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This is the October 2018 edition 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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Publications
Rising incidence of ageing opioid users within the EU wide treatment demand indicator; The Irish opioid epidemic from 1996 to 2014.
Carew, Anne Marie and Comiskey, Catherine (2018) Rising incidence of ageing opioid users within the EU wide treatment demand indicator; The Irish opioid epidemic from 1996 to 2014. Drug and Alcohol Dependence , Early online .
Progress in the penal system: A framework for penal reform.
Irish Penal Reform Trust. (2018) Progress in the penal system: A framework for penal reform. Dublin: Irish Penal Reform Trust.
Healthy Ireland survey 2018 summary of findings.
Ireland. Department of Health. (2018) Healthy Ireland survey 2018 summary of findings. Dublin: Department of Health.
Not criminals. Underpinning a health-led approach to drug use.
Keane, Marcus and Csete, Joanne and Collins, John and Duffin, Tony (2018) Not criminals. Underpinning a health-led approach to drug use. Dublin: Ana Liffey Drug Project and London School of Economics.
Growing Up In Ireland: the lives of 13 year olds.
Williams, James and Thornton, Maeve and Morgan, Mark and Quail, Amanda and Smyth, Emer and Murphy, Daraine and O'Mahony, Desmond (2018) Growing Up In Ireland: the lives of 13 year olds. Dublin: Stationery Office.
“Just say no” just doesn’t work. An interview with Tony Duffin, CEO of the Ana Liffey Drug Project.
Smiddy, Fergal (2018) “Just say no” just doesn’t work. An interview with Tony Duffin, CEO of the Ana Liffey Drug Project. UCC Express .
‘The voice of the street’: using peer led outreach with people who use drugs to inform the development of Ireland’s National Drug Strategy.
Melaugh, Brian and Rodrigues, Hannah (2018) ‘The voice of the street’: using peer led outreach with people who use drugs to inform the development of Ireland’s National Drug Strategy. Social Work and Social Sciences Review , 19 , (3) .
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill - What does it mean?
(2018) The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill - What does it mean? Ask About Alcohol Blog .
The methadone treatment protocol: 20 years on.
Delargy, Ide (2018) The methadone treatment protocol: 20 years on. Forum , 35 , (8) , p. 27.
20 years of the Methadone Treatment Protocol in Ireland.

Delargy, Ide and Doran, Gillian and Patton, Patricia, eds. (2018) Dublin: Irish College of General Practitioners.
Allen Carr's easyway to stop smoking - A randomised clinical trial.

