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Trends and socioeconomic differences in policy triggers for thinking about quitting smoking: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys.
Hummel, Karin, Allwright, Shane et al. t (2015) Trends and socioeconomic differences in policy triggers for thinking about quitting smoking: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Early online .

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Predictors of illicit drug use among university students in Northern Ireland, Wales and England.
El Ansari, Walid and Vallentin-Holbech, Lotte and Stock, Christiane (2015) Predictors of illicit drug use among university students in Northern Ireland, Wales and England. Global journal of health science, 7 (4). pp. 18-29.

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New strategic direction for alcohol and drugs: phase 2. Third update report – July 2015.
Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. (2015) New strategic direction for alcohol and drugs: phase 2. Third update report – July 2015. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Belfast .

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The benefits from complying with the framework convention on tobacco control: a SimSmoke analysis of 15 European nations.
Levy, David T and Huang, An-Tsun and Currie, Laura M and Clancy, Luke (2014) The benefits from complying with the framework convention on tobacco control: a SimSmoke analysis of 15 European nations. Health policy and planning, 29 (8). pp. 1031-42.

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Impaired learning from errors in cannabis users: Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and hippocampus hypoactivity.
Carey, Susan E and Nestor, Liam and Jones, Jennifer and Garavan, Hugh and Hester, Robert (2015) Impaired learning from errors in cannabis users: Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and hippocampus hypoactivity. Drug and alcohol dependence, Early online .

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Do we have sufficient information to optimally inform regulatory or other policy decisions about medications containing codeine?
Parry, Charles DH and Deluca, Paolo and Cooper, Richard J and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2015) Do we have sufficient information to optimally inform regulatory or other policy decisions about medications containing codeine? Addiction, Early online .

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Staff understanding of recovery-orientated mental health practice: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.
Le Boutillier, Clair and Chevalier, Agnes and Lawrence, Vanessa and Leamy, Mary and Bird, Victoria J and Macpherson, Rob and Williams, Julie and Slade, Mike (2015) Staff understanding of recovery-orientated mental health practice: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. Implementation science, 10 . p. 87.

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Multi-agency parents drug education initiative.
Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force. (2015) Multi-agency parents drug education initiative. Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force, Galway .

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Drugs and sport – a guide for pharmacists.
Kinahan, Audrey (2015) Drugs and sport – a guide for pharmacists. IPU Review, August 2015 . pp. 28-31.

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Health, perceived quality of life and health services use among homeless illicit drug users.
O'Brien, K K and Schuttke, A and Alhakeem, A and Donnelly-Swift, E and Keogh, C and O'Carroll, A and O'Sullivan, K and Galvin, R and Fahey, T (2015) Health, perceived quality of life and health services use among homeless illicit drug users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Early online .

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Smoking cessation and the role of the dental practitioner.
Stassen, Leo FA and Hammarfjord, Oscar (2015) Smoking cessation and the role of the dental practitioner. Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 61 (2). pp. 90-92.

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Necrotizing fasciitis: the need for urgent surgical intervention and the impact of intravenous drug use.
Waldron, Carmel and Solon, Jacqueline Gemma and O'Gorman, Joanne and Humphreys, Hilary and Burke, John Patrick and McNamara, Deborah Ann (2015) Necrotizing fasciitis: the need for urgent surgical intervention and the impact of intravenous drug use. The Surgeon, 13 (4). pp. 194-199.

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The role of cannabinoids in adult neurogenesis.
Prenderville, Jack A and Kelly, Áine M and Downer, Eric J (2015) The role of cannabinoids in adult neurogenesis. British Journal of Pharmacology, 172 (16). pp. 3950-3963.

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UNODC annual report 2014.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2015) UNODC annual report 2014. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna .

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Liver transplant associated with paracetamol overdose: results from the seven-country SALT study.
Gulmez, Sinem Ezgi et al (2015) Liver transplant associated with paracetamol overdose: results from the seven-country SALT study. British journal of clinical pharmacology, Early online .

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Risk of mortality on and off methadone substitution treatment in primary care: a national cohort study.
Cousins, Grainne and Boland, Fiona and Courtney, Brenda and Barry, Joseph and Lyons, Suzi and Fahey, Tom (2015) Risk of mortality on and off methadone substitution treatment in primary care: a national cohort study. Addiction, epub ahead of print . (In Press)

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Submission on a national maternity strategy.
Alcohol Action Ireland. (2015) Submission on a national maternity strategy. , Dublin

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Submission on a national cancer strategy.
Alcohol Action Ireland. (2015) Submission on a national cancer strategy. Alcohol Action Ireland, Dublin .

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Methadone-maintained patients in primary care have higher rates of chronic disease and multimorbidity, and use health services more intensively than matched controls.
O'Toole, John  and Hambly, Róisín and Cox, Anne-Marie and O'Shea, Brendan  and Darker, Catherine (2014) Methadone-maintained patients in primary care have higher rates of chronic disease and multimorbidity, and use health services more intensively than matched controls. The European Journal of General Practice, 20 (4). pp. 275-20.

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How to identify an overdose
Health Service Executive. (2015) How to identify an overdose. HSE

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Naloxone demonstration project
Drugs.ie (2015) Naloxone demonstration project

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E-cigarettes: an evidence update. A report commissioned by Public Health England

McNeill, A and Brose, LS and Calder, R and Hitchman, SC and Hajek, Peter and McRobbie, Hayden (2015) E-cigarettes: an evidence update. A report commissioned by Public Health England. ,Public Health England.

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Global burden of disease due to smokeless tobacco consumption in adults: analysis of data from 113 countries.

Siddiqi, Kamran and Shah, Sarwat and Muslim Abbas, Syed and Vidyasagaran, Aishwarya and Jawad, Mohammed and Dogar, Omara and Sheikh, Aziz (2015) Global burden of disease due to smokeless tobacco consumption in adults: analysis of data from 113 countries. ,BioMed Central. BMC Medicine, 13 (194)

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State of the evidence: cannabis use and regulation
International Centre for Science in Drug Policy.(2015) State of the evidence: cannabis use and regulation. International Centre for Science in Drug Policy. Canada

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Addressing the development dimensions of drug policy.

Schleifer, Rebecca and Sagredo, Javier and Avafia., Tenu (2015) Addressing the development dimensions of drug policy. United Nations Development Programme

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36th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board Geneva, Switzerland
UNAIDS. (2015) 36th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board Geneva, Switzerland. 30 June-2 July 2015. UNAIDS.

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