HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter: volume 13, issue 11

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This is the November 2017 edition of the library newsletter – our monthly electronic digest of Irish drug, alcohol & tobacco publications, news and Dail debates, with key international research evidence..

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Publications

Drugnet Ireland.

Health Research Board. (2017) Drugnet Ireland. Issue 63, Autumn 2017 . Dublin: Health Research Board.

Back yard. An investigation into the feasability of estsblishing drug consumption rooms.

McCulloch, Liz (2017) Back yard. An investigation into the feasability of estsblishing drug consumption rooms. London: Volteface.

Treatment for opioid use and outcomes in older adults: a systematic literature review.

Carew, Anne Marie and Comiskey, Catherine (2017) Treatment for opioid use and outcomes in older adults: a systematic literature review. Drug and Alcohol Dependence , Early online .

State of health in the EU: Ireland. Country health profile 2017.

OECD, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. (2017) State of health in the EU: Ireland. Country health profile 2017. Brussels: European Commission.

National clinical programme for the assessment and management of patients presenting to the emergency department following self-harm. Review of the operation of the programme.

National Clinical and Integrated Care Programmes. (2017) National Clinical Programme for the Assessment and Management of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department following Self-Harm. Review of the operation of the programme. Dublin: Health Service Executive, Mental Health Division.

Tobacco Free Ireland annual report 2016.

Department of Health Tobacco and Alcohol Control Unit. (2017) Tobacco Free Ireland annual report 2016. Dublin: Department of Health.

A national survey of online gambling behaviours.

Columb, D and O'Gara, C (2017) A national survey of online gambling behaviours. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Early online .

National Suicide Research Foundation annual report 2016.

National Suicide Research Foundation. (2017) National Suicide Research Foundation annual report 2016. Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation.

Editorial: Alcohol and cancer.

(2017) Editorial: Alcohol and cancer. Lancet , 390 , (10109) , p. 2215.

Office of the Inspector of Prisons annual report for the years 2015 and 2016.

Office of the Inspector of Prisons. Casey, Helen (2017) Office of the Inspector of Prisons annual report for the years 2015 and 2016. Dublin: Department of Justice and Equality.

Finding a home: families’ journeys out of homelessness,

Walsh, Kathy and Harvey, Brian (2017) Finding a home: families’ journeys out of homelessness,. Dublin: Focus Ireland.

National Strategic Framework for Health and Social Care Workforce Planning.

Ireland. Department of Health. (2017) National Strategic Framework for Health and Social Care Workforce Planning. Dublin: Department of Health.

A high prevalence rate of a positive screen for cognitive impairment in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus attending an Irish clinic.

McNamara, Patricia H and Coen, Robert and Redmond, Janice and Doherty, Colin P and Bergin, Colm (2017) A high prevalence rate of a positive screen for cognitive impairment in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus attending an Irish clinic. Open Forum Infectious Diseases , 4 , (1) , ofw242.

Different drinking motives, different adverse consequences? Evidence among adolescents from 10 European countries.

Wicki, Matthias and Kuntsche, Emmanuel and Eichenberger, Yvonne and Aasvee, Katrin and Bendtsen, Pernille and Dankulincová Veselská, Zuzana and Demetrovics, Zsolt and Dzielska, Anna and Farkas, Judit and de Matos, Margarida Gaspar and Roberts, Chris and Tynjälä, Jorma and Välimaa, Raili and Vieno, Alessio (2017) Different drinking motives, different adverse consequences? Evidence among adolescents from 10 European countries. Drug and Alcohol Review , 36 , (6) , pp. 731-741.

Alcohol consumption among first- and second-generation immigrant and native adolescents in 23 countries: Testing the importance of origin and receiving country alcohol prevalence rates.

Barsties, Lisa S and Walsh, Sophie D and Huijts, Tim and Bendtsen, Pernille and Molcho, Michal and Buijs, Thomas and Vieno, Alessio and Elgar, Frank J and Stevens, Gonneke WJM (2017) Alcohol consumption among first- and second-generation immigrant and native adolescents in 23 countries: Testing the importance of origin and receiving country alcohol prevalence rates. Drug and Alcohol Review , 36 , (6) , pp. 769-778.

The ‘manageability of risk’ and recall on Supervised Licence: post-release pathways for serious violent and sexual offenders in Northern Ireland.

Delimata, Alexandra and Seymour, Mairead (2017) The ‘manageability of risk’ and recall on Supervised Licence: post-release pathways for serious violent and sexual offenders in Northern Ireland. Irish Probation Journal , 14 , pp. 92-111.

Drinking context and cause of injury: emergency department studies from 22 countries.

Korcha, Rachel A and Cherpitel, Cheryl J and Bond, Jason and Ye, Yu and Monteiro, Maristela G and Chou, Patricia and Borges, Guilherme and Cook, Won Kim and Bassier-Paltoo, Marcia and Hao, Wei (2017) Drinking context and cause of injury: emergency department studies from 22 countries. Journal of Substance Use , Early online .

Alcohol price survey 2017. Including the implications of Minimum Unit Price, as proposed in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.

Alcohol Action Ireland. (2017) Alcohol price survey 2017. Including the implications of Minimum Unit Price, as proposed in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland.

Traveller health unit: Community healthcare organisation area 2 (Galway, Mayo & Roscommon). Strategic plan 2017-2020.

Traveller health unit, Community healthcare organisation area 2. (2017) Traveller health unit: Community healthcare organisation area 2 (Galway, Mayo & Roscommon). Strategic plan 2017-2020. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

Cancer in Ireland 1994-2015 with estimates for 2015-2017: annual report of the National Cancer Registry.

