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Irish-related publications
Healthy Ireland survey 2022: summary report

Ipsos MRBI (2022) Dublin: Government of Ireland.
Health in Ireland key trends 2022.

Department of Health. (2022) Dublin: Government of Ireland.
Report on an examination of the present approach to sanctions for possession of certain amounts of drugs for personal use.

Joint Committee on Justice. (2022) Dublin: House of the Oireachtas
The impact of COVID-19 on the health-related behaviours, mental well-being, and academic engagement of a cohort of undergraduate students in an Irish university setting.

Sheedy O'Sullivan et al (2022) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (23). doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316096
2022 update on MDMA.

HSE drugs.ie. (2022)
Have restrictions on alcohol advertising in Ireland affected awareness among adults? A comparative observational study using non-probability repeat cross-sectional surveys.

Critchlow, Nathan et al (2022) Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Early online. doi.org/10.15288/jsad.22-00099
Factors associated with public awareness of the relationship between alcohol use and breast cancer risk [Preprint].

Doyle, Anne et al (2022) BMC Public Health, doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2338441/v1 (In Press)
Make the change: community alcohol resource manual.

Community Alcohol Detox Project (2022) Dublin: Ballyfermot, Canal Communities, Dublin 12 and South Inner-City Drug and Alcohol Task Forces.
HSE position on prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

(2022) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Webinar: Young people and alcohol, what do we know and what can we do about it?

HSE Health and Wellbeing (2022) Health Service Executive.
Where is the urgency? Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. A review of progress on implementation

(2022) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland.
Preliminary drug testing – Frequently asked questions. Updated FAQ document on drug driving and testing.

Medical Bureau of Road Safety (2022) Dublin: An Garda Siochana
Hepatitis A and B vaccination in gbMSM in Ireland: findings from the European MSM internet survey 2017 (EMIS-2017).

White, Philippa et al (2022) Sexually Transmitted Infections, Early online. doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2022-055580
A longitudinal examination of young people's gambling behaviours and participation in team sports.

Duggan, Brendan and Mohan, Gretta (2022) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early online. pp. 1-17. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-022-10175-x
An evidence review of community service policy, practice and structure.

Kennefick, Louise and Guilfoyle, Eoin (2022) Dublin: Probation Service.
Prevalence, knowledge and factors associated with e-cigarette use among parents of secondary school children.

Doherty, Julie et al (2022) Public Health in Practice, 4. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2022.100334
A practitioner’s response to probation and mental health: do we really need equivalence?

Cotter, Laura and McDonnell, Kim (2022) Irish Probation Journal, 19. pp. 192-202
40 years in the frontlines of harm reduction in Ireland. Interview with Tony Duffin.

Sarosi, Peter (2022) Drug Reporter
Men's attitudes now survey.

Doyle, Kenny and Hammersley, Conor (2022) Waterford: Men's Development Network
Echoes from history: women, drug-use, and cultural shame.

Lynch, Arhonda (2022) The Boolean, 6. pp. 20-26.  doi.org/10.33178/boolean.2022.1.4
HSE National Policy for Consent in Health and Social Care Research.

Health Service Executive, National Research and Development, Strategy and Research Directorate. (2022) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Annual report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection 2022.

O'Mahony, Conor (2022) Dublin: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
An Garda Síochána annual report 2021

(2022) Dublin: An Garda Siochana
Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027: Implementation statement 2021.

(2022) Dublin: Department of Justice
Report on minorities engaging with the Justice system

(2022) Dublin: Joint Committee on Justice.
Recorded crime Q1, Q2 & Q3 2022

(2022) Cork: Central Statistics Office.
OECD economic surveys: Ireland 2022.

(2022) Paris: OECD Publishing
Sport Ireland anti-doping review 2021

(2022) Dublin: Sport Ireland
National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026: implementation report 2021

(2022) Dublin: Department of Health.
Dublin North East Inner City progress report 2022.

(2022) Dublin: Dublin City Council NEIC Programme Office
Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre annual report 2021

(2022) Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre
Simon Communities of Ireland annual report 2021

(2022) Dublin: Simon Communities of Ireland
Independent Reporting Commission: fifth report. Independent Reporting Commission

(2022) Dublin: Department of Justice
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth annual report 2021.

(2022) Dublin: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
Irish Penal Reform Trust annual review & financial statement 2021 – 2022

(2022) Dublin: Irish Penal Reform Trust
Monitoring community HIV testing in Ireland, 2020.

