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Doing more: the health and social impacts of crack cocaine use in Limerick City.
Duopah, Asuaba et al (2023) Dublin: Ana Liffey Drug Project.
Drug and Alcohol Trends Monitoring System (DATMS) 2022: Year 7.
Robinson, Janet and Doherty, Jim (2023) Dublin: Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force
Editorial: Distilling the message: Irish plans for alcohol warning labels.
(2023) The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 8, (3), p. 199. doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00014-6
EU country cancer profile 2023 - Ireland.
(2023) Paris: OECD Publishing
Ending the silence around problem alcohol use in the home. Awareness raising toolkit for issues faced by growing up with problem alcohol use in the home.
(2022) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Popova, Svetlana et al (2023) Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 9. doi.org/10.1038/s41572-023-00420-x
The implementation of a public health alcohol policy in Ireland.
Barry, J and Lyne, J (2023) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-4. doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2023.2
Naloxone video resources.
HSE drugs.ie (2023) HSE Ireland
Deterrence effect of penalties upon adolescent cannabis use.
Smyth, Bobby P et al (2023) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-6. doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2023.5
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on presentations of self-harm over an 18-month period to a tertiary hospital.
O'Malley, A et al (2023) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-6. doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2023.9
HSE bereavement counselling service for traumatic deaths in South East Community Healthcare: a review of the operation of the service.
Griffin, Eve et al (2023) Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation
Area-level deprivation, neighbourhood factors and associations with mental health.
Mohan, Gretta and Barlow, Peter (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281146
Housing adequacy and child outcomes in early and middle childhood.
Laurence, James et al (2023) Dublin: Economic and Social Research Institute
A guide for inclusive community engagement in local planning and decision making.
(2023) Dublin: Department of Rural and Community Development
Young people’s participation in youth organisations
(2023) Dublin: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
Children's Rights Alliance report card 2023
(2023) Dublin: Children's Rights Alliance
Committee on the Rights of the Child. Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Ireland.
Committee on the Rights of the Child. (2023) New York: United Nations.
Modernising staffing and court management practices in Ireland: towards a more responsive and resilient justice system.
(2023) Paris: OECD Publishing
Medical fitness to drive, emergency service vehicles and crash risk.
Noonan, Donna et al (2023) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-023-03301-0
Exploring the mechanistic pathways of how social network influences social norms in adolescent smoking prevention interventions.
Montes, Felipe et al (2023) Scientific Reports, 13, (1). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28161-7
Can smoking cause impotence? a radiological retrospective cohort study comparing internal pudendal artery calcification on CT in male smokers versus non-smokers.
Tong, Emma et al (2023) Irish Journal of Medical Science, 192, (1), pp. 377-381. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-022-02948-5
HSE drugs and alcohol helpline report 2022
Dooley, Aileen (2023) Dublin: Health Service Executive
Perinatal mortality in Ireland: inequalities by socio-economic group and country of birth.
Duffy, Katie et al (2023) European Journal of Public Health, 33, (1), pp. 20-24. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac167
Cancer inequalities in Ireland by deprivation, 2004-2018: a National Cancer Registry report.
Bambury, Niamh et al (2023) Cork: National Cancer Registry, Ireland
Revenue headline results 2022.
(2023) Dublin: Revenue Commissioners
HIV Ireland annual report 2021.
HIV Ireland (2022) Dublin: HIV Ireland
What we heard 2022.
(2023) Dublin: Policing Authority.
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International publications
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Training of lived experience workforces: a rapid review of content and outcomes.
Opie, Jessica E et al (2023) Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 50, (2), pp. 177-211. doi: 10.1007/s10488-022-01232-z
A systematic review of the efficacy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of workplace-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of problematic substance use.
Morse, Ashleigh K et al (2022) Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 1051119. doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1051119
Stress and burnout: a prevention handbook for alcohol and other drug services.
Duraisingam, Vinita et al (2022) Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University
Adapting evidence-based practices for under-resourced populations.
(2022) Rockville, MD: National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Community engagement: an essential component of an effective and equitable substance use prevention system.
(2022) Rockville, MD: National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Expanding access to and use of behavioral health services for people at risk for or experiencing homelessness.
(2023) Rockville, MD: National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: a cross-sectional study in 13 countries.
