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Alcohol: availability, affordability, related harm, and policy in Ireland
Doyle, Anne and Mongan, Deirdre and Galvin, Brian (2024) HRB overview series 13. Dublin: Health Research Board
Dancing at the disco. A case for revising the Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024) to provide for regulation and safeguarding of underage events on licensed premises
Leonard, Paula and Ketelaar, Grainne (2024) Donegal: Alcohol Forum Ireland.
Alcohol attitudes and behaviours in Ballymun 2011-2023.
Ballymun Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force, Ipsos B&A. (2024) Dublin: Ballymun Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force
Big alcohol: universities and schools urged to throw out industry-funded public health advice
Davies, Madlen and Boytchev, Hristio (2024) BMJ, 385. doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q851
An exploration of organizational climate in community-based opiate prescribing services; a mixed methods study
Kelly, Peter et al (2024) Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 162. doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2024.209362
Current management of neonatal abstinence syndrome: a survey of practice in the UK and Ireland
Dempsey, Sharon and O' Grady, Michael J (2024) Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, 109, (3), pp. 261-264. doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326204
A focus on adolescent substance use in Europe, central Asia and Canada. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children international report from the 2021/2022 survey: Volume 3.
Charrier, Lorena et al (2024) Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
A focus on adolescent peer violence and bullying in Europe, central Asia and Canada. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children international report from the 2021/2022 survey
Cosma, Alina et al (2024) Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland 2024. The National Study on the Mental Health and Wellbeing of the LGBTQI+ Communities in Ireland
Higgins, Agnes et al (2024) Dublin: Belong To – LGBTQ+ Youth Ireland
Role of the addiction clinical nurse specialist in acute hospital settings.
Lavelle-Cafferkey, Sadie and Comiskey, Catherine (2024). Nursing Standard, Early online. doi.org/10.7748/ns.2024.e12305
National strategic plan to improve the health of people experiencing homelessness (2024-2027).
HSE National Social Inclusion Office. (2024) Dublin: Health Service Executive
An overview of homelessness and human trafficking in Dublin
(2024) London: The Passage
A scoping review for evaluation of drug rehabilitation outcomes and impacts in Ireland
Hay, Gordon et al (2022) Dublin: Health Research Board.
Gambling among children on the island of Ireland – What we know and need to know
Reynolds, Ciara (2024) Institute of Public Health
National notifiable disease hub. [Dataset]
Health Protection Surveillance Centre. (2024)
Hospital performance: an examination of trends in activity, expenditure and workforce in publicly funded acute hospitals in Ireland.
Shine, Conan and Hennessy, Mark (2024) Dublin: Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service Research Services & Policy Unit, Department of Health.
Sláintecare progress report 2021–2023
(2024) Dublin: Department of Health
Women’s health action plan 2024-2025. Phase 2: an evolution in women’s health
(2024) Dublin: Department of Health
Revenue annual report 2023
(2024) Dublin: Revenue Commissioners
Policing Authority assessment of policing performance 2023
(2024) Dublin: Policing Authority
National Healthcare Quality Reporting System: report 2023
National Patient Safety Office. (2024) Dublin: Department of Health
Sport Ireland anti-doping review 2023
(2024) Dublin: Sport Ireland
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International publications
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Health and social responses: drug consumption rooms. Miniguide.
(2024) Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Drug-related hospital statistics: Scotland 2022 to 2023
(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland
GBD [Global Burden of Disease] Compare: visualisations. [Dataset]
Education and training in addiction medicine and psychology across Europe: a EUFAS survey
Bramness, Jørgen G et al (2024) European Addiction Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1159/000531502
Mapping of training needs in South-East Europe countries and available resources related to drug treatment and rehabilitation in prisons
Pompidou Group. Barić, Martina (2024) Brussels: Council of Europe
Can telehealth expansion boost health care utilization specifically for patients with substance use disorders relative to patients with other types of chronic disease?
Tilhou, Alyssa Shell et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (4). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299397
Improving emergency department care for adults presenting with mental illness: a systematic review of strategies and their impact on outcomes, experience, and performance
Austin, Elizabeth E et al (2024) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1368129
The burden of prenatal and early life maternal substance use among children at risk of maltreatment: a systematic review
Powell, Madeleine et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13835
Addiction audio. Season 2, 2024.