(2022) Dublin: HSE HPSC.
Ana Liffey Drug Project annual report 2021

(2022) Dublin: Ana Liffey Drug Project
National Poisons Information Centre annual report 2021

(2022) Dublin: National Poisons Information Centre.
Penalty points statistics.

Road Safety Authority. (2022)
International publications
Homelessness and drugs: health and social responses.

(2022) Lisbon: EMCDDA
Families of people who use drugs: health and social responses.

(2022) Lisbon: EMCDDA
Lisbon declaration (to be adopted at the 18th Ministerial Conference of the Council of Europe Pompidou Group). Pompidou Group

(2022) Strasbourg: Council of Europe.
Presentation recording: Getting it right for women with a drug problem: issues and improving practice.

MacLeod, Katy (2022) In: SDF conference - Getting It right: realistic approaches to complex needs., 5 October 2022, Glasgow.
The stigma-vulnerability nexus and the framing of drug problems.

Alexandrescu, Liviu and Spicer, Jack (2022) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2022.2049214
Complexities and conveniences in the international drug trade: the involvement of Mexican criminal actors in the EU drug market.

Europol, Drug Enforcement Administration. (2022) Europol.
Trends in intentional abuse and misuse ingestions in school-aged children and adolescents reported to US poison centers from 2000-2020.

Hughes, Adrienne R et al (2022) Clinical Toxicology, pp. 1-8. doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2022.2120818
School-based peer education interventions to improve health: a global systematic review of effectiveness.

Dodd, Steven et al (2022) BMC Public Health, 22. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14688-3
Exploring arts-based interventions for youth substance use prevention: a scoping review of literature.

Maina, Geoffrey et al (2022) BMC public health, 22. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14714-4
A guide to common drug names in Scotland.

RADAR. (2022) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
Substance use, Alcohol and Behavioural Addictions in Autism (SABAA) project.

Calder, Robert et al (2022) London: Society for the Study of Addiction.
Co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns in Scotland: a review of the literature and evidence.

(2022) Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
Webinar: Treatment, recovery and integrated care systems – what does it all mean?

(2022) Collective Voice.
Providing substance use disorder treatment in correctional settings: knowledge gaps and proposed research priorities-overview and commentary.

Zaller, Nickolas D et al (2022) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 17. doi: 10.1186/s13722-022-00351-0
Palliative care for people who use drugs during communicable disease epidemics and pandemics: a scoping review on access, policies, and programs and guidelines.

Buchman, Daniel Z et al (2022) Palliative Medicine, doi: 10.1177/02692163221143153.
Connecting the dots: tackling mental health inequalities in Wales.

Welsh Parliament, Health and Social Care Committee. (2022) Cardiff: Senedd Commission.
Report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings (fourth report).

(2022) Brussels: European Commission.
Recreational drug misuse and its potential contribution to male fertility levels' decline: a narrative review.

Schifano, Nicolò et al (2022) Brain Sciences, 12, (11). doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12111582
EMCDDA webinar: How wastewater monitoring can boost preparedness for new health threats.

(2022) EMCDDA
Monitoring drug use in the digital age: studies in web surveys. European web survey on drugs: an overview of the project.

EMCDDA. Matias, Joao (2022) Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
Quantitative and qualitative assessments of data quality within the European Web Survey on Drugs.

Kalamara, Eleni and Skarupova, Katerina, eds. (2022) Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
Substance residue analysis as an alternative to drug checking? Traces from drug paraphernalia as a source for laboratory analysis.

Kaskela, Teemu et al (2022) Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, 23, (3), pp. 277-288. doi.org/10.1108/DHS-12-2021-0063
A distributed model to expand the reach of drug checking.

Wallace, Bruce et al (2022) Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, 23, (3), pp. 220-231. doi.org/10.1108/DHS-01-2022-0005
Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN): findings from drug-related emergency department visits, 2021.

(2022) Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Adolescent substance use and risk behaviours in the Mediterranean region. Fourth MEDSPAD regional report.

MedSPAD Group. Benedetti, Elisa et al (2022) Brussels: Council of Europe.
The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS).

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (2022)
The Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS).

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (2022) 
Molecular insights and clinical outcomes of drugs of abuse adulteration: new trends and new psychoactive substances.

Di Trana, Annagiulia et al (2022) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, (23), 14619. doi: 10.3390/ijms232314619.
Synthetic opioids: a review and clinical update.

