HRB National Drugs LIbrary e-newsletter: volume 15, issue 4

This is the April 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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Publications

National Drug Treatment Reporting System 2011-2017 drug data.

Health Research Board. (2019) National Drug Treatment Reporting System 2011-2017 drug data. Dublin: Health Research Board.

The drug economy and youth interventions: an exploratory research project on working with young people involved in the illegal drugs trade.

Bowden, Matthew (2019) The drug economy and youth interventions: an exploratory research project on working with young people involved in the illegal drugs trade. Dublin: Citywide.

Hidden harms and the number of children whose parents misuse substances: a stepwise methodological framework for estimating prevalence.

Galligan, Karen and Comiskey, Catherine (2019) Hidden harms and the number of children whose parents misuse substances: a stepwise methodological framework for estimating prevalence. Substance Use & Misuse , Early online .

Alcohol Action Ireland annual review 2018.

Alcohol Action Ireland. (2019) Alcohol Action Ireland annual review 2018. Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland.

Longitudinal prevalence of potentially serious alcohol-medication interactions in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study.

Holton, Alice and Boland, Fiona and Gallagher, Paul and Fahey, Tom and Kenny, Rose Anne and Cousins, Gráinne (2019) Longitudinal prevalence of potentially serious alcohol-medication interactions in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology , 75 , (4) , pp. 569-575.

Legislation targeting head shops selling new psychoactive substances and changes in drug‐related psychiatric admissions: a national database study.

Smyth, Bobby P and Daly, Antoinette and Elmusharaf, Khalifa and McDonald, Conor and Clarke, Mary and Craig, Sarah and Cullen, Walter (2019) Legislation targeting head shops selling new psychoactive substances and changes in drug‐related psychiatric admissions: a national database study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry , Early online .

Taking steps to engage with black and minority ethnic communities and their organisations on issues related to problematic drug use.

Crowley, Niall (2018) Taking steps to engage with black and minority ethnic communities and their organisations on issues related to problematic drug use. Dublin: Citywide.

Identification of health-related behavioural clusters and their association with demographic characteristics in Irish university students.

Murphy, Joseph J and MacDonncha, Ciaran and Murphy, Marie H and Murphy, Niamh and Timperio, Anna and Leech, Rebecca M and Woods, Catherine B (2019) Identification of health-related behavioural clusters and their association with demographic characteristics in Irish university students. BMC Public Health , 19 , (1) , p. 121.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose: a review of recent alcohol policy developments in Europe.

Rice, Peter (2019) Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose: a review of recent alcohol policy developments in Europe. Alcohol and Alcoholism , Early online .

Poverty focus 2019.

Social Justice Ireland. (2019) Poverty focus 2019. Dublin: Social Justice Ireland.

Anti doping review 2018.

Sport Ireland. (2019) Anti doping review 2018. Dublin: Sport Ireland.

Forensic Science Ireland annual report 2018.

Forensic Science Ireland. (2019) Forensic Science Ireland annual report 2018. Dublin: Forensic Science Ireland.

Excellent reliability and validity of the Addiction Medicine Training Need Assessment Scale across four countries.

Pinxten, W J Lucas and Fitriana, Efi and De Jong, Cor and Klimas, Jan and Tobin, Helen and Barry, Tomas and Cullen, Walter and Jokubonis, Darius and Mazaliauskiene, Ramune and Iskandar, Shelly and Raya, Reynie Purnama and Schellekens, Arnt (2019) Excellent reliability and validity of the Addiction Medicine Training Need Assessment Scale across four countries. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 99 , pp. 61-66.

Dietary patterns during adulthood and cognitive performance in midlife: the CARDIA study.

McEvoy, Claire T and Hoang, Tina and Sidney, Stephen and Steffen, Lyn M and Jacobs, David R and Shikany, James M and Wilkins, John T and Yaffe, Kristine (2019) Dietary patterns during adulthood and cognitive performance in midlife: the CARDIA study. Neurology , 92 , (14) , e1589-e1599.

Hepatitis C - annual epidemiological report for 2017.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. (2019) Hepatitis C - annual epidemiological report for 2017. Solna: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Sample selection versus two-part models revisited: the case of female smoking and drinking.

Madden, David (2008) Sample selection versus two-part models revisited: the case of female smoking and drinking. Journal of Health Economics , 27 , (2) , pp. 300-307.