Gilchrist, Gail et al (2023) BMC Public Health, 23. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14635-2
Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among substance use disorder (SUD) populations: meta-analysis.
Rohner, Henrik et al (2023) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, (2). doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021275
Burden of disease among older adults in Europe-trends in mortality and disability, 1990-2019.
Iburg, Kim Moesgaard et al (2023) European Journal of Public Health, 33, (1), pp. 121-126. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac160
Qualitative insights in item development for a comprehensive and inclusive measure of recovery capital.
Bowen, Elizabeth et al (2022) Addiction Research & Theory, 30, (6), pp. 403-413. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2022.2055002
Key updates to understanding roles of childhood trauma in overall health.
Weleff, Jeremy and Potter, Dawn (2023) AMA Journal of Ethics, 25, (2), E116-122. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.116
Colourful taxonomies of drugs.
Adley, Mark and Jones, Guy (2023) SSA Blog
Mental health and substance use by students in higher education.
Trimbos Instituut (2023) Utrecht: Trimbos-instituut
Decriminalizing people who use drugs in B.C. [Webpage].
(2023) Government of British Columbia
From punishment to help? Continuity and change in the Norwegian decriminalization reform proposal.
Kammersgaard, Tobias (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 113. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103963
Taking the initiative: how England is eliminating hepatitis C.
Hepatitis C in the UK 2023. Working to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat
UK Health Security Agency. (2023) London: UK Health Security Agency.
Transformation of identity in substance use as a pathway to recovery and the potential of treatment for hepatitis C: a systematic review.
Donaldson, Sarah R et al (2023) Addiction, 118, (3), pp. 425-437. doi: 10.1111/add.16031
Young people's substance misuse treatment statistics 2021 to 2022: report.
Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (2023) London: Gov.UK.
Tryptophan and substance abuse: mechanisms and impact.
Davidson, Majid et al (2023) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, (3). doi: 10.3390/ijms24032737
Influence of a residential drug and alcohol program on young people's criminal conviction trajectories.
Whitten, Tyson et al (2023) Journal of Criminal Justice, 84. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.102026
Dopamine and the pleasure–pain balance.
Lembke, Anna (2023) SSA Blog
Single programming document 2023–2025.
Trends of repeated emergency department visits among adolescents and young adults for substance use: a repeated cross-sectional study.
Kim, Soyeon et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (2), e0282056. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282056
Reddit language indicates changes associated with diet, physical activity, substance use, and smoking during COVID-19.
Wanchoo, Karan et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (2). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280337
Trends in Google searches and social media discussions of cocaine, July 2021-June 2022: a pilot study
Linghu, Qingyuan et al (2022) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney.
Poisonings from hydrocarbon inhalant misuse in Australia
Berling, Ingrid et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16166
Volatile inhalants.
(2023) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
Nitrous oxide-induced subacute combined degeneration of the cord: diagnosis and treatment.
Paris, Alvar et al (2023) Practical Neurology, Early online. doi: 10.1136/pn-2022-003631
Integrated supervised consumption services and hepatitis C testing and treatment among people who inject drugs in Toronto, Canada: a cross-sectional analysis
Greenwald, Zoë R et al (2023) Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 30, (2), pp. 160-171. doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13780
Exploring the contextual risk factors and characteristics of individuals who died from the acute toxic effects of opioids and other illegal substances: listening to the coroner and medical examiner voice.
Thompson, Tamara et al (2023) Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 43, (2), pp. 51-61. doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.43.2.01
Overdose alert and response technologies: state-of-the-art review.
Oteo, Alberto et al (2023) Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25. doi: 10.2196/40389
Trends and characteristics of buprenorphine-involved overdose deaths prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tanz, Lauren J et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (1). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.51856
Opioid agonist therapy in Australia: a history.
Nicholas, Roger (2022) Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University
Association between opioid tapering and subsequent health care use, medication adherence, and chronic condition control.
Magnan, Elizabeth M et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (2). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.55101
Continuity of opioid substitution treatment between prison and community in Southeast Asia: a scoping review.
Loh, Debbie Ann et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 112. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103957
Naloxone knowledge among a sample of people that regularly consume illicit stimulants in Australia, 2022
Uporova, Julia et al (2023) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney.
Synthetic cannabinoids: a pharmacological and toxicological overview.
