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Welcome to the October 2014 edition of the NDC Newsletter. This is our monthly electronic digest of Irish drug, alcohol and tobacco publications, news and Dail debates.

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PUBLICATIONS

31 Oct, 14
Northern Ireland road safety monitor. Annual report 2014.

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. (2014) Northern Ireland road safety monitor. Annual report 2014. Department of the Environment, London .

28 Oct, 14
Child Care Law Reporting Project: second interim report.

Coulter, Carol (2014) Child Care Law Reporting Project: second interim report. Child Care Law Reporting Project, Dublin .

28 Oct, 14
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB): a scoping review of pharmacology, toxicology, motives for use, and user groups.

Brennan, Rebekah and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2014) Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB): a scoping review of pharmacology, toxicology, motives for use, and user groups. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 46 (3). pp. 243-251.

28 Oct, 14
Quay Times, the newsletter for supporters of Merchants Quay Ireland.

Merchants Quay Ireland. (2014) Quay Times, the newsletter for supporters of Merchants Quay Ireland. Quay Times . pp. 1-2.

28 Oct, 14
Children of the recession. The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries.

Fanjul, Gonzalo UNICEF Office of Research. (2014) Children of the recession. The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries. UNICEF Office of Research, Florence .

24 Oct, 14
Relation between national-level tobacco control policies and individual-level voluntary home smoking bans in Europe.

Ferketich, Amy K and Lugo, Alessandra and La Vecchia, Carlo and Fernandez, Esteve and Boffetta, Paolo and Clancy, Luke and Gallus, Silvano (2014) Relation between national-level tobacco control policies and individual-level voluntary home smoking bans in Europe. Tobacco control, Early online .

23 Oct, 14
Irish Penal Reform Trust annual report.

Irish Penal Reform Trust. (2014) Irish Penal Reform Trust annual report. Irish Penal Reform Trust, Dublin .

23 Oct, 14
Illicit drug markets in Ireland.

Connolly, Johnny and Donovan, Anne Marie (2014) Illicit drug markets in Ireland. National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol, Dublin .

19 Oct, 14
Coolmine annual report 2013. 40 years helping people overcome addiction.

Coolmine Therapeutic Community. (2014) Coolmine annual report 2013. 40 years helping people overcome addiction. Coolmine Therapeutic Community, Dublin .

16 Oct, 14
An analysis of the recording of tobacco use among inpatients in Irish hospitals.

Sheridan, A and Howell, Fenton (2014) An analysis of the recording of tobacco use among inpatients in Irish hospitals. Irish Medical Journal, 107 (9). pp. 1-4.

16 Oct, 14
Parental rules, parent and peer attachment, and adolescent drinking behaviors.

McKay, Michael T. (2014) Parental rules, parent and peer attachment, and adolescent drinking behaviors. Substance Use & Misuse, Early online .

15 Oct, 14
Life-time prevalence and psychosocial correlates of adolescent direct self-injurious behavior: a comparative study of findings in 11 European countries.

Brunner, Romuald et al (2014) Life-time prevalence and psychosocial correlates of adolescent direct self-injurious behavior: a comparative study of findings in 11 European countries. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 55 (4). pp. 337-48.

15 Oct, 14
A newly identified group of adolescents at "invisible" risk for psychopathology and suicidal behavior: findings from the SEYLE study.

Carli, Vladimir et al (2014) A newly identified group of adolescents at "invisible" risk for psychopathology and suicidal behavior: findings from the SEYLE study. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 13 (1). pp. 78-86.

15 Oct, 14
Risk-behaviour screening for identifying adolescents with mental health problems in Europe.

Kaess, Michael and Brunner, Romuald and Parzer, Peter and Carli, Vladimir and Apter, Alan and Balazs, Judit A and Bobes, Julio and Coman, Horia G and Cosman, Doina and Cotter, Padraig and Durkee, Tony and Farkas, Luca and Feldman, Dana and Haring, Christian and Iosue, Miriam and Kahn, Jean-Pierre and Keeley, Helen and Podlogar, Tina and Postuvan, Vita and Resch, Franz and others, . (2014) Risk-behaviour screening for identifying adolescents with mental health problems in Europe. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 23 (7). pp. 611-620.

