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Growing Up in Ireland: Cohort '98 at age 25 main results

(2025) Cork: Central Statistics Office

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Media coverage of Ireland’s first supervised injecting facility

Duffin, Tony (2025) Linkedin

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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

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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

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A radical departure from Ireland’s approach to drug addiction [Audio]

Pollak, Sorcha (2025)

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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

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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

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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

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Should alcohol carry cancer warning labels?

Devi, Sharmila (2025) The Lancet, 405, (10476), pp. 366-367. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00187-4

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Alcohol control enforcement in Ireland: a paper tiger

Houghton, Frank (2025) Alcohol Action Ireland blog

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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

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Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues reduce alcohol intake

O'Farrell, Maurice (2025) Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/dom.16152

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Draft programme for Government 2025: securing Ireland’s future

(2025) Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Independent TDs.

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HIV treatment audit 2023 and progress towards UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets, Ireland.

(2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive

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Do smoking bans work?

Howard, Sally and Krishna, Geetanjali (2025) BMJ, 388. doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2759

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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

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HSE National service plan 2025

(2025) Dublin: Health Service Executive

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