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This March issue of the newsletter includes Irish publications and international evidence resources related to drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Note: The European Web Survey on Drugs to assess patterns of drug use in over 30 countries is underway. People in Ireland can share their experiences by going to www.drugs.ie/drugsurvey
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Evidence review of drug treatment services for people who are homeless and use drugs.
Miler, Joanna et al (2021) Dublin: Health Research Board. HRB drug and alcohol evidence review 7..
Ballymun – a brighter future. A plan to tackle the underlying causes of addiction and crime and to tackle open drug dealing.
Montague, Andrew (2021) Dublin: Ballymun Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force.
Gambling trends, harms and responses: Ireland in an international context.
Kerr, Aphra et al (2021) Dublin: Gambling Awareness Trust.
Drogheda: creating a bridge to a better future. Community safety & wellbeing: report of a scoping review for the Department of Justice.
Geiran, Vivian (2021) Dublin: Department of Justice.
Civil society involvement in harm reduction drug policy: reflections on the past, expectations for the future.
O'Gorman, Aileen and Schatz, Eberhard (2021) Harm Reduction Journal, 18, (1), p.17.
Decriminalisation: insights for advocates.
Keane, Marcus et al (2021) Dublin: Ana Liffey Drug Project.
Correlates of patterns of cannabis use, abuse and dependence: evidence from two national surveys in Ireland.
Millar, Seán R et al (2021) Journal of Public Health, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab007.
Cannabis and public health—a need to reclaim the narrative.
Smyth, Bobby P and Cannon, Mary (2021) Irish Journal of Medical Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-021-02570-x.
Countering the threat of internal corruption. A review of counter-corruption structures, strategies and processes in the Garda Síochána.
Garda Inspectorate (2020) Dublin: Garda Inspectorate.
The healthy addiction treatment recovery model: developing a client-driven, nurse-led addiction nursing model.
Comiskey, Catherine et al (2021) Journal of Addictions Nursing, 32, (1), E11-E20. https://doi.org/10.1097/jan.0000000000000385.
“I’m always hiding and ducking and diving”: the stigma of growing older on methadone.
Mayock, Paula and Butler, Shane (2021) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.1886253.
Antipsychotic prescribing in GMS paediatric and young adult population in Ireland 2005-2015: repeated cross-sectional study.
Conlan, K et al (2021) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online, pp.1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2021.7.
Drugnet Ireland.
Health Research Board. (2021) Issue 76, Winter 2021, 38 p.. Dublin: Health Research Board.
Social-emotional and behavioural outcomes in early adolescence. Growing Up in Ireland: National Longitudinal Study of Children cohort ‘98.
Nixon, Elizabeth (2021) Dublin: Stationery Office. Report 8.
Trends in health behaviours, health outcomes and contextual factors between 1998-2018: findings from the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study.
Gavin, Aoife et al (2021) Dublin: Department of Health.
The case for increasing buprenorphine use as OST during Covid-19.
Somers, Ciaran (2021) Irish Pharmacist, February 2021 .
Exploring and understanding HCV patient journeys- HEPCARE Europe project.
Glaspy, Shannon et al (2021) BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, (1) , p.239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05928-9.
Psychiatrists and homicidal threats: a cross-sectional study.
Elzain, Musaab et al (2021) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online, pp.1-5. https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2021.14.
Ministerial meeting of the misuse of substances work sector: communique.
British Irish Council (2021) British Irish Council.
Alcohol-specific deaths in Northern Ireland: socio-demographic analyses.
Hughes, John et al (2021) Belfast: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
Perceptions of crime: findings from the 2019/20 Northern Ireland safe community survey.
Ross, K and Campbell, P (2021) Belfast: Department of Justice.
Moving forward together: mental health among persons supervised by the Probation Service.
Power, Christina L ed. (2021) Dublin: Probation Service.
Evaluation of Drinkaware’s junior cycle alcohol education programme (JC AEP) 2018-2020: summary report.
McGilloway, Sinead and Weafer, John A (2021) Dublin: Drinkaware.
HSE Health and Wellbeing. Alcohol during COVID – concerning trends emerging.
Health Service Executive (2021) Healthy Service Executive.
Restating our vision 2021-25.
Focus Ireland. (2021) Dublin: Focus Ireland.
Office of the Inspector of Prisons annual report 2019.
Ireland. Office of the Inspector of Prisons (2021) Dublin: Office of the Inspector of Prisons.
Alcohol Action: March newsletter.
Alcohol Action Ireland. (2021)
Home school report.
Mental Health Ireland. (2021) Dublin: Mental Health Ireland.
Revenue quarterly excise receipts and volumes.