14 Oct, 14
What do temporal profiles tell us about adolescent alcohol use? Results from a large sample in the United Kingdom.

McKay, Michael T and Andretta, James R and Magee, Jennifer and Worrell, Frank C (2014) What do temporal profiles tell us about adolescent alcohol use? Results from a large sample in the United Kingdom. Journal of adolescence, 37 (8). pp. 1319-1328.

14 Oct, 14
Modeling the impact of place on individual methadone treatment outcomes in a National longitudinal cohort study.

Murphy, Emma and Comiskey, Catherine M (2014) Modeling the impact of place on individual methadone treatment outcomes in a National longitudinal cohort study. Substance Use & Misuse, epub ahead of print .

13 Oct, 14
Computer-assisted and online data collection in general population surveys.

Skarupova, Katerina (2014) Computer-assisted and online data collection in general population surveys. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon .

13 Oct, 14
Scotland the brave! - Alcohol policy in Scotland. Proceedings from Brussels event to support Scotland’s alcohol minimum unit pricing policy.

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems. (2014) Scotland the brave! - Alcohol policy in Scotland. Proceedings from Brussels event to support Scotland’s alcohol minimum unit pricing policy. In: Scotland the brave!, 5th September 2014, Brussels.

09 Oct, 14
National Office for Suicide Prevention annual report 2013.

National Office for Suicide Prevention. (2014) National Office for Suicide Prevention annual report 2013. Health Service Executive, Dublin .

09 Oct, 14
National Registry of Deliberate Self Harm annual report 2013.

Griffin, Eve and Arensman, Ella and Corcoran, Paul and Wall, Amanda and Williamson, Eileen and Perry, Ivan J (2014) National Registry of Deliberate Self Harm annual report 2013. National Suicide Research Foundation, Cork .

09 Oct, 14
Inspector of prisons annual report 2013/2014.

Reilly, Judge Michael (2014) Inspector of prisons annual report 2013/2014. Department of Justice and Equality, Dublin .

09 Oct, 14
Statistics from the Northern Ireland drug misuse database: 1 April 2013 - 31 March 2014.

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. (2014) Statistics from the Northern Ireland drug misuse database: 1 April 2013 - 31 March 2014. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Belfast .

09 Oct, 14
A systematic review of Hepatitis C virus treatment uptake among people who inject drugs in the European Region.

Lazarus, Jeffrey V and Sperle, Ide and Maticic, Mojca and Wiessing, Lucas (2014) A systematic review of Hepatitis C virus treatment uptake among people who inject drugs in the European Region. BMC Infectious Diseases, 14 (Supp 6). S16.

07 Oct, 14
Childhood sexual trauma, cannabis use and psychosis: statistically controlling for pre-trauma psychosis and psychopathology.

Murphy, Jamie and Houston, James Edward and Shevlin, Mark and Adamson, Gary (2013) Childhood sexual trauma, cannabis use and psychosis: statistically controlling for pre-trauma psychosis and psychopathology. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 48 . pp. 853-861.

06 Oct, 14
Regulatory approaches to new psychoactive substances (NPS) in the European Union.

Hughes, Brendan and Griffiths, Paul (2014) Regulatory approaches to new psychoactive substances (NPS) in the European Union. Addiction (Abingdon, England), 109 (10). pp. 1591-1593.

03 Oct, 14
The association between family affluence and smoking among 15-year-old adolescents in 33 European countries, Israel and Canada: the role of national wealth.

Pförtner, Timo-Kolja and Moor, Irene and Rathmann, Katharina and Hublet, Anne and Molcho, Michal and Kunst, Anton E and Richter, Matthias (2014) The association between family affluence and smoking among 15-year-old adolescents in 33 European countries, Israel and Canada: the role of national wealth. Addiction (Abingdon, England), Early online .

