HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 20, issue 9

Our newsletter includes links to Irish and international publications related to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. To view our entire collection of research and access our resources visit our website, Ireland's comprehensive substance use research library. And follow us @HRBdrugslibrary

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Irish-related publications

Drug poisoning deaths in Ireland in 2021: data from the National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI).

Kelleher, Cathy and Riordan, Fiona and Lyons, Suzi (2024) Dublin: Health Research Board.

HHC and your mental health: information about Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and how it might affect your mental health

(2024) Dublin: College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

REPAIRS Delphi: A UK and Ireland consensus statement on the management of infected arterial pseudoaneurysms secondary to groin injecting drug use

REPAIRS Collaborative. MacLeod, Caitlin S et al (2024) European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 68, (4), pp. 530-540. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.04.016

Inequalities in smoking and e-cigarette use in young adults with mental ill-health, 20 years after Ireland’s smoking ban

Hanafin, Joan et al (2024) Tobacco Use Insights, 10.1177/1179173X241283744

Mental health of Irish adolescents following the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a population-based cross-sectional survey

Dooley, Niamh et al (2024) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early Online. pp. 1-9. doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2024.16

Sleep issues and burnout in Irish farmers: a cross sectional survey

O'Connor, Siobhan et al (2024) Safety Science, 171. doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106377

Trafficking in human beings in Ireland: third evaluation of the implementation of the EU Anti-Trafficking Directive

(2024) Dublin: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

Trends in polysubstance use among patients in methadone maintenance treatment in Ireland: evidence from urine drug testing 2010-2020

Durand, Louise et al (2024) Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, Early Online. 209507. doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2024.209507

Let Me Explain podcast. 134. Naloxone - the medicine that can pause an overdose

Defoe, Seán and Smith, Jenny and O’Flaherty, Stephen (2024) Dublin: Newstalk.com

Podcast "FASD - What's da Craic?"

(2024) Clare: FASD Ireland

FASD Ireland pre-budget submission 2025

(2024) Clare: FASD Ireland

Lifetime trauma, mental well-being, alcohol and help-seeking; the phenomenological experience of veterans residing in Northern Ireland

Hitch, Catherine et al (2024) BMC Psychology, 12, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01978-1

Drivers and facilitators of HIV-related stigma in healthcare settings in Ireland

Vaughan, Elena and Költő, András (2024) AIDS and Behavior, Early Online. doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04489-7

Smoking, vaping, HTP, NRT and snus in Ireland

[Dataset] (2024)

Understanding mediated sports consumption by Irish children: a qualitative study exploring their exposure and understanding of gambling marketing, risks and harms

Kitchin, Paul James et al (2024) BMC Public Health, 24, 2478. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19955-z

We are warriors: women who use drugs reflect on parental drug use, their paths of consumption and access to services. Children and families affected by parental drug use volume II

Giacomello, Corina (2023) Strasbourg: Council of Europe

Recording of the International Overdose Awareness Day 2024 webinar.

(2024) Health Service Executive

Self-harm in Irish prisons 2020-2021 report. Fourth report from the Self-Harm Assessment and Data Analysis (SADA) project

Irish Prison Service, National Office for Suicide Prevention, National Suicide Research Foundation. (2024) Dublin: Irish Prison Service

Self-harm data 2021, by CHO area

(2024) Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation

Health Service Executive: health and wellbeing annual report 2023

National Office – Health & Wellbeing. (2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive

Smoking prevalence tracker 2023

(2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive

Mid West Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force strategic plan 2024-2027

(2024) Limerick: Mid West Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force

Merchants Quay Ireland Directors' report and financial statements 2023

(2024) Dublin: Merchants Quay Ireland

The State Laboratory annual report 2023

(2024) Dublin: The State Laboratory

Medical Bureau of Road Safety annual report 2023

(2024) Dublin: Medical Bureau of Road Safety

Prison visiting committee annual reports 2022

Prison visiting committees. (2024) Dublin: Department of Justice

Recorded crime Q2 2024

(2024) Cork: CSO

Irish Penal Reform Trust pre-budget submission: budget 2025

Dublin: Irish Penal Reform Trust.

Poverty, income inequality and living standards in Ireland: fourth annual report

Roantree, Barra et al (2024) Dublin: Economic and Social Research Institute and Community Foundation Ireland.

Focus Ireland annual report 2023

(2024) Dublin: Focus Ireland

Ruhama annual report 2023

(2024) Dublin: Ruhama

Depaul impact report 2023. A voice for change

(2024) Dublin: Depaul Ireland

International publications

The impact of economic recessions on the use of illicit drugs: findings from a scoping literature review

European Union Drugs Agency. (2024) Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union

Making sense of drug use and dependence—A scoping review of mass media interventions intended to reduce stigma towards people who use drugs

Holland, Adam et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 132. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104543

Putting tendencies and trajectories to work: useful tools for engaging with accounts of change and recovery?

