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This is the March 2019 issue 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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Alcohol treatment in Ireland 2011 – 2017.
Health Research Board. (2019) Alcohol treatment in Ireland 2011 – 2017. Dublin: Health Research Board.
National Drug-Related Deaths Index 2004 to 2016 data.
Health Research Board. (2019) National Drug-Related Deaths Index 2004 to 2016 data. Dublin: Health Research Board.
Drugnet Ireland.
Health Research Board. (2019) Drugnet Ireland. Issue 68, Winter 2019 , 28 p.. Dublin: Health Research Board.
Trends in addiction treatment in Irish prisons using national surveillance data, 2009–2014.
Cannon, Aoife and Nally, Fiona and Collins, Anne and Fay, Ronnie and Lyons, Suzi (2019) Trends in addiction treatment in Irish prisons using national surveillance data, 2009–2014. International Journal of Prisoner Health , Early online .
Cross-sectional study on the need to provide contraceptive services to women attending opioid-substitution therapy.
Olioff, J and O'Shea, T and Horan, A and Naughton, AM and O'Brien, D (2019) Cross-sectional study on the need to provide contraceptive services to women attending opioid-substitution therapy. Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems , Early online .
Health inequalities – annual report 2018.
Northern Ireland. Department of Health. (2019) Health inequalities – annual report 2018. Belfast: Department of Health.
'HepCheck Dublin': an intensified hepatitis C screening programme in a homeless population demonstrates the need for alternative models of care.
Lambert, John S and Murtagh, Ross and Menezes, Dee and O'Carroll, Austin and Murphy, Carol and Cullen, Walter and McHugh, Tina and Avramovic, Gordana and Tinago, Willard and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2019) 'HepCheck Dublin': an intensified hepatitis C screening programme in a homeless population demonstrates the need for alternative models of care. BMC Infectious Diseases , 19 , (1) , p. 128.
What enhances the formation of social bonds & facilitates better engagement & retention in an addiction service?
Moore, Gerard and Phelan, Daniel and Glover, Rita and McGonagle, Catherine and O’Sullivan, Clodagh (2019) What enhances the formation of social bonds & facilitates better engagement & retention in an addiction service? Dublin: DCU.
Profiling emergency department presentations of 14-15-year-olds in modern Ireland.
Martin, Therese and Corcoran, Aoife and Canty, Niofa and Dillon, James and O'Reilly, Peter and O'Donnell, Gillian and Twomey, John and Murphy, Anne-Marie (2019) Profiling emergency department presentations of 14-15-year-olds in modern Ireland. Irish Journal of Medical Science , Early online .
Sláintecare action plan 2019.
Ireland. Department of Health. (2019) Sláintecare action plan 2019. Dublin: Department of Health.
Codeine usage in Ireland- a timely discussion on an imminent epidemic.
McDonnell, Emma (2019) Codeine usage in Ireland- a timely discussion on an imminent epidemic. Irish Medical Journal , 112 , (3) .
European Pain Federation (EFIC) position paper on appropriate use of cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic pain management.
Häuser, Winfried and Finn, David P and Kalso, Eija and Krcevski-Skvarc, Nevenka and Kress, Hans-Georg and Morlion, Bart and Perrot, Serge and Schäfer, Michael and Wells, Chris and Brill, Silviu (2018) European Pain Federation (EFIC) position paper on appropriate use of cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic pain management. European Journal of Pain , 22 , (9) , pp. 1547-1564.
Is policy 'liberalization' associated with higher odds of adolescent cannabis use? A re-analysis of data from 38 countries.
Stevens, Alex (2019) Is policy 'liberalization' associated with higher odds of adolescent cannabis use? A re-analysis of data from 38 countries. International Journal of Drug Policy , 66 , pp. 94-99.
Progress in adolescent health and wellbeing: tracking 12 headline indicators for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016.
Azzopardi, Peter S et al (2019) Progress in adolescent health and wellbeing: tracking 12 headline indicators for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016. The Lancet , Early online .
Recorded Crime Q4 2018.
Central Statistics Office. (2019) Recorded Crime Q4 2018. Cork: Central Statistics Office.