Keogan, Sheila and Li, Shasha and Clancy, Luke (2018) Tobacco Control, Early online.
Guidelines for the emergency management of injuries and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) (including needlestick and sharps injuries, sexual exposure and human bites) where there is a risk of transmission of bloodborne viruses and other infectious diseases.
Health Protection Surveillance Centre. (2018) Guidelines for the emergency management of injuries and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) (including needlestick and sharps injuries, sexual exposure and human bites) where there is a risk of transmission of bloodborne viruses and other infectious diseases. Dublin: Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
The great recession and the health of young children: a fixed-effects analysis in Ireland.
Reinhard, Erica and Layte, Richard and McCrory, Cathal and Panico, Lidia and Avendano, Mauricio (2018) The great recession and the health of young children: a fixed-effects analysis in Ireland. American Journal of Epidemiology , 187 , (7) , pp. 1438-1448.
Prevalence of smoking and provision of smoking cessation advice during hospitalization.
Najeeb, N and Halawani, M and McElvaney, NG and Doyle, F (2018) Prevalence of smoking and provision of smoking cessation advice during hospitalization. Irish Medical Journal , 111 , (9) .
HSE Performance profile: April - June 2018. Quarterly report.
Health Service Executive. (2018) HSE Performance profile: April - June 2018. Quarterly report. Dublin: Health Service Executive.
National guidelines on referral and forensic clinical examination following rape and sexual assault.
National SART Guidelines Development Group. (2018) National guidelines on referral and forensic clinical examination following rape and sexual assault. Dublin: Health Service Executive.
Effect of a binge-like dosing regimen of methamphetamine on dopamine levels and tyrosine hydroxylase expressing neurons in the rat brain.
Moreira da Silva Santos, Andreia and Kelly, John P and Dockery, Peter and Doyle, Karen M (2018) Effect of a binge-like dosing regimen of methamphetamine on dopamine levels and tyrosine hydroxylase expressing neurons in the rat brain. Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry , 89 , pp. 303-309.
Novas annual report 2017.
Novas. (2018) Novas annual report 2017. Novas.
Statistical yearbook of Ireland 2018.
Central Statistics Office. (2018) Statistical yearbook of Ireland 2018. Cork: Central Statistics Office.
Depaul annual report 2017.
Depaul. (2018) Depaul annual report 2017. Dublin: Depaul.
A cost-effectiveness analysis of school-based suicide prevention programmes.
Ahern, Susan and Burke, Lee-Ann and McElroy, Brendan and Corcoran, Paul and McMahon, Elaine M and Keeley, Helen and Carli, Vladimir and Wasserman, Camilla and Hoven, Christina W and Sarchiapone, Marco and Apter, Alan and Balazs, Judit and Banzer, Raphaela and Bobes, Julio and Brunner, Romuald and Cosman, Doina and Haring, Christian and Kaess, Michael and Kahn, Jean-Pierre and Kereszteny, Agnes (2018) A cost-effectiveness analysis of school-based suicide prevention programmes. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , 27 , (10) , pp. 1295-1304.
Symptom-triggered therapy for assessment and management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the emergency department short-stay clinical decision unit.
Ismail, Muhammad Fahmi and Doherty, Kieran and Bradshaw, Paula and O'Sullivan, Iomhar and Cassidy, Eugene M (2018) Symptom-triggered therapy for assessment and management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the emergency department short-stay clinical decision unit. Emergency Medicine Journal , Early online .
National Self-Harm Registry Ireland annual report 2017.
Griffin, Eve and Dillon, Christina B and McTernan, Niall and Arensman, Ella and Williamson, Eileen and Perry, Ivan J and Corcoran, Paul (2018) National Self-Harm Registry Ireland annual report 2017. Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation.
National Office of Suicide Prevention annual report 2017.
National Office for Suicide Prevention. (2018) National Office of Suicide Prevention annual report 2017. Dublin: National Office for Suicide Prevention.
Self-harm in Irish prisons 2017. First report from the Self-Harm Assessment and Data Analysis (SADA) Project.
Griffin, Eve and Cully, Grace and Corcoran, Paul and Hume, Sarah and Kelly, Enda and O'Reilly, Deirdre (2018) Self-harm in Irish prisons 2017. First report from the Self-Harm Assessment and Data Analysis (SADA) Project. Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation.
Public attitudes to Investment in mental health services.
Mental Health Reform. (2018) Public attitudes to Investment in mental health services. Dublin: Mental Health Reform.
Health Products Regulatory Authority annual report 2017.
Health Products Regulatory Authority. (2018) Health Products Regulatory Authority annual report 2017. Dublin: HPRA.
The Parole Board annual report 2017.
Parole Board. (2018) The Parole Board annual report 2017. Dublin: Parole Board.
New HIV diagnoses among adults aged 50 years or older in 31 European countries, 2004-15: an analysis of surveillance data.
Tavoschi, Lara and Gomes Dias, Joana and Pharris, Anastasia (2017) New HIV diagnoses among adults aged 50 years or older in 31 European countries, 2004-15: an analysis of surveillance data. The Lancet. HIV , 4 , (11) , e514-e521.
Northwest Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force annual report 2017.
Northwest Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force. (2018) Northwest Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force annual report 2017. Donegal: Northwest Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force.
No fire, no smoke: the global state of tobacco harm reduction 2018.
Shapiro, Harry (2018) No fire, no smoke: the global state of tobacco harm reduction 2018. London: Knowledge-Action-Change.
Last resort. Vulnerabilities, resilience and quality of life in a homeless population.
Finnerty, Joe (2018) Last resort. Vulnerabilities, resilience and quality of life in a homeless population. Cork: Cork Simon Community.
Annual report of the Committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the diversion programme.
Committee appointed to Monitor the Effectiveness of the Diversion Programme. (2018) Annual report of the Committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the diversion programme. Dublin: An Garda Siochana.
Pedestrian fatalities on Irish roads: examining 2008-2015.
Kervick, Aoife (2018) Pedestrian fatalities on Irish roads: examining 2008-2015. Dublin: Road Safety Authority.
Recorded crime Q2 2018.
Central Statistics Office. (2018) Recorded crime Q2 2018. Dublin: Central Statistics Office.
Hepatitis B in Ireland, 2017.