Oliver, Katrin and Savic, Michael (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 132. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104563

“Above and beyond”: the key role families play in recovery

(2024) London: Adfam

A scoping review of costing methodologies used to assess interventions for underserved pregnant people and new parents

Darling, Elizabeth K et al (2024) International Journal for Equity in Health, 23. doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02252-x

Personality changes related to presence and treatment of substance use (disorders): a systematic review

Juchem, Christina M et al (2024) Psychological Medicine, Early Online. pp. 1-25. doi.org/10.1017/s003329172400093x

National drug and alcohol treatment waiting times 1 April 2024 to 30 June 2024

(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

Pandemic preparedness and homelessness: international lessons from COVID-19.

Schiff, Rebecca et al (2024) Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press

Nursing interventions in patients with substance use disorders. A systematic review

Lucas-Guerra, Clara et al (2024) Enfermeria Clinica, 34, (4), pp. 271-292. doi.org/10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.07.006

Exploring a pilot alcohol and other drug (AOD) nurse practitioner mentoring program: Empirical research mixed methods: a pilot nurse practitioner mentoring program

Searby, Adam et al (2024) Nursing Open, 11, (8). doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2250

Risk and protective factors of youth crime: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Ayano, Getinet et al (2024) Clinical Psychology Review, 113. doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102479

Interventions to reduce harms related to drug use among people who experience incarceration: systematic review and meta-analysis

Macdonald, Christel et al (2024) The Lancet Public Health, 9, (9), e684-e699. doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00160-9

Global prison trends 2024

Prison Reform International. (2024) London: Penal Reform International and Thailand Institute of Justice

UNODC Drugs Monitoring Platform Brief on Afghanistan and neighbouring regions: update on patterns and trends in heroin, methamphetamine and opium trafficking from 2020 to 2023, before and after the April 2022 Afghanistan drug ban

(2024) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Opportunities and limits: exploring young people’s views of staff care in residential alcohol and other drug services

Caluzzi, Gabriel et al (2024) Journal of Youth Studies, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2024.2392192

Needle Exchange Surveillance Initiative (NESI): monitoring blood-borne viruses and injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs in Scotland, 2008–09 to 2022–23.

(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

Living with hepatitis

Hepatitis Scotland, NHS Scotland. (2024) Glasgow: Hepatitis Scotland.

A robust brain network for sustained attention from adolescence to adulthood that predicts later substance use

Weng, Yihe et al (2024) eLife, 13. doi.org/10.7554/elife.97150

Addictions Edited: the monthly take-home podcast. Series 3, 2024

Calder, Robert (2024) London: Society for the Study of Addiction

Public policy statement on medical ethics in addiction medicine

(2024) Rockville, MD: American Society of Addiction Medicine

The ASAM/AAAP clinical practice guideline on the management of stimulant use disorder

Batki, Steven et al (2024) Journal of Addiction Medicine, 18, (1S Suppl 1), pp. 1-56. DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001299

Detection and quantification of synthetic cannabinoids in seven illicitly sourced disposable vapes submitted by an individual presenting to a UK drug and alcohol service

Craft, Sam et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16671

Australian drug trends 2024: key findings from the National Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) interviews

Sutherland, Rachel et al (2024) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

Comparison of strength and adulteration between illicit drugs obtained from cryptomarkets versus off-line

Coney, Leigh et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16665

Treatment seeking nitrous oxide users in addiction care: a comparison with cocaine users on clinical and treatment characteristics

Verboeket, Sebastiaan O et al (2024) European Addiction Research, 30, (4), pp. 223-232. doi.org/10.1159/000539860

Nitazene test strips: a laboratory evaluation

De Vrieze, Liam M et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01078-8

20-year trends in Australian methamphetamine-related deaths, 2001-2020

Stronach, Oisin et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 131. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104548

Preventing overdoses involving stimulants: the POINTS study protocol

Hughto, Jaclyn M W et al (2024) BMC Public Health, 24. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19779-x

Reported non-substance-related mental health disorders among persons who died of drug overdose - United States, 2022

Dinwiddie, Amanda T et al (2024) MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 73, (34), pp. 747-753. /10.15585/mmwr.mm7334a3

Stop the deaths. We can prevent drug deaths: we just need to know how

(2024) Glasgow: Scottish Drugs Forum

Ignored inequities: critical analysis of the pre-launch development of British Columbia's "Stop Overdose" campaign

Greto, Tia and Neufeld, Scott D (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 131. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104546

Early detection and prediction of non-fatal drug-related incidents and fatal overdose outbreaks using the Farrington algorithm

Patton, Thomas et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16674

“Before medically advised” departure from hospital and subsequent drug overdose: a population-based cohort study

Mayesha Khan, Xiao et al (2024) Canadian Medical Association Journal, 31. doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.240364

(2024) London: Office for National Statistics

Methadone take-home policies and associated mortality: permitting versus non-permitting states

Harris, Rebecca Arden (2024) Substance Use: Research and Treatment, 18. doi.org/10.1177/29768357241272379

Barriers to calling emergency services amongst people who use substances in the event of overdose: a scoping review

Byles, Hannah et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 132. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104559