Knowledge into action. Event report
Wilson, Elspeth (2019) Knowledge into action. Event report. In: Knowledge into action, 14 February 2019, LexIcon, Dun Laoghaire.
Synthesis, analytical characterization, and monoamine transporter activity of the new psychoactive substance 4-methylphenmetrazine (4-MPM), with differentiation from its ortho- and meta- positional isomers.
McLaughlin, Gavin et al (2018) Synthesis, analytical characterization, and monoamine transporter activity of the new psychoactive substance 4-methylphenmetrazine (4-MPM), with differentiation from its ortho- and meta- positional isomers. Drug Testing and Analysis , 10, (9), pp. 1404-1416.
Revenue quarterly excise receipts and volumes.
Statistics & Economics Branch, Office of the Revenue Commissioners. (2019) Revenue quarterly excise receipts and volumes. Dublin: Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Alcohol industry CSR organisations: what can their twitter activity tell us about their independence and their priorities? A comparative analysis.
Maani Hessari, Nason and van Schalkwyk, May CI and Thomas, Sian and Petticrew, Mark (2019) Alcohol industry CSR organisations: what can their twitter activity tell us about their independence and their priorities? A comparative analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 16 , (5) , p. 892.
The association between self-harm and area-level characteristics in Northern Ireland: an ecological study.
Griffin, Eve and Bonner, Brendan and Dillon, Christina B and O'Hagan, Denise and Corcoran, Paul (2019) The association between self-harm and area-level characteristics in Northern Ireland: an ecological study. European Journal of Public Health , Early online .
CSIDP: Ireland national action plan report.
Keane, Marcus and Crook, Lauren and Vieru, Catalina (2019) CSIDP: Ireland national action plan report. Dublin: Ana Liffey Drug Project.
Dublin North East Inner City progress report 2018.
North East Inner City Programme Office. (2018) Dublin North East Inner City progress report 2018. Dublin: Dublin City Council.
Mental healthcare interfaces in a regional Irish prison.
Gulati, Gautam and Otuokpaikhian, Kizito and Crowley, Maeve and Pradeep, Vishnu and Meagher, David and Dunne, Colum P (2019) Mental healthcare interfaces in a regional Irish prison. International Journal of Prisoner Health , 15 , (1) , pp. 14-23.
Drug-related deaths and deaths due to drug misuse in Northern Ireland, 2007-2017.
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. (2019) Drug-related deaths and deaths due to drug misuse in Northern Ireland, 2007-2017. Belfast: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
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Health, rights and drugs. Harm reduction, decriminalization and zero discrimination for people who use drugs.
UNAIDS. (2019) Health, rights and drugs. Harm reduction, decriminalization and zero discrimination for people who use drugs. Geneva: UNAIDS. 68 p.
A comparison of gender-linked population cancer risks between alcohol and tobacco: how many cigarettes are there in a bottle of wine?
Hydes, Theresa J and Burton, Robyn and Inskip, Hazel and Bellis, Mark A. and Sheron, Nick . (2019) A comparison of gender-linked population cancer risks between alcohol and tobacco: how many cigarettes are there in a bottle of wine? BMC Public Health, 19 (316)
Psychotropic substances 2018: statistics for 2017 - assessments of annual medical and scientific requirements.
International Narcotics Control Board. (2019) Psychotropic substances 2018: statistics for 2017 - assessments of annual medical and scientific requirements. New York: United Nations. 432 p.
Narcotic drugs. Estimated world requirements for 2019; statistics for 2017.
International Narcotics Control Board. [INCB] (2019) Narcotic drugs. Estimated world requirements for 2019; statistics for 2017. New York: United Nations. 494 p.
United Nations toolkit on synthetic drugs.
Sauer, Alexander [UNODC] . (2019) United Nations toolkit on synthetic drugs. Vienna: United Nations.
What we have learned over the last ten years: a summary of knowledge acquired and produced by the UN system on drug-related matters.
UN system coordination Task Team on the Implementation of the UN System Common Position on drug-related matters. (2019) What we have learned over the last ten years: a summary of knowledge acquired and produced by the UN system on drug-related matters. Vienna: United Nations. 52 p.
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2018.
International Narcotics Control Board. [INCB] (2019) Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2018. Vienna: United Nations. 144 p.