02 Oct, 14
Where are they now? A follow-up study to Cork Simon’s 2013 report ‘How did I get here?’.

O'Reilly, Owen and Foley, Jacklyn Cork Simon Community. (2014) Where are they now? A follow-up study to Cork Simon’s 2013 report ‘How did I get here?’. Cork Simon Community, Cork .

02 Oct, 14
Cross border organised crime assessment 2014.

Police Service of Northern Ireland, An Garda Siochana. (2014) Cross border organised crime assessment 2014. Department of Justice and Department of Justice and Equality, Belfast and Dublin .

NEWS

One in four would drive after taking an alcoholic drink.

[Northern Ireland Executive] One in four would drive after taking an alcoholic drink. (30 Oct 2014)

Alcohol problems 'often missed' in elderly.

[irishhealth.com] , Condon, Deborah Alcohol problems 'often missed' in elderly. (29 Oct 2014)

Specialist family courts needed to deal with flow of cases — report (with case study).

[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Specialist family courts needed to deal with flow of cases — report (with case study). (29 Oct 2014)

Concern at rise in street drug violence.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Concern at rise in street drug violence. (29 Oct 2014)

Self-harm - an important mental health barometer.

[Irish Medical News] , Mulholland, Paul Self-harm - an important mental health barometer. (28 Oct 2014)

More than 10,000 households to be surveyed on mental and physical health.

[Irish Examiner] , Rogers, Stephen More than 10,000 households to be surveyed on mental and physical health. (27 Oct 2014)

Heroin users get antidote syringe for overdoses.

[Independent.ie] , Sheehan, Maeve Heroin users get antidote syringe for overdoses. (26 Oct 2014)

How many children were sent to detention schools this year?

[thejournal,ie] , Ryan, Orla How many children were sent to detention schools this year? (25 Oct 2014)

Some drug addicts ‘should not be prosecuted’.

[Irish Examiner] Some drug addicts ‘should not be prosecuted’. (25 Oct 2014)

Bitter pill to swallow as drugs trade gets more violent despite garda successes.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Bitter pill to swallow as drugs trade gets more violent despite garda successes. (24 Oct 2014)

Special report: The drugs trade in Ireland.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Special report: The drugs trade in Ireland. (24 Oct 2014)

GP concerns were raised over any benzodiazepine prescription changes.

[Medical Independent] GP concerns were raised over any benzodiazepine prescription changes. (23 Oct 2014)

More than 1,000 Irish people have died due to harmful use of alcohol since the Government announced the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] More than 1,000 Irish people have died due to harmful use of alcohol since the Government announced the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. (23 Oct 2014)

85 fail drug tests in Defence Forces.

[Irish Examiner] , McDonald, Brian 85 fail drug tests in Defence Forces. (23 Oct 2014)

Best practice in drug interventions.

[European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction] Best practice in drug interventions. (23 Oct 2014)

The National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol publishes an in-depth study of Illicit Drug Markets – new evidence to inform effective policy interventions.

[National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol] The National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol publishes an in-depth study of Illicit Drug Markets – new evidence to inform effective policy interventions. (23 Oct 2014)

Ireland to include prostitution, drugs, and smuggled cigarettes in GDP.

[Irish Examiner] , Cahill, Ann Ireland to include prostitution, drugs, and smuggled cigarettes in GDP. (22 Oct 2014)

Find the #littlethings that protect your mental health.

[Health Service Executive] Find the #littlethings that protect your mental health. (20 Oct 2014)

Trafficking fears over drug case convictions.

[Irish Examiner] , Neylon, Laoise and Ó Fátharta, Conall Trafficking fears over drug case convictions. (18 Oct 2014)

Women warned over 'wine o'clock'.

[Independent.ie] , O'Regan, Mark Women warned over 'wine o'clock'. (18 Oct 2014)

WHO tobacco treaty makes significant progress despite mounting pressure from tobacco industry.

[World Health Organization] WHO tobacco treaty makes significant progress despite mounting pressure from tobacco industry. (18 Oct 2014)

We'll never shake boozy image when even TDs hold meetings in a pub.