Shafi, Abu and Berry, et al (2022) Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 12. doi.org/10.1177/20451253221139616
EMCDDA framework and practical guidance for naming synthetic cannabinoids.

Pulver, Benedikt et al (2022) Drug Testing and Analysis, Early online. doi: 10.1002/dta.3403
From JWH-018 to OXIZIDS: structural evolution of synthetic cannabinoids in the European Union from 2008 to present day.

Andrews, Rachael et al (2022) Drug Testing and Analysis, Early online. doi: 10.1002/dta.3422 (In Press)
ACMD advice on the classification and schedule of Remimazolam.

(2022) London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
The increase in benzodiazepine-laced drugs and related risks in Canada: the urgent need for effective and sustainable solutions.

Russell, Cayley et al (2022) International Journal of Drug Policy, 111. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103933
The benzo research project: an evaluation of recreational benzodiazepine use amongst UK young people (18-25).

Ezquerra-Romano, Ivan et al (2022) London: Benzo Research Project
Global SMART update volume 27: “Tuci”, “happy water”, “k-powdered milk” – is the illicit market for ketamine expanding?

(2022) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Mechanisms involved in the neurotoxicity and abuse liability of nitrous oxide: a narrative review

Brunt, Tibor M et al (2022) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, (23). doi: 10.3390/ijms232314747
Editorial: Supervised drug consumption sites: a health-based approach or enabling drug use?

Abram, Marissa D et al (2022) Journal of Clinical Nursing, Early online. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16596
Patterns of mortality risk among patients with substance use disorder: an opportunity for proactive patient safety?

Svensson, Jakob et al (2022) BMC Psychiatry, 22, 770. doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04437-6
Deaths in prison. Examining causes, responses, and prevention of deaths in prison worldwide.

London: Prison Reform International. Penal Reform International, University of Nottingham. (2022)
Risk of COVID-19 infection and the associated hospitalization, ICU admission and mortality in opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Behnoush, Amir Hossein et al (2022) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 17. doi: 10.1186/s13722-022-00349-8
Youth voices on treatment in the shadow of the overdose crisis. Key recommendations and findings for care providers.

(2022) Vancouver: British Columbia Centre on Substance Use
Rewarding recovery: the time is now for contingency management for opioid use disorder.

Proctor, Steven L (2022) Annals of Medicine, 54, (1), pp. 1178-1187. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2068805
Association of COVID-19 with endocarditis in patients with cocaine or opioid use disorders in the US.

Wang, Lindsey et al (2022) Molecular Psychiatry, Early online. doi.org/10.1038/s41380-022-01903-1
A systematic review on cannabis hyperemesis syndrome and its management options.

Senderovich, Helen et al (2022) Medical Principles and Practice, 31. pp. 29-38. doi: 10.1159/000520417
Association of recreational cannabis legalization with cannabis possession arrest rates in the US.

Gunadi, Christian and Shi, Yuyan (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (12). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.44922
Known unknowns of medical cannabis.

Kowalski, Katya (2022) London: Volteface.
‘What discretion do you need?’ Factors influencing police decision-making in possession of cannabis offences.

Grace, Sharon et al (2022) Criminology & Criminal Justice, doi.org/10.1177/17488958221142478
Association of a positive drug screening for cannabis with mortality and hospital visits among veterans affairs enrollees prescribed opioids.

Keyhani, Salomeh et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (12). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.47201
Alcohol: no ordinary commodity: research and public policy.

Babor, Thomas F et al (2022) Oxford University Press.
Alcohol: no ordinary commodity-a summary of the third edition.

Babor, Thomas F et al (2022) Addiction, 117, (12), pp. 3024-3036. doi.org/10.1111/add.16003
‘You’re in the alcohol Matrix, then you unplug from it, and you’re like ‘Wow’’’: exploring sober women’s management, negotiation and countering of alcohol marketing in the UK

Atkinson, A M et al (2022) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2022.2145935
Webinar: Women, men and alcohol: why is gender important in alcohol control policies.

(2022) World Health Organization
Webinar: Reducing exposure to alcogenic environments among young people: what can be learned from community-led approaches?

World Health Organization (2022)
Alcohol use during pregnancy and motherhood: attitudes and experiences of pregnant women, mothers, and healthcare professionals.

Ujhelyi Gomez, Katalin et al (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (12). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275609
Uncorking big alcohol in the EU. A mapping of the European alcohol industry and its lobbying efforts against public health in the EU institutions.

(2022) Stockholm: IOGT-NTO and Movendi International.
Social work and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).