Drug prevention: exploring a systems perspective. Technical report.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2019) Drug prevention: exploring a systems perspective. Technical report. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 41 p.
EMCDDA programming document 2019-21.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2019) EMCDDA programming document 2019-21. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 80 p.
Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2019) Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
The contribution of cannabis use to variation in the incidence of psychotic disorder across Europe (EU-GEI): a multicentre case-control study.
Di Forti, Marta et al. (2019) The contribution of cannabis use to variation in the incidence of psychotic disorder across Europe (EU-GEI): a multicentre case-control study. The Lancet. Psychiatry, Early online https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30048-3
Indoor cannabis smoke and children's health.
Posis, Alexander and Bellettiere, John and Liles, Sandy and Alcaraz, John and Nguyen, Ben and Berardi, Vincent and Klepeis, Neil E and Hughes, Suzanne and Wu, Tianying and Hovell, Melbourne . (2019) Indoor cannabis smoke and children's health. Preventive Medicine Reports, Early online https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100853
Pregabalin: a range of misuse‐related unanswered questions.
Schifano, Fabrizio and Chiappini, Stephania . (2019) Pregabalin: a range of misuse‐related unanswered questions. Wiley. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, Early online https://doi.org/10.1111/cns.13115
"Maybe if I stop the drugs, then maybe they'd care?"-hospital care experiences of people who use drugs.
Chan Carusone, Soo and Guta, Adrian and Robinson, Samantha and Tan, Darrell H and Cooper, Curtis and O'Leary, Bill and de Prinse, Karen and Cobb, Grant and Upshur, Ross and Strike, Carol . (2019) "Maybe if I stop the drugs, then maybe they'd care?"-hospital care experiences of people who use drugs. Harm Reduction Journal, 16 (1)
Focus on women.
[Drug and Alcohol Findings] (2019) Focus on women. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings Collection
Civil Society Involvement in Drug Policy: good practice collection.
Ronconi, Susanna and Casmaro, Lello and Keane, Marcus and Castro, Diana and Košir, Matej and Lyubenova, Anna and Perez Gayo, Roberto . (2018) Civil Society Involvement in Drug Policy: good practice collection. Amsterdam: De Regenboog Groep / Correlation Network. 34 p.
Prevalence of problem drug use in Scotland 2015/16.
Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland. (2019) Prevalence of problem drug use in Scotland 2015/16. Edinburgh: ISD. 47 p.
Estimating the prevalence of hepatitis C among intravenous drug users in upper middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Granados-García, Víctor and Flores, Yvonne N and Díaz-Trejo, Lizbeth I and Méndez-Sánchez, Lucia and Liu, Stephanie and Salinas-Escudero, Guillermo and Toledano-Toledano, Filiberto and Salmerón, Jorge [PLOS One] . (2019) Estimating the prevalence of hepatitis C among intravenous drug users in upper middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Library of Science. PLoS ONE, 14 (2) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212558
Non-medical prescription stimulant use to improve academic performance among Australian university students: prevalence and correlates of use.
Lucke, Jayne and Jensen, Charmaine and Dunn, Matthew and Chan, Gary and Forlini, Cynthia and Kaye, Sharlene and Partridge, Bradley and Farrell, Michael and Racine, Eric and Hall, Wayne [Biomed Central] . (2018) Non-medical prescription stimulant use to improve academic performance among Australian university students: prevalence and correlates of use. BMC Public Health, 18 (1)
Alcohol and older people.
Andreasson, Sven and Chikritzhs, Tanya and Dangardt, Frida and Holder, Harold D and Naimi, Timothy and Stockwell, Tim . (2019) Alcohol and older people. Stockholm: Swedish Society of Medicine, Swedish Society of Nursing, CERA & IOGT-NTO. 36 p.
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Warning issued about counterfeit alcohol after illegal factory uncovered in Co Louth.
[Irish Times] Hutton, Brian (30 Mar 2019)
'It does not make sense': concerns over reports that Government will continue to criminalise drug use.
[thejournal.ie] McDermott, Stephen (27 Mar 2019)
Ministers for Health welcome the decision to host Global Alcohol Policy Conference in Dublin.