Statistics & Economics Branch, Office of the Revenue Commissioners. (2021)
Drug related deaths in Northern Ireland, 2009-2019.
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (2021)
HSE corporate plan 2021-2024.
Health Service Executive. (2021) Dublin: Health Service Executive.
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International publications
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Medication assisted treatment: MAT standards for Scotland. Interim report.
Dickie, Elinor et al (2021) Medication assisted treatment: MAT standards for Scotland. Interim report. Edinburgh: Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce.
Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for reducing parental substance misuse.
McGovern, Ruth et al (2021) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (3). Art. no: CD012823. Doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012823.pub2.
Psychosocial interventions to improve psychological, social and physical wellbeing in family members affected by an adult relative's substance use: a systematic search and review of the evidence.
McGovern, Ruth et al 2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, (4). doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041793.
Cost analysis in implementation studies of evidence-based practices for mental health and substance use disorders: a systematic review.
Bowser, Diana M et al (2021) Implementation Science, 16, (26) . doi: 10.1186/s13012-021-01094-3.
A systematic review of evidence-based practice implementation in drug and alcohol settings: applying the consolidated framework for implementation research framework.
Louie, Eva (2021) Implementation Science, 16, (1), p.22. doi: 10.1186/s13012-021-01090-7.
Preventing and reducing drug-related harm collection.
Public Health England. (2021)
South Australian drug trends 2020: key findings from the illicit drug reporting system (IDRS) interviews.
Karlsson, Antonia et al (2021) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney.
'Improving lives: Helping Workless Families' indicator data used to track progress in tackling disadvantages affecting families’ and children’s outcomes.
United Kingdom. Department of Work and Pensions. (2021) London: Gov.UK.
The politics of being an “expert”: a critical realist auto-ethnography of drug policy advisory panels in the UK.
Stevens, Alex (2021) Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology. https://doi.org/10.21428/88de04a1.a536a85b.
Assessment report & literature review - meaningful civil society involvement in the area of drug policy in Europe.
Sarosi, Peter et al (2020) Amsterdam: De Regenboog Groep; Correlation-European Harm Reduction Network.
International approaches to drug law reform.
APS Group Scotland (2021) Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
Injectable opioid treatment: commissioning and providing services.
Public Health England (2021)
Court‐mandated interventions for individuals convicted of domestic violence: an updated Campbell systematic review.
Wilson, David B et al (2021) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 17, (1), e1151. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1151.
End Inequalities. End AIDS. Global AIDS Strategy 2021- 2026.
UNAIDS. (2021) Geneva: UNAIDS.
Looking beyond the provision of injecting equipment to people who use anabolic androgenic steroids: harm reduction and behavior change goals for UK policy.
Bates, Geoff et al (2021) Contemporary Drug Problems. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091450921998701.
Alcohol consumption, cardiac biomarkers, and risk of atrial fibrillation and adverse outcomes.
Csengeri, Dora et al (2021) European Heart Journal, 42, (12), pp.1170-1177. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa953.
Carnitine in alcohol use disorders: a scoping review.
Bota, A Brianne et al (2021) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi: 10.1111/acer.14568.
Evaluating the impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP) on off‐trade alcohol sales in Scotland: a controlled interrupted time series study.
Robinson, Mark et al (2021) Addiction, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15478.
Exploring men’s alcohol consumption in the context of becoming a father: a scoping review.
Dimova, Elena (2021) In: SHAAP/SARN/IAS Alcohol Occasionals Seminar, 25 February.
Slow associative learning in alcohol dependence and the alcohol cue exposure treatment paradox.
Buckfield, Carl et al (2021) Addiction, 116, (4), pp. 759-768. doi: 10.1111/add.15210.
Common and distinct neural connectivity in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and alcohol use disorder: a study using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Farré-Colomés, Àlvar et al (2021) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi: 10.1111/acer.14593.
The nature and extent of online marketing by big food and big alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: content analysis study.
Martino, Florentine et al (2021) JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 7, (3), e25202. doi: 10.2196/25202.
The association between social media use and hazardous alcohol use among youths: a four-country study.
Savolainen, Iina et al (2020) Alcohol and Alcoholism, 55, (1), pp.86-95. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agz088.
Lifetime alcohol use influences the association between future-oriented thought and white matter microstructure in adolescents.
Jones, Scott A et al (2021) Alcohol and Alcoholism, Early online. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agaa149.
An exploration of the impact of non-dependent parental drinking on children.
Bryant, Lucy et al (2020) Alcohol and Alcoholism, 55, (1), pp.121-127. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agz086.
From age 4 to 8, children become increasingly aware about normative situations for adults to consume alcohol.