National Cancer Registry. (2017) Cancer in Ireland 1994-2015 with estimates for 2015-2017: annual report of the National Cancer Registry. Cork: National Cancer Registry.

Growing up in Ireland: infant cohort at 7/8 years.

Economic and Social Research Institute. (2017) Growing up in Ireland: infant cohort at 7/8 years. Dublin: ESRI; Trinity College Dublin; and Department of Youth and Community Affairs.

So how was school today? Report of a survey on how young people are taught and how they learn.

Ireland. Department of Children and Youth Affairs. (2017) So how was school today? Report of a survey on how young people are taught and how they learn. Dublin: Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

Ireland's Public Health Bill: crucial to reduce alcohol harm.

Murray, Frank (2017) Ireland's Public Health Bill: crucial to reduce alcohol harm. The Lancet , 390 , (10109) , p. 2222.

Strategic health plan 2017-2020.

Traveller Health Unit. (2017) Strategic health plan 2017-2020. Health Service Executive.

Research and engagement overview: building a better GP and primary care service.

Health Service Executive. (2017) Research and engagement overview: building a better GP and primary care service. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

Evidence Resources

Preventing opioid overdose: understanding Good Samaritan laws.

SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies. [SAMHSA, US] (2017) Preventing opioid overdose: understanding Good Samaritan laws. Bethesda, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 20 p.

The changing shape of street-level heroin and crack supply in England: commuting, holidaying and cuckooing drug dealers across ‘county lines’.

Coomber, Ross and Moyle, Leah . (2017) The changing shape of street-level heroin and crack supply in England: commuting, holidaying and cuckooing drug dealers across ‘county lines’. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. The British Journal of Criminology, azx068 https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azx068

Drugs and the darknet: perspectives for enforcement, research and policy.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. (2017) Drugs and the darknet: perspectives for enforcement, research and policy. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 90 p.

Systematic review on hepatitis B and C prevalence in the EU/EEA.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. [ECDC] (2016) Systematic review on hepatitis B and C prevalence in the EU/EEA. Stockholm: ECDC. 133 p.

Systematic review on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Systematic review on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings. Stockholm: ECDC. 50 p.

Drug testing in schools.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Drug testing in schools. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 17 p.

Ashton, Kathryn and Bellis, Mark A and Davis, Alisha R and Hughes, Karen and Winstock, Adam [BMJ Open] . (2017) Do emotions related to alcohol consumption differ by alcohol type? An international cross-sectional survey of emotions associated with alcohol consumption and influence on drink choice in different settings. BMJ Publishing. BMJ Open, 7 (e01608) doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016089

Online policy and practice briefings: Local communities.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Local communities. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Schools and colleges.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Schools and colleges. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Workplaces.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Workplaces. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Nightlife, festivals and other recreational settings.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Nightlife, festivals and other recreational settings. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Prisons and the criminal justice system.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Prisons and the criminal justice system. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for improving health, quality of life and social functioning in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

de Vibe, Michael and Bjørndal, Arild and Fattah, Sabina and Dyrdal, Gunvor M and Halland, Even and Tanner-Smith, Emily E [Campbell Systematic Reviews] . (2017) Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for improving health, quality of life and social functioning in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. London: Campbell Systematic Reviews. 267 p. DOI: 10.4073/csr.2017.11

EMCDDA–Europol Joint report on a new psychoactive substance: methyl 1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-[phenyl(propanoyl) amino]piperidine-4-carboxylate (carfentanil).

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2017) EMCDDA–Europol Joint report on a new psychoactive substance: methyl 1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-[phenyl(propanoyl) amino]piperidine-4-carboxylate (carfentanil). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 19 p.

[Protocol] Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12‐step programs for alcohol use disorder.

Kelly, John F and Humphreys, Keith and Ferri, Marica [The Cochrane Library] . (2017) [Protocol] Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12‐step programs for alcohol use disorder. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012880

Health at a Glance 2017: OECD indicators.

OECD. (2017) Health at a Glance 2017: OECD indicators. Paris: OECD Publishing.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: update from the EMCDDA expert network. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Do creative arts therapies reduce substance misuse? A systematic review.

Megranahan, Karen and Lynskey, Michael T . (2017) Do creative arts therapies reduce substance misuse? A systematic review. Elsevier. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 57 50-58.

New developments in national drug strategies in Europe.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) New developments in national drug strategies in Europe. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 23 p.

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems. [SHAAP] (2017) Alcohol-related liver disease: guidance for good practice. Edinburgh: SHAAP. 12 p.

Online policy and practice briefings: Adult family members of people with drug problems.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Adult family members of people with drug problems. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Vulnerable young people.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Vulnerable young people. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Online policy and practice briefings: Women with drug problems.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2017) Online policy and practice briefings: Women with drug problems. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in England: 2017 report.

Public Health England. (2017) Non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in England: 2017 report. London: Public Health England. Health Protection Report, 11 (39) 8 p.

Adverse events associated with medium- and long-term use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of Cochrane Reviews.

Els, Charl and Jackson, Tanya T and Kunyk, Diane and Lappi, Vernon G and Sonnenberg, Barend and Hagtvedt, Reidar and Sharma, Sangita and Kolahdooz, Fariba and Stroube, Sebastian [The Cochrane Library] . (2017) Adverse events associated with medium- and long-term use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of Cochrane Reviews. London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (10) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012509.pub2

Drug Matrix cell A2: interventions - generic and cross-cutting issues

Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2017) Drug Matrix cell A2: interventions - generic and cross-cutting issues. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings

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