HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 19, issue 9

October 2023	HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 19, issue 9

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News

Voices of recovery to use lived experience from alcohol harm to drive change

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (28 Sep 2023)

Minister Naughton announces the reconstitution of the North Inner-City Drug and Alcohol Task Force

[Department of Health] (28 Sep 2023)

Plans to introduce alcohol breath-test devices that stop vehicles from starting if driver is over limit.

[Irish Times] McGee, Harry (27 Sep 2023)

Lung cancer specialist raises concerns over impact of vaping.

[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (25 Sep 2023)

Methadone clinics and injection centres 'needed to counter fentanyl threat'.

[Irish Examiner] O'Reilly, Alison (23 Sep 2023)

Ireland must prepare for fentanyl surge, says Taoiseach.

[Irish Examiner] Loughlin, Elaine (23 Sep 2023)

Most smokers who buy vapes to quit end up using them with cigarettes, doctor warns

[Independent.ie] O'Regan, Eilish (19 Sep 2023)

Mandatory drug testing of drivers involved in serious collisions.

[RTE News] Lehane, Micheal (15 Sep 2023)

Drugs & dissuasion: Portugal's pragmatic policy could show Ireland a path to control addiction.

O’Connor, Niall [thejournal.ie] (10 Sep 2023)

HSE confirms 90 drug samples handed in to Electric Picnic surrender bins.

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (10 Sep 2023)

Dept of Health was urged to show how alcohol label law did not breach WTO rules

[Irish Times] O'Leary, Naomi (10 Sep 2023)

Decriminalisation on the ground: inside a drug consumption room in Lisbon

[thejournal.ie] O'Connor, Niall (09 Sep 2023)

Nearly 30% of Irish 16-year-olds say they gambled within the previous year

[thejournal.ie] Fitzgerald, Cormac (07 Sep 2023)

Urgent action needed to address alcohol harm in the budget.

[Alcohol Action Ireland] (05 Sep 2023)

Large increase in cannabis being smuggled into Ireland through postal system

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (02 Sep 2023)

Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use hears about Ireland’s place in international drugs trade.

[Citizens’ Assembly] (02 Sep 2023)

HSE prepares for arrival of killer synthetic drugs following Taliban opium crop crackdown

[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (01 Sep 2023)

Dail Debates

Oireachtas debates

Question 1 - Taoiseach's meetings and engagements [Drug cartels]. (27 Sep)
Question 416 - Road traffic accidents [41246/23]. (26 Sep)
Question 509 - Medicinal products [Pregabalin] [40993/23]. (26 Sep)
Question 545 - Alcohol advertising [41146/23]. (26 Sep)
Question 572 & 573 - Cannabis for medical use. [41391/23, 41392/23]. (26 Sep)
Question 67 - Health and safety [Single use vapes] [40618/23]. (21 Sep)
Question 15 - Misuse of drugs [Cocaine] [40650/23]. (21 Sep)
Question 143 - Customs and Excise [40692/23]. (20 Sep)
Question 278 & 335 - School curriculum [Gambling] [39723/23, 40180/23]. (20 Sep)
Question 667 - Crime prevention [Operation Satailt] [40396/23]. (20 Sep)
Questions 665, 666 & 667 - Departmental data [Driving] [39481/23, 39482/23, 39483/23]. (20 Sep)
Question 1107 - Road traffic offences [37546/23]. (11 Sep)
Question 1173 - An Garda Siochana [Dublin patrols] [38333/23]. (11 Sep)
Question 1174 - Oireachtas Committees [Joint Committee on Justice report] [38334/23]. (11 Sep)
Question 1243 - Drug dealing [39435/23]. (11 Sep)
Question 1506 - Health promotion [37212/23]. (11 Sep)
Question 1535 & 1740 - Departmental Funding [local drugs and alcohol task forces] [37345/23]. (11 Sep)
Question 1739 - Health strategies [family support] [38323/23]. (11 Sep)
Question 1914 - Substance misuse [39176/23]. (11 Sep)
Question 468 - Departmental data [drug seizures] [38593/23]. (11 Sep)
Questions 470 & 471 - Customs and excise [counterfeit products] [38694/23]. (11 Sep)

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Irish-related publications

The role of adverse childhood experiences on people in opiate agonist treatment: the importance of feeling unloved.

McDonagh, David et al (2023) European Addiction Research, Early online. doi: 10.1159/000532005

Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: session 30 September - 1 October 2023. [Videos and releases]

(2023) Citizens’ Assembly.

Citizens' Assembly speaker videos [All past sessions].

(2023) Dublin: Citizens’ Assembly.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome: a national survey.

Tamgumus, S et al (2023) Irish Medical Journal, 116, (8), p. 834.

FASDcare: understanding the experiences and needs of family caregivers of people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in Ireland.

Tobin, Katy et al (2023) Donegal: Alcohol Forum Ireland.

Alcohol availability and accessibility around schools in Ireland: an examination of liquor licences proximity.