Calder, Robert (2024) London: Society for the Study of Addiction
Childhood neglect, the neglected trauma. A systematic review and meta-analysis of its prevalence in psychiatric disorders.
Carvalho Silva, Rosana et al (2024) Psychiatry Research, 335. doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115881
Children as next of kin's experiences, practices, and voice in everyday life: a systematic review of studies with Norwegian data (2010-2022)
Ytterhus, Borgunn et al (2024) Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, doi.org/10.1177/14034948241232040
Associations between child maltreatment and hospital admissions for alcohol and other substance use-related disorders up to 40 years of age: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity study
Bull, Claudia et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16479
Level of support and willingness to use drug checking services among people in Australia who regularly consume illicit substances, 2022-2023
Uporova, Julia et al (2024) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
Stigma, and factors associated with experiencing stigma, while visiting health-care services among samples of people who use illegal drugs in Australia.
Sutherland, Rachel et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13846
Difficulty accessing drug treatment among a national sample of people who regularly inject drugs, Australia, 2023.
Chandrasena, Udesha et al (2024) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
The effectiveness of abstinence-based and harm reduction-based interventions in reducing problematic substance use in adults who are experiencing homelessness in high income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
O'Leary, Chris et al Harry (2024) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 20, (2). doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1396
Improving access to general practice for and with people with severe and multiple disadvantage: a qualitative study
Potter, Lucy C et al (2024) The British Journal of General Practice, Early online. doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2023.0244
Sexualized drug use and chemsex among men who have sex with men in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Coronado-Muñoz, Marina et al (2024) Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13, (6). doi.org/10.3390/jcm13061812
Peer navigation: a pilot study to improve recovery capital for alcohol and other drug telephone helpline callers.
Peart, Annette et al (2024) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2330941
Drug and alcohol treatment for victims and suspects of homicide: report.
(2024) London: Home office and Office for Health Improvement & Disparities
Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks.
Europol (2024) Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union
Emerging victims in contemporary drugs policing
Marshall, Hannah et al (2024) The British Journal of Criminology, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azae020
A narrative systematic review of associations and temporality between use of methamphetamine, ecstasy/MDMA, or cocaine with anxiety or depressive symptoms
Duncan, Zoe et al (2024) Addictive Behaviors, 153. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.107988
Harm reduction behaviours and harm experiences of people who use 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Whelan, Jai et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-00979-y
Recent increases in crack injection and associated risk factors among people who inject psychoactive drugs in England and Wales.
Edmundson, Claire et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104262
Validation and application of a method for the quantification of 137 drugs of abuse and new psychoactive substances in hair.
Barone, Rossella et al (2024) Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 243. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2024.116054
Broad evidence of xylazine in the UK illicit drug market beyond heroin supplies: Triangulating from toxicology, drug-testing and law enforcement
Copeland, Caroline S et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16466
Human metabolism of four synthetic benzimidazole opioids: isotonitazene, metonitazene, etodesnitazene, and metodesnitazene
Taoussi, Omayema et al (2024) Archives of Toxicology, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s00204-024-03735-0
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators. (2024) The Lancet, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00367-2
"Everybody is impacted. Everybody's hurting": grief, loss and the emotional impacts of overdose on harm reduction workers
Kolla, Gillian et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 127. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104419
Behavioural mental health interventions delivered in the emergency department for suicide, overdose and psychosis: a scoping review.
Nugent, Shannon M et al (2024) BMJ Open, 14, (3), e080023. doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080023.