Voogt, Carmen et al (2020) Alcohol and Alcoholism, 55, (1), pp.104-111. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agz093.
Editorial. WHO should not support alcohol industry co‐regulation of public health labelling.
O'Brien, Paula et al (2021)Addiction, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15462.
COVID-19 social restrictions: an opportunity to re-visit the concept of harm reduction in the treatment of alcohol dependence. a position paper.
Kouimtsidis, Christos et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, p.623649. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.623649.
Global report on trafficking in persons 2020.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2021) Vienna: United Nations.UN publication, no. E.20.IV.3.
The behavioral sequelae of cannabis use in healthy people: a systematic review.
Sorkhou, Maryam et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, p.630247. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.630247.
Cannabis policy heterogeneity and effects on research—complexity expected.
Johnson, Julie K et al (2021) JAMA Network Open, 4, (3), e212545. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.2545.
Evaluation of State cannabis laws and rates of self-harm and assault.
Matthay, Ellicott C et al (2021) JAMA Network Open, 4, (3), e211955. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1955.
Clinical trials of cannabidiol for substance use disorders: outcome measures, surrogate endpoints, and biomarkers.
Morel, Alix et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, p.565617. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.565617.
Do cannabis users reduce their THC dosages when using more potent cannabis products? A review.
Leung, Janni et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, p.630602. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.630602.
Risk assessment report on a new psychoactive substance: methyl 2-{[1-(4-fluorobutyl)-1H-indole-3-carbonyl]amino}-3,3-dime- thylbutanoate (4F-MDMB-BICA) in accordance with Article 5c of Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 (as amended).
EMCDDA.(2021) Lisbon: EMCDDA
Risk assessment report on a new psychoactive substance: methyl 3,3-dimethyl-2-{[1-(pent-4-en-1-yl)-1H-indazole-3-car- bonyl]amino}butanoate (MDMB-4en-PINACA) in accordance with Article 5c of Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 (as amended).
EMCDDA (2021) Lisbon: EMCDDA
Multiple logics: how staff in relapse prevention interpellate people with substance use problems.
Ekendahl, Mats et al (2021) Contemporary Drug Problems. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091450921998077.
Measuring health inequalities: a systematic review of widely used indicators and topics.
Albert-Ballestar, Sergi et al (2021) International Journal for Equity in Health, 20, (73). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01397-3.
When “good enough” isn’t good enough: interdisciplinary perspectives on caring for adults using substances at the end of life.
Templeton, Lorna et al (2021) International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00445-3.
Global drug survey annual report. Executive summary.
GDS core Research Team (2021) London: Global Drug Survey.
Global drug survey (GDS) 2020 psychedelics key findings report.
Winstock, Adam R et al (2021) London: Global Drug Survey.
Hoots and harm reduction: a qualitative study identifying gaps in overdose prevention among women who smoke drugs.
Bardwell, Geoff et al (2021) Harm Reduction Journal, 18, (1), p.29. doi: 10.1186/s12954-021-00479-3.
Characterising the patterns of and factors associated with increased alcohol consumption since COVID-19 in a UK sample.
Oldham, Melissa et al (2021) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi: 10.1111/dar.13256.
Health information, messaging and warnings on alcohol packaging: a focus group study with young adult drinkers in Scotland. Key findings report for Alcohol Focus Scotland.
Jones, Daniel et al (2021) Stirling: University of Stirling.
EMCDDA trendspotter briefing: Impact of COVID-19 on drug use and drug services in Western Balkans.
EMCDDA (2021) Lisbon: EMCDDA
Creating positive life opportunities. Why invest in residential services and pathways?
Phoenix Futures (2021) London: Phoenix Futures.
Understanding the impact of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic on hospitalized patients with substance use disorder.
King, Caroline et al (2021) PLoS ONE, 16, (2), e0247951. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247951.
Combinations of drinking occasion characteristics associated with units of alcohol consumed among British adults: an event-level decision tree modeling study.
Stevely, Abigail K et al (2021) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi: 10.1111/acer.14560.
The cocaine pipeline to Europe.
McDermott, Jeremy et al (2021) Geneva: InSight Crime and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized crime.
Office-based addiction treatment retention and mortality among people experiencing homelessness.
Fine, Danielle R et al (2021) JAMA Network Open, 4, (3), e210477. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0477.
Association of genetic liability to smoking initiation with e-cigarette use in young adults: a cohort study.
Khouja, Jasmine N et al (2021) PLoS Medicine, 18, (3), e1003555. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003555.
Critical appraisal of the European Union Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) preliminary opinion on electronic cigarettes.