[Herald.ie] We'll never shake boozy image when even TDs hold meetings in a pub. (16 Oct 2014)

Public order offences down in Dublin as gardaí target drunks and ‘aggressive begging’.

[thejournal.ie] , Hennessy, Michelle Public order offences down in Dublin as gardaí target drunks and ‘aggressive begging’. (16 Oct 2014)

Funding for local drugs task forces protected for 2015 - Lyons.

[Labour.ie] , Lyons, John Funding for local drugs task forces protected for 2015 - Lyons. (16 Oct 2014)

€10m allocation not enough for homeless crisis.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac €10m allocation not enough for homeless crisis. (16 Oct 2014)

Online betting tax to raise €25m.

[Irish Examiner] , Buckley, Dan Online betting tax to raise €25m. (15 Oct 2014)

Upcoming Drug use in Ireland and Northern Ireland: drug prevalence survey 2014/15.

[National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol] Upcoming Drug use in Ireland and Northern Ireland: drug prevalence survey 2014/15. (15 Oct 2014)

RTE jumps into the orgy of gambling.

[Independent.ie] , Lynch, Declan RTE jumps into the orgy of gambling. (12 Oct 2014)

Varadkar says cycle of cuts in healthcare is over.

[Irish Times] , McMahon, Aine Varadkar says cycle of cuts in healthcare is over. (11 Oct 2014)

Alcohol is getting more expensive, but shoes are cheaper than they were in 2013.

[thejournal.ie] Alcohol is getting more expensive, but shoes are cheaper than they were in 2013. (10 Oct 2014)

Spend too much time poking people? Dublin now has its own Facebook addiction service.

[thejournal.ie] Spend too much time poking people? Dublin now has its own Facebook addiction service. (10 Oct 2014)

Inspector of Prisons hits out at ‘abuse of powers’, drug use and bullying in new report.

[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Inspector of Prisons hits out at ‘abuse of powers’, drug use and bullying in new report. (10 Oct 2014)

Most self-harm incidents involve overdose.

[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Most self-harm incidents involve overdose. (10 Oct 2014)

Another round in the alcohol debate.

[Irish Medical Times] , Gantly, Dara Another round in the alcohol debate. (10 Oct 2014)

100 remand prisoners a year referred for mental health treatment.

[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel 100 remand prisoners a year referred for mental health treatment. (09 Oct 2014)

Tax breaks key to replacing loss of funding from alcohol ban.

[Irish Times] , Burke-Kennedy, Eoin Tax breaks key to replacing loss of funding from alcohol ban. (08 Oct 2014)

EU may strike out plan for plain cigarette packets.

[Irish Examiner] , Cahill, Ann EU may strike out plan for plain cigarette packets. (08 Oct 2014)

Cannabis 'can cause mental health problems', says new study.

[Independent.ie] , Lancefield, Neil Cannabis 'can cause mental health problems', says new study. (08 Oct 2014)

Martin: Taoiseach must fight tobacco lobbyists.

[Irish Examiner] , McEnroe, Juno Martin: Taoiseach must fight tobacco lobbyists. (07 Oct 2014)

Adolescent addiction admissions to rise 70%.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Adolescent addiction admissions to rise 70%. (07 Oct 2014)

Minor tranquillisers ‘cause 40% of overdoses’.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Minor tranquillisers ‘cause 40% of overdoses’. (07 Oct 2014)

Below-cost alcohol ‘budgetary issue’.

[Irish Examiner] , McEnroe, Juno Below-cost alcohol ‘budgetary issue’. (07 Oct 2014)

Prisoner death report finds he had left drug treatment programme but Prison Service didn’t know.

[thejournal.ie] Prisoner death report finds he had left drug treatment programme but Prison Service didn’t know. (07 Oct 2014)

Surge in the use of heroin across Cork.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Riordan, Sean Surge in the use of heroin across Cork. (06 Oct 2014)

Cannabis overtakes drink as problem drug for young.

[Independent.ie] , Riegel, Ralph Cannabis overtakes drink as problem drug for young. (06 Oct 2014)

‘Inside Probation’ goes behind the scenes at the Probation Service.

