Issue 50, Summer 2014 Alcohol and Drug Research Newsletter

Topic quick links: Cover page Policy Responses Services Prevalence Consequences Subscribe/unsubscribe> Send to a colleague> Contact us> Previous issues> Print all stories> All articles in this issue: UN can’t agree on abolition of death for drug offences UN body passes drug resolutions Regional drug strategies across the world Towards UNGASS 2016 EWODOR international conference held in Dublin Prevalence of drug use and blood-borne viruses in Irish prisons, 2011 Annual review of the drug situation in Europe Cocaine use in Ireland: 2010/11 survey results Treated problem alcohol use in Ireland, 2008–2012 Alcohol and mental health among school students AAI leaflet on alcohol and pregnancy Forensic Science Laboratory analyses street-level heroin and cocaine Barriers or bridges? Preventing and responding to overdose in homeless accommodation in Limerick EWODOR international conference held in Dublin by Suzi Lyons   The European Working Group on Drugs Orientated Research (EWODOR) conference took place on 22–23 May in Trinity College Dublin, in partnership with Coolmine Therapeutic Community.  This is the first time the conference has been held in Ireland. Full story » Prevalence of drug use and blood-borne viruses in Irish prisons, 2011 by Carrie Garavan, Jean Long, Suzi Lyons   A new report estimates the extent of drug use and the prevalence of blood-borne viruses among the prison population in Ireland. Full story » Annual review of the drug situation in Europe by Brian Galvin   The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) published European drug report 2014: trends and developmentson 27 May.1 The report summarises the latest trends across the 28 EU member states, and Norway and Turkey. Full story »

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