O'Leary, Renéeet al (2021) Harm Reduction Journal, 18, (1), p.31. doi: 10.1186/s12954-021-00476-6.
E-cigarette marketing in the UK: evidence from adult and youth surveys and policy compliance studies.
Stead, Martine et al (2021) London: Cancer Research UK.
Drug‐related deaths associated with vaping product use in the United Kingdom.
Roberts, Emmert et al (2021) Addiction, Early online.https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15468.
Smoking cessation and hospitalized patients: a missed opportunity to avoid premature deaths.
Zoorob, Roger J et al (2021) Ochsner Journal, 21, (1), 10-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.20.0095.
Social norms as a predictor of smoking uptake among youth: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of prospective cohort studies.
East, Katherine et al (2021) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.15427.
Smoking cessation for improving mental health.
Taylor, Gemma MJ et al (2021) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (3). Art. No.:CD013522. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013522.pub2..
Abstinence-related motivational engagement for smoking cessation: longitudinal patterns and predictive validity.
Palmer, Amanda M et al (2021) PLoS ONE, 16, (3), e0247867. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247867.
Response to consultation on proposed changes to the calculation of smoking attributable mortality and hospital admissions.
Public Health England.(2021) London: Public Health England.
Gambling marketing strategies and the internet: what do we know? a systematic review.
Guillou-Landreat, Morgane et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, p.583817. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.583817.
Prevalence of social media addiction across 32 nations: meta-analysis with subgroup analysis of classification schemes and cultural values.
Cheng, Cecilia et al (2021) Addictive Behaviors, 117, p.106845. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106845.
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Individual care plans for homeless people could be rolled out nationally.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (31 Mar 2021)
New HRB report identifies best practice for addressing drug use among people who are homeless.
[Health Research Board] (30 Mar 2021)
35% of Cork prison population seeking drug treatment in jail.
[EchoLive.ie] Murphy, Ann (30 Mar 2021)
GAA praised for their 'socially responsible approach' towards gambling.
[Irish Examiner] (28 Mar 2021)
‘As easy as ordering a takeaway’ – Dozens of social media accounts openly advertising sale of drugs.
[newstalk.com] Murphy, Stephen and McNeice, Stephen (26 Mar 2021)
Minister Browne provides update to Cabinet on the establishment of a Gambling Regulator.
[Department of Justice] (24 Mar 2021)
Sharp rise in purity of cocaine street deals.
[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Sharp rise in purity of cocaine street deals. (24 Mar 2021)
Children 'still dying in their hundreds' from drugs, warns support organisation.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (23 Mar 2021)
Minimum unit pricing for alcohol set to be in place by Christmas.
[Irish Times] McGee, Harry (21 Mar 2021)
Bottling up problems: more young women presenting with alcohol-related liver disease.
[Irish Examiner] Glennon, Nicole (20 Mar 2021)
EMCDDA launches 2021 European Web Survey on Drugs to assess patterns of drug use in over 30 countries.
Over a third of road user fatalities have a positive toxicology for alcohol.
Road Safety Authority.(16 Mar 2021)
Alcohol Action welcome government intention to commence minimum pricing of alcohol products.
Alcohol Action Ireland.(15 Mar 2021)
Cheltenham week should raise uncomfortable talk about gambling addiction.
[Irish Times] Clerkin, Malachy (15 Mar 2021)
Deliveries soar: Dial-a-drink services explode during lockdown with no checks to stop serving underage kids, critics say
[The Irish Sun] Higgins, Adam (14 Mar 2021)
Gangs targeting young people and their accounts to move money, gardaí warn.
[Irish Times] Lally, Conor (12 Mar 2021)
‘Ocean of alcohol’ pouring into Irish homes since Covid-19 pandemic.
[Irish Times] Pope, Conor (11 Mar 2021)
How Covid-19 changed drug crime in Ireland.
[thejournal.ie] , Costigan, Emma; Delaney, Ruth; Fenlon, Georgia;Kilbane, Rachel; and Kinsella, Niamh (10 Mar 2021)
Alcohol education in our schools cannot be out-sourced to an alcohol industry funded organisation.
Alcohol Action Ireland, Alcohol Forum.(09 Mar 2021)
Are women getting the health risk message around alcohol use? #ChooseToChallenge.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] Hough, Jennifer (08 Mar 2021)
'We've reached a point of no return - it's an epidemic': problem gambling fears raised as bookie revenues soar.
[thejournal.ie] Murray, Sean (06 Mar 2021)
There were over 1,200 drug seizures in Irish prisons last year.
[newstalk.com] (05 Mar 2021)
Minister Donnelly’s deferral of minimum pricing totally unacceptable'
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (01 Mar 2021)
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