[Irish Times] , MacCormaic, Ruadhan ‘Inside Probation’ goes behind the scenes at the Probation Service. (06 Oct 2014)

Irish national student drug survey 2014.

[inef.ie] Irish national student drug survey 2014. (06 Oct 2014)

Quality of sperm can be reduced by drink consumption.

[Irish Examiner] , Pickover, Ella Quality of sperm can be reduced by drink consumption. (03 Oct 2014)

‘No hood-winking’ of doping checks.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Cionnaith, Fiachra ‘No hood-winking’ of doping checks. (03 Oct 2014)

Dublin’s drug situation hasn’t gotten worse, it’s just ‘shifted to other areas’.

[thejournal.ie] Dublin’s drug situation hasn’t gotten worse, it’s just ‘shifted to other areas’. (03 Oct 2014)

Ireland ‘attractive location’ for cannabis factories.

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Ireland ‘attractive location’ for cannabis factories. (02 Oct 2014)

Teen girls taking diet pills in ‘strive for ideal’.

[Irish Examiner] , Shanahan, Catherine Teen girls taking diet pills in ‘strive for ideal’. (02 Oct 2014)

12,248 people in Ireland disqualified for drunk driving.

[Irish Times] , O'Halloran, Marie 12,248 people in Ireland disqualified for drunk driving. (02 Oct 2014)

Government must prioritise public health over profit - response to DIGI claims.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] Government must prioritise public health over profit - response to DIGI claims. (02 Oct 2014)

Minister James Reilly: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014.

[Department of Children and Youth Affairs] Minister James Reilly: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014. (02 Oct 2014)

Gardaí swoop on dealers.

[Oireachtas] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Gardaí swoop on dealers. (01 Oct 2014)

DAIL DEBATES

Recent Oireachtas debates

Drugs

Dail Eireann debate. Written Answers 92- Community employment drug rehabilitation projects [39859/14]. (21 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written Answers 313 - Defence forces drug tests [40294/14]. (21 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written Answers 324 - Drug rehabilitation clinics [40015/14]. (21 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written Answers 415 - Drug treatment programmes policy [40010/14]. (21 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written Answers 418 - Drugs-related deaths. (21 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Antisocial behaviour. (16 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 183 - Drug treatment programmes policy [NERDATF] [39065/14]. (14 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 137 - National drugs strategy implementation [38662/14]. (09 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 138 - Ministerial meetings [Task forces] [38663/14]. (09 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 119 & 120 - Drug rehabilitation clinics. (09 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 83, 84 & 88 - Anti-social behaviour [38579/14, 38580/14, 38659/14]. (09 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 127 - Proposed legislation [38414/14]. [medicinal cannabis] (08 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 95 - Garda deployment [38312/14]. (08 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 322 - Drug and alcohol task forces [37785/14]. (07 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 377 - National drugs strategy implementation [38123/14]. (07 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written Answers 149 - Drug Treatment Programmes Funding [37537/14]. (02 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 158 - Drug and Alcohol Task Forces [37604/14]. (02 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written Answers 112 - Local Drugs Task Forces Funding [37291/14]. (01 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written Answers 113 - Local Drugs Task Forces [37292/14]. (01 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written Answers 155 - Local Drugs Task Forces [37294/14]. (01 Oct 2014)

Alcohol

Joint Committee on Health and Children debate. Mental health services: mental health reform. (23 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 109 - Proposed legislation [Alcohol Bill] [40548/14]. (22 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 280 - Road safety statistics [38784/14]. (09 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 307 - Alcohol pricing [38195/14]. (07 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 192, 193, 194 & 195 - Excise duties [Alcohol] [38191/14, 38192/14, 38193/14 & 38194/14]. (07 Oct 2014)
Seanad Eireann debate - Order of business [alcohol pricing]. (07 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written Answers 108 - Alcohol Sales Legislation [37417/14]. (02 Oct 2014)
Dail Eireann debate. Written Answers 119 - Proposed legislation [37330/14]. (01 Oct 2014)

Tobacco

TOC of Journals

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Alcohol and Alcoholism
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Addiction

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