Health Protection Surveillance Centre (2018) Dublin: Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
Health Protection Surveillance Centre annual epidemiological report 2016

Health Protection Surveillance Centre (2018). Dublin: Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
Evidence Resources
Dying for a drink. Circumstances of, and contributory factors to, alcohol deaths in Scotland: results of a rapid literature review and qualitative research study.
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems. [SHAAP] (2018) Dying for a drink. Circumstances of, and contributory factors to, alcohol deaths in Scotland: results of a rapid literature review and qualitative research study. Edinburgh: SHAAP. 68 p.
Is the alcohol industry doing well by ‘doing good’? Findings from a content analysis of the alcohol industry’s actions to reduce harmful drinking.

Babor, Thomas and Robaina, Katherine and Brown, Katherine and Noel, Jonathan K and Cremonte, Mariana and Pantani, Daniela and Peltzer, Raquel I and Pinksy, Ilana [BMJ Open]. (2018) Is the alcohol industry doing well by ‘doing good’? Findings from a content analysis of the alcohol industry’s actions to reduce harmful drinking. BMJ Publishing. BMJ Open, 8 (024325) doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024325
Alcoholic drinks and the risk of cancer.
World Cancer Research Fund, American Institue for Cancer Research. (2018) Alcoholic drinks and the risk of cancer. London: World Cancer Research Fund International. 85 p.
Captagon: understanding today's illicit market.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. [EMCDDA] (2018) Captagon: understanding today's illicit market. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 21 p.
Taking stock: A decade of drug policy - A civil society shadow report.
International Drug Policy Consortium. [IDPC] (2018) Taking stock: A decade of drug policy - A civil society shadow report. International Drug Policy Consortium. 138 p.
Harm reduction special issue.
Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2018) Harm reduction special issue. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings.
Expecting better: improving health and rights for pregnant women who use drugs.
Medley, Bethany . (2018) Expecting better: improving health and rights for pregnant women who use drugs. New York: Open Society Foundations. 28 p.
Parental alcohol misuse and the impact on children: a rapid evidence review of service presentations and interventions.
Syed, Shabeer and Gilbert, Ruth and Wolpert, Miranda . (2018) Parental alcohol misuse and the impact on children: a rapid evidence review of service presentations and interventions. London: UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. 89 p.
Factors influencing early withdrawal from a drug and alcohol treatment program and client perceptions of successful recovery and employment: a qualitative study.
Prangley, Tarran and Pit, Sabrina Winona and Rees, Trent and Nealon, Jessica . (2018) Factors influencing early withdrawal from a drug and alcohol treatment program and client perceptions of successful recovery and employment: a qualitative study. BioMed Central. BMC Psychiatry, 18 (1)
Villainous, alien, and killable: narrative and regulatory norms surrounding drug users in video games.
Sertich, Nicholas [GDPO] . (2018) Villainous, alien, and killable: narrative and regulatory norms surrounding drug users in video games. Swansea: Global Drug Policy Observatory. 5 p. GDPO situation analysis
The patient voice: an analysis of personal accounts of prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal submitted to persons in Scotland and Wales.
United Kingdom. All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence. (2018) The patient voice: an analysis of personal accounts of prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal submitted to persons in Scotland and Wales. London: All-Party Parliamentary Groups. 17 p.
Recovery schools for improving well-being among students in recovery from substance use: a systematic review.
Hennessy, Emily A and Tanner-Smith, Emily E and Finch, Andrew J and Sathe, Nila A and Potter, Shannon A [Campbell Systematic Reviews] . (2018) Recovery schools for improving well-being among students in recovery from substance use: a systematic review. London: The Campbell Collaboration. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 14
A content analysis of alcohol content in UK television.