[Department of Health] (26 Mar 2019)
Groups make push for to decriminalise drug possession.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (26 Mar 2019)
No link between strict anti-drug laws and teen cannabis use – study.
[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (25 Mar 2019)
Intoxication and psychiatric issues common in teen emergencies.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (25 Mar 2019)
WHO recommends rescheduling of cannabis.
Dying for wine o'clock: binge drinking at home is becoming a serious health problem for women.
[The Sunday Times] Flynn, Valerie (24 Mar 2019)
Six drug deals and a fistfight at a Dublin shopping centre: one hour at a crack cocaine hotspot.
[thejournal.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (24 Mar 2019)
Gardaí undertake public order training to respond to drug-related violence.
Press Association [Irish Examiner] (21 Mar 2019)
Codeine addiction surges as workers seek hangover cure.
[Independent.ie] Feehan, Conor (21 Mar 2019)
Rise in ‘severe’ alcohol use, say experts.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (20 Mar 2019)
Potent cannabis strongly linked to psychosis study finds.
[Irish Times] (19 Mar 2019)
Teen vapers are more likely to use sweet-flavoured e-cigarettes than adult vapers, study finds.
[thejournal.ie] Halpin, Hayley (18 Mar 2019)
Irish Heart Foundation 'strongly' advises against use of hookah pipes due to carbon monoxide levels.
[thejournal.ie] Daly, Adam (18 Mar 2019)
Drone used in attempted drug drop at Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison.
[Irish Times] Pollak, Sorcha (18 Mar 2019)
'We've seen people die, people beaten up horrifically',
[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (16 Mar 2019)
Codeine addiction is ‘epidemic verging on eruption’.
[The Times] O'Neill, Katie (15 Mar 2019)
The Irish Times view on deaths from prescription drugs: cause for alarm.
[Irish Times] (14 Mar 2019)
Irish teen girls near top of global binge drinking table.
[Irish Examiner] Kelleher, Lynne (13 Mar 2019)
Expert warns against liberal drug laws: softer legislation would ‘more than likely’ increase health problems.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (12 Mar 2019)
More emergency care orders sought for babies than any other age group.
[Irish Times] Deegan, Gordon (12 Mar 2019)
Alcohol Action Ireland disappointed by latest alcohol consumption data for 2018.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (12 Mar 2019)
Health Research Board publish latest drug-related deaths figures.
[Health Research Board] (08 Mar 2019)
The hidden side of benzo use uncovered.
[RTE News] Corrigan, Conn (08 Mar 2019)
Drug related deaths figures highlight the importance of a public health approach to drug and alcohol misuse – Minister Catherine Byrne.
[Department of Health] (08 Mar 2019)
RSA blames alcohol for failure to wear seatbelts.
[Irish Times] Gleeson, Colin (08 Mar 2019)
Sharp regional variations in benzo prescribing.
[RTE News] Corrigan, Conn (07 Mar 2019)
Minister Catherine Byrne announces additional funding of €1million for implementation of the National Drugs Strategy.
[Department of Health] (07 Mar 2019)
Over 100 people will die as a result of smoking this week, HSE warns.
[Irish Examiner] (06 Mar 2019)
Revealed: Massive rise in antidepressant prescribing.
Recommendations for teen discos including powers to breath test children 'working well', court hears.
[Irish Examiner] Baker, Noel (06 Mar 2019)
Amnesty backs calls to decriminalise possession of drugs for personal use.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (05 Mar 2019)
Over 1,100 drug seizures in prisons last year.
[Irish Examiner] O'Neill, Kevin (05 Mar 2019)
Varadkar ‘sceptical’ about allowing banned drink drivers to drive to work.
[Irish Examiner] O'Cionnaith, Fiachra (05 Mar 2019)
HPRA detain 619,213 dosage units of illegal medicines in 2018.
‘Expert’ crew flown in from Portugal by international drug gang to set up Dublin growhouse.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (04 Mar 2019)
Five-year entry-level bans to be imposed on jockeys for positive drug tests.
[Irish Times] O'Connor, Brian (02 Mar 2019)
Decision to include vaping advice on official HSE website 'does not represent policy change'.
[thejournal.ie] Brophy, Daragh (02 Mar 2019)
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