Prevalence/current situation

Trends in public attitudes to permitting cannabis for recreational use: analysis of Irish survey data since 2002 
Mongan D, Millar SR, O’Dwyer C, et al. (2023) European Journal of Public Health, 
33(4): 627–632.
https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/38555/ 

An occupation-based lifestyle lecture intervention as part of inpatient addiction recovery treatment: exploring occupational performance, balance and personal recovery 
Ryan D, Naughton M, de Faoite M, et al. (2023) Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 17: 11782218231165123. 
https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/38560/ 

We were deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of John Bennett, Coordinator of the Finglas Cabra Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force (LDATF). John was a good friend to the HRB. In 2014, he presented the findings of the first two reports in the HRB’s Drug and Alcohol Review series and was involved in several other research and knowledge transfer projects. John was very respectful of the scientific aspect of drug response work but brought an extraordinarily broad frame of learning to his understanding of the topic. He was intellectually voracious and was as likely to refer to a work of literature, art or music as a journal article or report. He was serious, determined and committed to the interests of those who needed the services he managed. He also was very good fun, great company, and a curious and cultured man.