Roque-Bravo, Rita et al (2023) Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 63. pp. 187-209. doi: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-031122-113758
How should policy makers regulate the tetrahydrocannabinol content of cannabis products in a legal market?
Hall, Wayne et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16135 (In Press)
State cannabis legalization and psychosis-related health care utilization.
Elser, Holly et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (1). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.52689
Maudsley Learning Podcast. Interview #42: More about cannabis (with Professor Valerie Curran and Dr Will Lawn).
Borissova, Anya and Curmi, Alex (2022) London: Maudsley Learning Podcast
Pediatric hospitalizations for unintentional cannabis poisonings and all-cause poisonings associated with edible cannabis product legalization and sales in Canada.
Myran, Daniel T et al (2023) JAMA Health Forum, 4, (1). doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5041
Perceptions about cannabis following legalization among pregnant individuals with prenatal cannabis use in California.
Young-Wolff, Kelly C et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (12). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.46912
Prenatal cannabis use disorder and infant hospitalization and death in the first year of life.
Bandoli, Gretchen et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 242. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109728
Directional associations between cannabis use and depression from late adolescence to young adulthood: the role of adverse childhood experiences.
Davis, Jordan P et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16130
The substance use professional’s guide to addressing medical cannabis in substance use treatment settings [Video].
ISSUP. Norton, Aaron (2022) ISSUP
Impacts of medical and non-medical cannabis on the health of older adults: findings from a scoping review of the literature.
Wolfe, Dianna et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (2). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281826
Trends of the global burden of disease attributable to cannabis use disorder in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: results from the disease burden study 2019
Shao, Heng et al (2023) International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00999-4
Cannabis legalization and cannabis use, daily cannabis use and cannabis-related problems among adults in Ontario, Canada (2001-2019).
Imtiaz, Sameer et al (2023) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 244. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109765
Effects of cannabinoids on resting state functional brain connectivity: a systematic review
Lorenzetti, Valentina et al (2023) Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 145. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.105014
The acute effects of cannabis with and without cannabidiol in adults and adolescents: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover experiment.
Lawn, Will et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16154
Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol-related hospital outcomes: systematic review.
Maharaj, Tobias et al (2023) BMJ Open, 13, (2). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065220
The relationship between alcohol use and dementia in adults aged more than 60 years: a combined analysis of prospective, individual-participant data from 15 international studies.
Mewton, Louise et al (2023) Addiction, 118, (3), pp. 412-424. doi: 10.1111/add.16035
Trends in public awareness and knowledge of drinking guidelines: a representative population survey in England, 2016-2022.
Jackson, Sarah E et al (2023) Alcohol and Alcoholism, doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agad007
Getting in the spirit? Alcohol and the Scottish economy.
Bhattacharya, Aveek (2023) London: Social Market Foundation
Special feature: Alcohol warning labelling, how it works and why it’s needed.
Movendi International. (2022) Alcohol Issues Newsletter, 32
The clustering of physical health conditions and associations with co-occurring mental health problems and problematic alcohol use: a cross-sectional study.
Ujhelyi Gomez, et al (2023) BMC Psychiatry, 89. doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04577-3
Insight into the role of the gut-brain axis in alcohol-related responses: emphasis on GLP-1, amylin, and ghrelin.
Tufvesson-Alm, Maximilian et al (2023) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1092828
Interactions between the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the alcohol industry: evidence from email correspondence 2013-2020.
Mitchell, Gemma and McCambridge, Jim (2023) Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 84, (1), pp. 11-26. doi.org/10.15288/jsad.22-00184
Development and evaluation of a risk algorithm predicting alcohol dependence after early onset of regular alcohol use.
Bharat, Chrianna et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16122
Informing the development of diagnostic criteria for differential diagnosis of alcohol-related cognitive impairment (ARCI) among heavy drinkers: a systematic scoping review.
Jones, Lisa et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (2). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280749
Genetic influences on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Sambo, Danielle and Goldman, David (2023) Genes, 14, (1). doi: 10.3390/genes14010195
Supportive alcohol policy as a key element of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention.
Wolfson, Lindsay and Poole, Nancy (2023) Women's Health, 19. doi: 10.1177/17455057231151838
Epigenetic insight into effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on stress axis development: systematic review with meta-analytic approaches.