Barker, Alexander B and Whittamore, Kathy and Britton, John and Murray, Rachael L and Cranwell, Jo. (2018) A content analysis of alcohol content in UK television. Oxford University Press. Journal of Public Health, Early online https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy142
Cannabis has 'more lasting effect on teenage brains than alcohol'.
[NHS Choices] (2018) Cannabis has 'more lasting effect on teenage brains than alcohol'. London: NHS Choices.
Cigarette smoking: an assessment of tobacco’s global environmental footprint across its entire supply chain, and policy strategies to reduce it.
Zafeiridou, Maria and Hopkinson, Nicholas and Voulvoulis, Nikolaos [WHO] . (2018) Cigarette smoking: an assessment of tobacco’s global environmental footprint across its entire supply chain, and policy strategies to reduce it. Geneva: World Health Organization. 48 p.
Improving people’s health: applying behavioural and social sciences to improve population health and wellbeing in England.
Public Health England. (2018) Improving people’s health: applying behavioural and social sciences to improve population health and wellbeing in England. London: Public Health England. 57 p.
News
Drink-driving ban appeals permit motorists to stay on road.

[Irish Times] Lally, Conor (30 Oct 2018)
Leading figures call for gambling advertising to be restricted

Irish Times] Croke, Ruaidhri (27 Oct 2018)
New drink-driving rules have taken effect.

[Irish Examiner] (26 Oct 2018)
You don’t have to be an alcoholic to want to give up the drink.

[Irish Times] O'Morain, Padraig (25 Oct 2018)
Bill to tackle smuggling of alcohol and cigarettes to be discussed in Dáil.

[Irish Examiner] (25 Oct 2018)
Revenue ‘in process of seizing gambling machines’.

[The Times] Rogan, Aaron (25 Oct 2018)
Improved data collection required for blood-borne viruses.

[Medical Independent] Cahill, Niamh (25 Oct 2018)
80,000 people quit smoking in three years.

[Irish Examiner] (24 Oct 2018)
90,000 Illegal medicines worth €376,000 detained in Ireland by the HPRA during Operation Pangea.

[Health Products Regulatory Authority] (23 Oct 2018)
There are more people who drink, smoke and have illnesses in deprived areas.

[thejournal.ie] Ni Aodha, Grainne (23 Oct 2018)
20 years on from the introduction of the methadone strategy, where are we now?

[thejournal.ie] Ruane, Lynn (22 Oct 2018)
A tale of two brothers: ‘Philly stayed with football. John went into drugs’.

[Irish Times] Crawley, Peter (22 Oct 2018)
First ever state-funded heroin injection centre will cater for 60 addicts a day.

[Irish Examiner] Deegan, Gordon (22 Oct 2018)
Legalising drug use: a tough pill to swallow.

[Independent.ie] Meaghar, John (21 Oct 2018)
Drug strength warning.

[The Sunday Times] O'Neill, Kate (21 Oct 2018)
Drug dealing criminals using bookmakers' online accounts to stash money.

[thejournal.ie] MacNamee, Garreth (19 Oct 2018)
Less than 2,000 motorists tested for drug-driving since law introduced.

[Irish Examiner] (19 Oct 2018)
Prosecutor says Act being used to impede drink-driving cases.

[Irish Times] Lally, Conor (19 Oct 2018)
Survey to determine the prevalence of the use of illict drugs, alcohol, prescription drugs and gambling in the general population.