Emergency department peer support program and patient outcomes after opioid overdose
Treitler, Peter et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (3). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.3614
Opioid-related deaths between 2019 and 2021 across 9 Canadian provinces and territories
Ledlie, Shaleesa et al (2024) Canadian Medical Association Journal, 196, (14). doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.231339
Public health interventions and overdose-related outcomes among persons with opioid use disorder
Nataraj, Nisha et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (4). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.4617
Target trial emulation for comparative effectiveness research with observational data: promise and challenges for studying medications for opioid use disorder
Christine, Paul J et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16473
Prevalence of comorbid substance use disorders among people with opioid use disorder: a systematic review & meta-analysis
Santo, Thomas et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 128, (104434). doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104434
Prevalence of opioid dependence in Scotland 2015-2020: a multi-parameter estimation of prevalence (MPEP) study
Markoulidakis, Andreas et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16500
Trends in cannabis availability, use, and treatment in Australia, 2013–14 to 2021–22
(2024) Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Use of antipsychotic medication, benzodiazepines, and psychiatric hospitalization in cannabis-related versus cannabis-unrelated schizophrenia - a nationwide, register-based cohort study
Hjorthøj, Carsten et al (2024) Psychological Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1017/s0033291724000758
Cannabidiol (CBD) products for pain: ineffective, expensive, and with potential harms
Moore, Andrew et al (2024) The Journal of Pain, 25, (4), pp. 833-842. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.009
Cannabidiol use in France in 2022: results from a nationwide representative sample of adults
Barré, Tangui et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13842
Perceptions and engagement of patients with chronic conditions on the use of medical cannabis: a scoping review
Pomey, Marie-Pascale et al (2024) European Journal of Medical Research, 29. doi.org/10.1186/s40001-024-01803-w
Interactive effects of alcohol and cannabis quantities in the prediction of same-day negative consequences among young adults.
Wardell, Jeffrey D et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15309
Exploring perceptions of self-stigma of substance use and current alcohol and marijuana use patterns among college students
Chentsova, Victoria O et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (4). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301535
Brief interventions 2.0: a new agenda for alcohol policy, practice and research
Stewart, Duncan et al (2024) Globalization and Health, 20, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12992-024-01031-1
'Health benefits of drinking moderately: too good to be true?'
Lecture by Professor Tim Stockwell. [Video] (2024) Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK: registered in 2022.
(2024) London: Office for National Statistics
National and regional prevalence of interpersonal violence from others’ alcohol use: a systematic review and modelling study
Kilian, Carolin et al (2024) The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 40. doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.100905
The prevalence of alcohol consumption and its related factors in adolescents: findings from Global School-based Student Health Survey
Farnia, Vahid et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (4). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297225
Machine learning approaches to the identification of children affected by prenatal alcohol exposure: A narrative review.
Suttie, Michael et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 48, (4), pp. 585-595. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15271
Characteristics of sleep in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure
Inkelis, Sarah M et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15303
Do sleep and circadian characteristics predict alcohol use in adult drinkers?
Burgess, Helen J et al (2024) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15280
Alcohol and economic crises
(2024) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies
The perils of partnership: interactions between Public Health England, Drinkaware, and the Portman Group surrounding the Drink Free Days Campaign
Maani, Nason et al (2024) International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 13. doi 10.34172/ijhpm.2024.8245
Outcomes after initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder at hospital discharge
Bernstein, Eden Y et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (3). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38551564/
How frequently is alcohol advertised on television in Canada?: A cross-sectional study
Pauzé, Elise et al (2024) Alcohol and Alcoholism, 59, (3). doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agae020
How is alcohol consumption and heavy episodic drinking spread across different types of drinking occasion in Great Britain: an event-level latent class analysis
Holmes, John et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 127. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104414
Treatment of alcohol use disorder in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease: innovative approaches and a call to action
Haque, Lamia Y et al (2024) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 19. doi.org/10.1186/s13722-024-00448-8
Vaping – Youth perceptions and attitudes: evidence briefing
(2024) Edinburgh: Scottish Government
E-cigarettes and harm reduction: an evidence review
(2024) London: Royal College of Physicians
IntEgrating smoking cessation treAtment into usual online psychological care for people with common mEntal illness: protocol for an online randomised feasibility and pilot study (ESCAPE digital).
Blackwell, Anna K M et al (2024) Contemporary Clinical Trials, doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2024.107541
The effect of maternal prenatal tobacco smoking on offspring academic achievement: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Duko, Bereket et al (2024) Addictive Behaviors, 153. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.107985
Cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use induce shared DNA methylation changes linked to carcinogenesis
Herzog, Chiara et al (2024) Cancer Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-23-2957
A systematic review on intervention treatment in pathological gambling
Moreira, Diana et al (2024) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21, (3). doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21030346
Gambling among indebted individuals: an analysis of bank transaction data
Marionneau, Virve K et al (2024) European Journal of Public Health, 34, (2), pp. 342-346. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad117
Internet addiction management: a comprehensive review of clinical interventions and modalities
Chadha, Yatika et al (2024) Cureus, 16, (3). 10.7759/cureus.55466
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