SPACE I - 2018 – Council of Europe annual penal statistics: prison populations.

Aebi, Marcelo F and Tiago, Melanie M (2019) SPACE I - 2018 – Council of Europe annual penal statistics: prison populations. Strasbourg: Council of Europe.

Inhibitory-control event-related potentials correlate with individual differences in alcohol use.

O'Halloran, Laura and Rueda-Delgado, Laura M and Jollans, Lee and Cao, Zhipeng and Boyle, Rory and Vaughan, Christina and Coey, Phillip and Whelan, Robert (2019) Inhibitory-control event-related potentials correlate with individual differences in alcohol use. Addiction Biology , Early online .

Evidence Resources

An analysis of post-mortem toxicology practices in drug-related death cases in Europe.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2019) An analysis of post-mortem toxicology practices in drug-related death cases in Europe. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 52 p.

International guidelines on human rights and drug policy.

United Nations Development Programme. (2019) International guidelines on human rights and drug policy. United Nations Development Programme. 28 p.

Do trajectories of economic, work- and health-related disadvantages explain child welfare clients' increased mortality risk? A prospective cohort study.

Almquist, Ylva B and Brännström, Lars . (2019) Do trajectories of economic, work- and health-related disadvantages explain child welfare clients' increased mortality risk? A prospective cohort study. BMC Public Health, 19 (1)

STAD in Europe: a manual for communities preventing alcohol related harm.

Möhle, Marjan and Nijkamp, Laura and de Greeff, Jeroen and Mulder, Joost [STAD] . (2019) STAD in Europe: a manual for communities preventing alcohol related harm. Utrecht: STAD in Europe. 84 p.

Preventing homelessness: a review of the international evidence.

Pleace, Nicolas . (2019) Preventing homelessness: a review of the international evidence. Dublin: Simon Communities of Ireland. 71 p.

‘Doing time’ in a therapeutic community.

[Drug and Alcohol Findings] (2019) ‘Doing time’ in a therapeutic community. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Drug and Alcohol Findings: Review abstract 3 p.

Therapy relationships that work.

Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2019) Therapy relationships that work. London: Drug and Alcohol Findings. Effectiveness Bank additions (1 - 23 April 2019)

Quick guide to drugs & alcohol.

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. [NDARC] (2017) Quick guide to drugs & alcohol. New South Wales: Drug Info. State Library of NSW. 135 p.

Draft report for public consultation. Health technology assessment (HTA) of a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programme for populations at substantial risk of sexual acquisition of HIV.

Health Information and Quality Authority. (2019) Draft report for public consultation. Health technology assessment (HTA) of a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programme for populations at substantial risk of sexual acquisition of HIV. Dublin: Health Information and Quality Authority. 244 p.

The implementation of overdose prevention sites as a novel and nimble response during an illegal drug overdose public health emergency.

Wallace, Bruce and Pagan, Flora and Pauly, Bernadette Bernie . (2019) The implementation of overdose prevention sites as a novel and nimble response during an illegal drug overdose public health emergency. Elsevier. International Journal on Drug Policy, 66

Cannabis policy and legislation in the Nordic countries. A report on the control of cannabis use and possession in the Nordic legal systems.

Egnell, Susanne and Villman, Emma and Obstbaum, Yaira . (2019) Cannabis policy and legislation in the Nordic countries. A report on the control of cannabis use and possession in the Nordic legal systems. Stockholm: Nordic Welfare Centre. 148 p.

Medicinal use of cannabis based products and cannabinoids.

Freeman, Tom P and Hindocha, Chandni and Green, Sebastian F and Bloomfield, Michael AP . (2019) Medicinal use of cannabis based products and cannabinoids. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 365 2019;365:l1141

Evaluation of drug information resources for drug-ethanol and drug-tobacco interactions.

Beckett, Robert D and Stump, Curtis D and Dyer, Megan A . (2019) Evaluation of drug information resources for drug-ethanol and drug-tobacco interactions. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 107 (1)

Health taxes to save lives. Employing effective excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages.

The Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health. (2019) Health taxes to save lives. Employing effective excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages. The Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health. 28 p.

The ‘Vienna consensus’ stifles progress on UN drug policy.

International Drug Policy Consortium. (2019) The ‘Vienna consensus’ stifles progress on UN drug policy. Vienna: International Drug Policy Consortium. 3 p.

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