[Health Research Board] (19 Oct 2018)
Traffic safety group says GPs should warn against drink and drug driving.

[Irish Times] O'Brien, Tim (18 Oct 2018)
Underage discos face stringent conditions.

[Irish Examiner] Baker, Noel (17 Oct 2018)
Irish Alcohol Bill welcomed as a ground-breaking measure by European health community.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (17 Oct 2018)
UK Pregabalin and gabapentin become controlled drugs to cut deaths from misuse.

[BMJ] (16 Oct 2018)
'He chose to die at home. The hostel was his home': Lynn Ruane on hidden health problems in homelessness.

[thejournal.ie] Ruane, Lynn (15 Oct 2018)
Drugs blamed for two-thirds of unnatural deaths in Irish prisons.

[The Sunday Times] Coyle, Colin (14 Oct 2018)
Dublin Port's move to introduce random drug testing for veteran staff slapped down.

[thejournal.ie] Woods, Killian (14 Oct 2018)
Comment: No need to fear proposals to decriminalise people who use drugs.

[Independent.ie] Keane, Marcus (14 Oct 2018)
Inside the dark web: ‘The truth is there is a lot of evil out there’.

[Irish Times] Pope, Conor (13 Oct 2018)
Alcohol Bill, first published in 2015, finally passes through Oireachtas .

[thejournal.ie] (11 Oct 2018)
Assistant Commissioner ‘frightened’ over drug decriminalisation proposal.

[Irish Times] Power, Jack (11 Oct 2018)
Slaintecare top priority in health budget 2019.

[Department of Health] (10 Oct 2018)
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland says passage of Public Health Alcohol Bill is a major step forward to improving health in Ireland.

[Royal College of Physicians of Ireland] (10 Oct 2018)
Cocaine cases at Kerry treatment centre double in 2017.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (09 Oct 2018)
Increase in services must accompany relaxed drug laws, group argues.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (09 Oct 2018)
Opinion: Since the start of the century, Portugal has shown that decriminalisation of drug use is possible.

[thejournal.ie] Roberts, Andrew (08 Oct 2018)
45,000 severe pathological gamblers in Ireland, warns addiction expert.

[Irish Examiner] Fogarty, James (08 Oct 2018)
‘If I was a 3 glasses of wine a week person, I wouldn’t stop in the face of recent scare stories’.

[Irish Times] Houston, Muiris (08 Oct 2018)
‘Intent’ should be key in drug possession change, report argues.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (08 Oct 2018)
Dangers of anabolic steroids highlighted by new HPRA ‘Zero Gains’ campaign.

[Health Products Regulatory Authority] (08 Oct 2018)
Surge in drug crime but Garda drug units remain depleted.

[Irish Times] Lally, Conor (05 Oct 2018)
HSE reaches agreement with company to allow increased access to suboxone.

[Medical Independent] Lynch, David (04 Oct 2018)
Nine patients are granted ministerial licences for use of medicinal cannabis.

[Irish Medical Times] (04 Oct 2018)
Minister Byrne welcomes passing of historic Public Health Alcohol Bill through the Dáil.

[Department of Health] (04 Oct 2018)
Some 60pc of accidental poisonings involve children under 10.

[Independent.ie] Riegel, Ralph (04 Oct 2018)
Revenue seize drugs worth €249,000 at Portlaoise Mail Centre.

[Revenue.ie] (03 Oct 2018)
Internet valium abuse a growing problem in Galway city, says mayor.

[Irish Times] Siggins, Lorna (03 Oct 2018)
Half of all pedestrians killed on roads had alcohol in their system.

[Irish Independent] Melia, Paul (02 Oct 2018)
Project for those using train to get crack cocaine in Dublin.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (02 Oct 2018)
'It can make a massive difference to cases': Legal experts question garda cannabis plant valuation.

[thejournal.ie] Hennessy, Michelle (01 Oct 2018)
More than 50 TDs including seven Ministers lobbied by drinks industry on alcohol Bill.

[Irish Times] (30 Sep 2018)
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