consumption in the workplace: a comparison between European Union countries' policies.
Borrelli, Ivan et al (2022) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (24). doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416964
Acceptability and feasibility of wearable transdermal alcohol sensors: systematic review.
Brobbin, Eileen et al (2022) JMIR Human Factors, 9, (4). doi: 10.2196/40210
Alcohol withdrawal produces changes in excitability, population discharge probability, and seizure threshold
Alberto, Gregory E et al (2022) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi: 10.1111/acer.15004
Treatment of alcohol use problems among rural populations: a review of barriers and considerations for increasing access to quality care.
Davis, Christal N and O'Neill, Susan E (2022) Current Addiction Reports, 9, (4), pp. 432-444. doi: 10.1007/s40429-022-00454-3
Acute alcoholic hallucinosis: a review
Skryabin, Valentin Yurievich et al (2023) Psychopathology, pp. 1-8. doi: 10.1159/000528573
The efficacy of cue exposure therapy on alcohol use disorders: a quantitative meta-analysis and systematic review.
Kiyak, Ceyda et al (2023) Addictive Behaviors, 139. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107578
Alcohol-specific inhibition training in patients with alcohol use disorder: a multi-centre, double-blind randomized clinical trial examining drinking outcome and working mechanisms.
Stein, Maria et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16104
Being and becoming a father in the context of heavy drinking and other substance use—a qualitative evidence synthesis.
Salonen, D et al (2023) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2167650
Understanding the digital media ecosystem: how the evolution of the digital marketing ecosystem impacts tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food marketing
(2022) Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe
Reducing noncommunicable diseases: a signature roadmap for the WHO European Region.
(2022) Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe
E-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI): a review of international case reports from outside the United States of America
Sund, Lachlan J et al (2023) Clinical Toxicology, Early online. pp. 1-7. doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2022.2160342
Health impact of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Current and emerging evidence
Morjaria, Jaymin B et al (2023) Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/17476348.2023.2167716
Clinical testing of the cardiovascular effects of e-cigarette substitution for smoking: a living systematic review
La Rosa, Giusy et al (2023) Internal and Emergency Medicine, doi: 10.1007/s11739-022-03161-z
Recent studies on the development of nicotine abuse and behavioral changes induced by chronic stress depending on gender
Grabowska, Karolina et al (2023) Brain Sciences, 13, (1). doi: 10.3390/brainsci13010121
The economic and social cost of harms associated with gambling in England
Evidence update 2023. (2023) London: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
The relationship between problematic gambling severity and engagement with gambling products: longitudinal analysis of the Emerging Adults Gambling Survey.
Wardle, Heather and Tipping, Sarah (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16125
What is the evidence that advertising policies could have an impact on gambling-related harms? A systematic umbrella review of the literature.
McGrane, E et al (2023) Public Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2022.11.019 (In Press)
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College of Psychiatrists warns proposed sale of alcohol bill will have ‘hugely negative’ impact on mental health.
[College of Psychiatrists of Ireland] (31 Jan 2023)
Drugs sprayed on letters in prison smuggling operations.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (29 Jan 2023)
Reasons sought for non-testing of drivers for alcohol in fatal crashes.
[Irish Times] Hilliard, Mark (24 Jan 2023)
A child’s right to a childhood free from alcohol harm.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (24 Jan 2023)
Polluter pays is a great idea – now let’s start charging the alcohol industry.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (18 Jan 2023)
Families pressured to remortgage homes over drug debts, says senior garda.
[Irish Times] Power, Jack (17 Jan 2023)
Nearly 200 reports of drug-related intimidation in north Dublin.
[Irish Times] Power, Jack (16 Jan 2023)
Alcohol labelling is about letting consumers know the truth.
[Irish Examiner] Conlon, Catherine (16 Jan 2023)
IRFU opt against Aviva alcohol ban for Six Nations.
Hundreds of drug driving prosecutions' in limbo as gardaí await critical High Court case.
[thejournal.ie] O'Connor, Niall (16 Jan 2023)
How big alcohol tried to stop Ireland’s alcohol warning label through the European Commission.
[Movendi International] Juslin, Emil (13 Jan 2023)
Tobacco firms challenge ban on flavoured tobacco for vaping.
[Irish Times] Tobacco firms challenge ban on flavoured tobacco for vaping. (11 Jan 2023)
Health information labelling of alcohol products.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (09 Jan 2023)
Financial crash triggered spike in drug use in disadvantaged parts of Cork.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (08 Jan 2023)
Methadone should be prescribed by nurses to cut long wait times, says addiction expert.
[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (08 Jan 2023)
School considering legal options against 'inappropriate' drug injection centre.
[Dublinlive] Grennan, Dan (07 Jan 2023)
HSE Drug Trend Risk Communication on cannabis jellies adulterated with synthetic cannabinoids.
[HSE drugs.ie] (06 Jan 2023)
Combined addiction to cocaine and gambling 'the big issue in Ireland', claims counsellor.
[Irish Examiner] Dunphy, Liz (05 Jan 2023)
HSE 'doubling down' on plans for mobile drug injecting centre in Cork city.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (05 Jan 2023)
'It's about expecting good outcomes' — therapist reflects on 25 years of Adolescent Addiction Service.
[Irish Examiner] Baker, Noel (05 Jan 2023)
A need to protect children from harmful alcohol marketing.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (04 Jan 2023)
No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health.
[World Health Organization] (04 Jan 2023)
Midlands Prison: ‘Even clothes coming in were soaked in psychoactive substances.
[Irish Times] Lally, Conor (02 Jan 2023)
Benefits of new legal drug injection centre 'outweigh risks'.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (02 Jan 2023)
13% rise in road deaths recorded in 2022.
[Road Safety Authority] (01 Jan 2023)
Sláintecare Healthy Communities having a positive impact on local communities.
[Department of Health] (01 Jan 2023)
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