HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 21, issue 8

In this issue

Irish-related publications

Drug and Alcohol Trends Monitoring System (DATMS) 2024: year 9

Robinson, Janet and Doherty, Jim (2025) Dublin: Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force

Prevention of adolescent stimulant drug use: do the home life environment and extracurricular activities influence this? Findings from the Irish Planet Youth Survey

Daly, Fionn P et al (2025) PLoS ONE, 20, (8). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330489

Protocol for modelling the risk of alcohol-attributable mortality and hospital admission in Ireland

(2025) Dublin: Health Information and Quality Authority

HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol).

(2025) Dublin: Department of Health

A harm-reduction approach to drug use

Watters, Niall (2025) Dublin: Oireachtas Library and Research Service

Sentencing guidelines

McLaughlin, Karen (2025) Dublin: Oireachtas Library and Research Service

HSE Talking health and wellbeing podcast #109 Overdose Awareness

(2025) HSE

Trends in analgesia prescribing in primary care in Ireland and England between 2014 and 2022: a repeated cross-sectional study

Mattsson, Molly et al (2025) British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Early online. doi.org/10.1002/bcp.70174

'I wish it were more often told to people before they are prescribed these medications how hard it is to get off them': a qualitative descriptive analysis of free-text responses to a survey on reducing and stopping psychiatric medication

Boland, Miriam et al (2025) Health Expectations, 28, (4). doi.org/10.1111/hex.70384

Deficits in alcohol enforcement legislation in Ireland: bottomless brunches

McGrath, Niamh et al (2025) Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health, 20, (2). doi.org/10.54103/2282-0930/28981

Alcohol’s cost to the workplace

(2025) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland

Understanding young adults’ drinking practices and experiences with alcohol in Ireland

(2025) Dublin: Drinkaware

Trends and description of inpatient admissions for eating disorders among children and adolescents in Ireland: 2018-2022.

Lovett, Harriet et al (2025) Journal of Eating Disorders, 13. doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01372-1

Jung, Min Seo et al (2025) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-025-04025-z

Health and societal burden of tobacco smoking in Ireland: a life table modelling study.

Valentelyte, Gintare et al (2025) Public Health, 247. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105880

Safety and beyond? Exploring children's priorities for their participation in the child protection and welfare process

Gilligan, Robbie et al (2025) Child Abuse & Neglect, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107614

Causes of fires statistics [Ireland].

(2025) Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Homelessness, poor housing and the impact on children 2025

(2025) Dublin: Barnardos

National Suicide Research Foundation annual report 2024

(2025) Dublin: National Suicide Research Foundation

Bray Community Addiction Team annual report 2024

(2025) Wicklow: Bray Community Addiction Team CLG

Clondalkin Drug & Alcohol Task Force Project Management CLG financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

(2025) Dublin: Clondalkin Drug and Alcohol Task Force

Probation Service annual report 2024

(2025) Dublin: Probation Service

Prison visiting committee annual reports 2023

Prison visiting committees. (2025) Department of Justice

Merchants Quay Ireland Directors' report and financial statements 2024

(2025) Dublin: Merchants Quay Ireland

Tusla annual report and financial statements 2024

(2025) Dublin: Tusla

State of the Nation's children 2024

(2025) Dublin: Department of Children, Disability and Equality

The National Maternity Hospital Holles Street annual report 2024

(2025) Dublin: National Maternity Hospital

National Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) annual report 2024

Eogan, Maeve (2025) Dublin: National Sexual Assault Treatment Unit

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