Hall, Trisha et al (2022) Iriss Insights, 68.
Age-based differences in quantity and frequency of consumption when screening for harmful alcohol use.

Callinan, Sarah et al (2022) Addiction, 117, (9), pp. 2431-2437. doi: 10.1111/add.15904
Characterization of problematic alcohol use among physicians: a systematic review

Wilson, Janet et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (12). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.44679
Estimating child maltreatment cases that could be alcohol-attributable in New Zealand

Huckle, Taisia and Romeo, Jose S (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16111 (In Press)
Effectiveness of a French mass media campaign in raising knowledge of both long-term alcohol-related harms and low-risk drinking guidelines, and in lowering alcohol consumption

Quatremère, Guillemette et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16107
Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK: registered in 2021.

(2022) London: Office for National Statistics
Alcohol consumption and MRI markers of brain structure and function: cohort study of 25,378 UK Biobank participants.

Topiwala, Anya et al (2022) NeuroImage. Clinical, 35. doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103066
Alcohol use contexts (social settings, drinking games/specials, and locations) as predictors of high-intensity drinking on a given day among U.S. young adults.

Terry-McElrath, Yvonne M et al (2022) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi: 10.1111/acer.14985
Aging successfully, but still vulnerable: late life experiences of older adults who have recovered from alcohol use disorder.

Kermel-Schiffman, Ile and Gavriel-Fried, Belle (2022) International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 37, (9). doi.org/10.1002/gps.5807
Association between alcohol use disorder and receipt of direct-acting antiviral Hepatitis C virus treatment

Haque, Lamia Y et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (12). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.46604
A critical review of recent knowledge of alcohol's effects on the immunological response in different tissues

Crotty, Kathryn et al (2022) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, doi: 10.1111/acer.14979
E-cigarettes and nicotine abstinence: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Hanewinkel, Reiner et al (2022) European Respiratory Review, 31, (163). doi: 10.1183/16000617.0215-2021
How and why do financial incentives contribute to helping people stop smoking?

A realist review protocol. Siersbaek, Rikke et al (2022) BMJ Open, 12, (6).  doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060457
An exploration of flavours in studies of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation: secondary analyses of a systematic review with meta-analyses.

Lindson, Nicola et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16091 (In Press)
News
Tobacco firms to pay for street cleaning under new legislation

[Irish Times] Hilliard, Mark (31 Dec 2022)
Supervised drug injection centre gets green light despite objection from school

[Dublinlive] Grennan, Dan (30 Dec 2022)
Surge in demand for porn addiction therapy

[Irish Examiner] Capplis, Conor (28 Dec 2022)
British sought permission to base aircraft in Ireland for use in monitoring suspected drug smugglers

[Irish Examiner] McCarthaigh, Sean (28 Dec 2022)
'No view' on cannabis legalisation, says Varadkar as Citizens' Assembly on drugs expected in 2023

[thejournal.ie] McNally, Tadgh [25 Dec 2022]
Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, announces development of the first National Population Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research and Evaluation Strategy

[Department of Health] (22 Dec 2022] 


Minister of State appointments.

[Gov.ie] (21 Dec 2022)
Support for children witnessing abuse at Christmas needed.

Alcohol Action Ireland. (20 Dec 2022)
EMCDDA technical expert meeting on hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and related cannabinoids.

[EMCDDA] (19 Dec 2022)
Dáil committee calls for first medically supervised drug injecting centre.

[Irish Examiner] Murphy, Ann (14 Dec 2022)
Crack cocaine is ‘huge’ in Dublin. We are past the warning sign phase.

[Irish Times] Mullally, Una (12 Dec 2022)
Letter to principals - alcohol resources.

[Department of Education] (09 Dec 2022)
Stigma around drug use preventing people from coming forward to access key supports.

[thejournal.ie] McNally, Tadgh (09 Dec 2022)
Call for Government to ban alcohol industry-funded schools programmes.

[Irish Examiner] Casey, Jessica (07 Dec 2022)
Laughing gas abuse leading to neurological damage.

[RTE News] McCarthy, Justin (05 Dec 2022)
Why some politicians want decriminalisation of drugs.

[RTE News] Spain, Sinead (04 Dec 2022)
EU Drugs Agency: MEPs give the green light to a more powerful agency.

[European Parliament] (01 Dec 2022)
Road safety appeal as new drug testing device deployed.

[rte.ie] Sheehy, Paschal (01 Dec 2022)
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