Recent publications

Prevalence and current situation


School-level differences in self-harm and psychosocial problems associated with self-harm in adolescents
McEvoy D, Brannigan R, Healy C, Dooley N, Arensman E and Clarke M (2026) Ir. J. Psychol. Med. 
Available from: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/45486/ 


Dual disorders: an overview
Torrens M, Fonseca F, Gonzalez-Saiz F and Mestre-Pintó J (2026) Ir. J. Psychol. Med. 
Available from: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/45459/ 


Recreational nitrous oxide use: a growing trend with unintended consequences
Bakhshi S, O’Mahony S and McGorrian C (2026) 
Ir. Med. J., 119, (4), p. 65. 
Available from: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/45513/ 


Advancing addiction science through the study of recovery trajectories
Ivers JH (2026) Addiction, Early online. 
Available from: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/45483/ 


Nurse prescribing of opioid agonist treatment in Ireland: evidence, governance, and the politics of drug policy decision-making
Kelly P, Comiskey C, McBrien B, Winstock AR and James P (2026) Int. J. Drug Policy, 149, 105153. 
Available from: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/44914/ 


Demographic and route to treatment differences between people using different substances in the Republic of Ireland: a comparative analysis using data from an EU-wide treatment demand protocol
James PD, Nash M, Comiskey C and Prakashini Banka Cullen S (2026) J. Drug Issues. Early online. 
Available from: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/45038/ 


Childhood gambling experiences and adult problem gambling
Ó Ceallaigh D, Timmons S, Robertson DA and Lunn P (2026) Int. Gambl. Stud. Early online, pp. 91-108.
Available from: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/45005/ 


Recreational nitrous oxide use: a growing trend with unintended consequences
Bakhshi S, O'Mahony S and McGorrian C (2026) 
Ir. Med. J., 119, (4), p. 65. 
Available from:https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/45513/ 


‘I don't really want to speak up because they’re on a different level to me’: the stigma of not engaging in trauma talk
Windle J and Cronin J (2026) Int. J. Drug Policy, 151, 105244. 
Available from: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/45489/ 

 

Responses


Understanding and preventing drug-related interpersonal violence in Ireland through a public health approach
Comiskey CM, Marder ID and Corbally M (2026) 
Int. J. Drug Policy, 149, 105156. 
Available from: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/45036/ 


Patterns of drug and polydrug detection in drivers suspected of driving under the influence of an intoxicant in Ireland 2019–2020: a latent class analysis
Durand L, O'Kane A, Maguire R, Cusack D, Keenan E and Cousins G (2026) Drug Alcohol Rev., 45, (1), e70087. 
Available from: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/44775/ 


Policy


An examination of public concerns relating to combined text and graphic alcohol warning labels: an all-Ireland cross-sectional study
Houghton F, Moran Stritch J, Shorter GW and Campbell A (2026) Epidemiol. biostat. public health, 21, (1). 
Available from: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/44743/