Take-home naloxone administered in emergency settings: feasibility of intervention implementation in a cluster randomized trial

Snooks, Helen A et al (2024) BMC Emergency Medicine, 24, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12873-024-01061-3

Effect of oral naloxone on opioid-induced constipation in methadone maintenance treatment patients, a double-blind, placebo-control, clinical trial

Akhgarandouz, Shaghayegh et al (2024) Irish Journal of Medical Science, 193, (4), pp. 1807-1815. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-024-03652-2

Perceptions of extended-release buprenorphine among people who received medication for opioid use disorder in jail: a qualitative study

Stopka, Thomas J et al (2024) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 19, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s13722-024-00486-2

‘The gear could be cut with fentanyl which is starting to happen more in Australia’: exploring overdose survivors’ perspectives on toxic supply and safe consumption

Piatkowski, Timothy et al (2024) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online, doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2392520

Special considerations in managing pain and psychosocial distress in patients with opioid use disorder and cancer: the role of the supportive care and psycho-oncology interdisciplinary team

Trimbur, M Catherine et al (2024) Annals of Palliative Medicine, 13, (4), pp. 1076-1089. doi: 10.21037/apm-22-1409

Cannabis laws and utilization of medications for the treatment of mental health disorders

Bradford, Ashley C et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (9). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.32021

The association between state cannabis policies and cannabis use among adults and youth, United States, 2002-2019

Pessar, Seema Choksy et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16663

Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol exposures reported to US poison centers: variations among US states and regions and associations with public policy

Smith, Gary A et al (2024) Journal of Medical Toxicology, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s13181-024-01030-z

Overshadowing and salience attribution in relation to cannabis use

Dawes, Christopher et al (2024) Schizophrenia research. Cognition, 37. doi.org/10.1016/j.scog.2024.100315

Year-long cannabis use for medical symptoms and brain activation during cognitive processes

Burdinski, Debbie C L et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (9). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.34354

Supporter views on alcohol sponsorship in Scottish football

Lawther, Steven (2024) Edinburgh: SHAAP

A systematic review of interventions to enhance initiation of and adherence to treatment for alcohol use disorders

Biswal, Bijayalaxmi et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 263. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112429

Alcohol free? An analysis of UK and Scottish Government obesity policies' engagement with alcohol 1999-2023

Young, Callum and Hawkins, Benjamin (2024) BMC Public Health, 24, doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19852-5

Policy position: alcohol and cancer risk

(2024) London: World Cancer Research Fund International.

Neurodiversity and alcohol

(2024) London: Alcohol Change UK

Alcohol and menopause

(2024) London: Alcohol Change UK

Alcohol-specific deaths 2023

(2024) Edinburgh: National Records for Scotland

Age, period and cohort effects of heavy episodic drinking by sex/gender and socioeconomic position in Canada, 2000-2021

Andreacchi, Alessandra T et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16641

Treatment engagement in comorbid alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related liver disease: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators with service users

Hemrage, Sofia et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15427

Not commissioned: systemic confusion in NHS services for alcohol, pregnancy, & FASD

(2024) Hertfordshire: The National Organisation for FASD

Effects of a waiting list control design on alcohol consumption among online help-seekers: a randomised controlled trial

Ulfsdotter Gunnarsson, Katarina et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 263. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112409

Estimating the effect of transitioning to a strength-based alcohol tax system on alcohol consumption and health outcomes: a modelling study of tax reform in England

Morris, Damon et al (2024) The Lancet Public Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00191-9

Alcohol (in)justice position on people with an alcohol use disorder in the justice system

(2024) Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems

An 'alcohol health champions' intervention to reduce alcohol harm in local communities: a mixed-methods evaluation of a natural experiment

Burns, Elizabeth J et al (2024) Public Health Research, 12, (9), pp. 1-135. doi.org/10.3310/HTMN2101

Killer tactics. How tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy food and drink industries hold back public health progress

(2024) London: Alcohol Health Alliance, Action on Smoking and Health and Obesity Health Alliance

How to stop smoking and stay stopped

(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

What are e-cigarettes?

Malani, Preeti N and Walter, Kristin L (2024) JAMA, 332, (9), 768. 10.1001/jama.2024.14334

The association between vaping and subsequent initiation of cigarette smoking in young Australians from age 12 to 17 years: a retrospective cohort analysis using cross-sectional recall data from 5114 adolescents

Egger, Sam et al (2024) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Early Online. doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100173

Effects of interventions to combat tobacco addiction: Cochrane update of 2021 to 2023 reviews

Livingstone-Banks, Jonathan et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16624

A systematic literature review on the composition, health impacts, and regulatory dynamics of vaping

Ghuman, Annayat et al (2024) Cureus, 16, (8). doi.org/10.7759/cureus.66068

Impact of gambling on the internet on middle-term and long-term recovery from gambling disorder: a 2-year longitudinal study

Challet-Bouju, Gaëlle et al (2024) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early Online. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39254777/

The expansion of gambling across the Americas poses risks to mental health and wellbeing

Ukhova, Daria et al (2024) Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 37. doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2024.100855

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