Das, Ujjal et al (2023) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 47, (1), pp. 18-35. doi: 10.1111/acer.14972
Alcohol treatment services: a briefing by the National Audit Office.
National Audit Office (2023) London: National Audit Office.
‘I’ve gone from one extreme to the other’: critical junctures in relationships with alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nicholls, Emily and Conroy, Dominic (2023) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2177524
Global epidemiology of alcohol-associated cirrhosis and HCC: trends, projections and risk factors.
Huang, Daniel Q et al (2023) Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 20. pp. 37-49. doi: 10.1038/s41575-022-00688-6
Patterns in alcohol related violence: exploring recent declines in alcohol related violence in England and Wales.
Bryant, Lucy (2023) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies.
Adolescent brain maturation and the neuropathological effects of binge drinking: a critical review.
Tetteh-Quarshie, Samuel and Risher, Mary-Louise (2023) Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1040049
Implementing community-level policies to prevent alcohol misuse.
(2022) Rockville, MD: National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence.
E-cigarette cessation and transitions in combusted tobacco smoking status: Longitudinal findings from the US FDA PATH Study.
Klemperer, Elias M et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16141
Effectiveness of including weight management in smoking cessation treatments: a meta-analysis of behavioral interventions.
García-Fernández, et al (2023) Addictive Behaviors, 140. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107606
Trajectories of wellbeing in people who live with gamblers experiencing a gambling problem: an 18-year longitudinal analysis of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey.
Tulloch, Catherine et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (1). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281099
Theory of change: whole system approach to tackling gambling harms in Glasgow. Theory of change summary and visual.
Voll, Jess et al (2023) Guelph, Canada: Gambling Research Exchange Ontario
Addressing gambling harm to affected others: a scoping review.
Dowling, Nicki A et al (2022) Melbourne: Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
Gambling harm experienced by children of parents who gamble.
Suomi, Aino et al (2022) Melbourne: Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.
Parental gambling frequency and adolescent gambling: A cross-sectional path model involving adolescents and parents.
Donati, Maria Anna et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (2). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280996
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Taoiseach appoints Paul Reid as chairperson of the Citizens’ Assembly on drugs use
[Merrionstreet.ie] (28 Feb 2023)
Where is the urgency to implement alcohol ad broadcast watershed to protect children?
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (27 Feb 2023)
Snowblind: How cocaine became a front in sports’ war on drugs.
[Irish Times] O'Riordan, Ian (25 Feb 2023)
Landmark Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 begins its legislative journey.
[Department of Justice] (23 Feb 2023)
Minister for Justice Simon Harris says he 'hasn't heard' of drug use in Leinster House.
[thejournal.ie] Kinsella, Carla (22 Feb 2023)
Zero alcohol marketing has zero benefits for everyone except the global alcohol industry.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (22 Feb 2023)
HSE announces free Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT) for anyone who wants to quit smoking.
[Health Service Executive] (22 Feb 2023)
Citizens' Assembly on drugs could make way for radical shake-up.
[RTE News] Cunningham, Paul (19 Feb 2023)
Weekend drug use 'supports violence and crime' - Harris.
[rte.ie] Spain, Sinead (16 Feb 2023)
Volunteers wanted to aid distressed substance users at festivals.
[rte.ie] Ryan, Charlotte (14 Feb 2023)
Government agrees to establish a Citizens’ Assembly on drugs use.
[Department of Health] (14 Feb 2023)
‘Health referrals’ to form part of new garda strategy to confront widespread crack cocaine use.
[Independent.ie] Raleigh, David (08 Feb 2023)
New campaign aims to protect and educate students about drug taking.
[RTE radio] Killeen, Nicki (07 Feb 2023)
Getting the facts – on the label and in the media.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (07 Feb 2023)
Opinion. We as legislators must be brave and make difficult decisions regarding drug laws.
[thejournal.ie] McAuliffe, Paul (06 Feb 2023)
International drug gangs ‘will exploit cuts to naval service'.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (04 Feb 2023)
College of Psychiatrists warns proposed sale of alcohol bill will have ‘hugely negative’ impact on mental health.
[College of Psychiatrists of Ireland] (31 Jan 2023)
Sale of Alcohol Bill – increased alcohol harms.
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (31 Jan 2023)
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