Doyle, Anne and Houghton, Frank (2023) Irish Journal of Medical Science, doi.org/10.1007/s11845-023-03514-3

Alcohol labelling: evidence-based health policy in action

Doyle, Anne (2023) HRB Blog

Advancing alcohol research in Ireland conference presentations and posters.

Health Research Board. (2023) In: Advancing alcohol research in Ireland, 14 September 2023, Gibson Hotel, Dublin.

The women's soccer world cup final 2023: gender equity and alcohol promotion

Houghton, Frank and Houghton, Daisy (2023) Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/01410768231202656

My nest is full: portraits of multigenerational households of families living with or recovering from addiction.

Whyte, Monica (2021) PhD thesis, University of Bedfordshire

Recording of the International Overdose Awareness Day 2023 webinar.

HSE National Social Inclusion Office. (2023) HSE drugs.ie.

Cannabis: it’s a no brainer.

Alcohol Forum Ireland. (2023) Letterkenny: Alcohol Forum Ireland

Children and gambling – evidence to inform regulation and responses in Ireland.

Based on a secondary analysis of the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD). Institute of Public Health, Tobaccofree Research Institute Ireland. (2023) Dublin: Institute of Public Health

Men placed on waiting lists for psychiatric admission from Irish Prisons over five years: Clinical outcomes during a forensic "bed crisis".

Gallagher, Margaret et al (2023) International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 91. 101923. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2023.101923

Young persons behaviour & attitudes survey 2022: substance use (smoking, alcohol & drugs).

Public Health Information and Research Branch (2023) Belfast: Department of Health.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Irish doctors regarding stop smoking care and electronic cigarettes.

Busher, Aisling et al (2023) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-023-03507-2

Specialist cancer hospital-based smoking cessation service provision in Ireland

Lyons, Ailsa et al (2023) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-023-03525-0

The 10 year tobacco control strategy for Northern Ireland final review 2023

Northern Ireland. Department of Health. (2023) Belfast: Department of Health

Psychosocial evaluation of an alcohol related brain injury residential rehabilitation unit in Northern Ireland. Final report

Campbell, Anne et al (2023). Belfast: Queen's University Belfast.

Mental health and social housing supports

(2023) Dublin: Mercy Law Resource Centre

Dublin’s North Inner City Community Safety Partnership: community safety plan 2023-2026.

Dublin North Inner City Local Community Safety Partnership. (2023) Dublin: Department of Justice

Social housing, domestic violence and the public sector duty

(2023) Dublin: Mercy Law Resource Centre

Survey on people in Ireland’s attitude towards diversity

(2023) Dublin: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Coolmine strategic plan 2023-2026: responsive sustainable recovery

(2023) Dublin: Coolmine

Ana Liffey Drug Project annual report 2022

(2023) Dublin: Ana Liffey Drug Project

An Garda Síochána policing plan 2023

(2023) Tullamore: An Garda Síochána

Parole Board annual report 2021- 2022

(2023) Dublin: Parole Board

Courts Service annual report 2022

(2023) Dublin: Courts Service

Medical Bureau of Road Safety annual report 2022

(2023) Dublin: Medical Bureau of Road Safety.

Focus Ireland annual report 2022

(2023) Dublin: Focus Ireland

Cork Simon annual impact report 2022

(2023) Cork Simon Community

Depaul impact report 2022

(2023) Dublin: Depaul Ireland

International publications

State of the family support sector

(2023) London: Adfam

Best practices for recovery housing

(2023) Rockville, MD: Office of Recovery, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Adverse childhood experiences: a meta-analysis of prevalence and moderators among half a million adults in 206 studies.

Madigan, Sheri et al (2023) World Psychiatry, 22, (3), pp. 463-471. doi: 10.1002/wps.21122

Human rights challenges in addressing and countering all aspects of the world drug problem

Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. (2023) Vienna: United Nations.

Global progress report on Sustainable Development Goal 16 indicators: a wake-up call for action on peace, justice and inclusion.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Development Programme. (2023) Vienna: UNODC, OHCHR, UNDP OGC.

Contribution of the Human Rights Council with regard to the human rights implications of drug policy

Human Rights Council. (2023) Vienna: United Nations General Assembly

Commission on Narcotic Drugs report on the sixty-sixth session (9 December 2022 and 13–17 March 2023)

Commission on Narcotic Drugs. (2023) New York: United Nations

Ever-emerging meaning: an exploration into the way in which families and therapists position themselves in stories of drug misuse.

Zafeiropoulou, Evangelia (2022) PhD thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS and University of East London

Stories from family life: living with problematic substance use and recovery in Norway

Lindeman, Sari Kaarina (2022) PhD thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and University of Essex.

A systematic review of economic evaluations for opioid misuse, cannabis and illicit drug use prevention

Faller, Jan et al (2023) BJPsych Open, 9, (5). doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.515

Developing creative approaches in youth justice: a guide for youth justice professionals

Caulfield, Laura et al (2023) Wolverhampton: Sandwell Children’s Trust and the Institute for Community Research and Development at the University of Wolverhampton

Care experience, ethnicity and youth justice involvement: key trends and policy implications

Hunter, Katie et al (2023) Swindon: ADR UK

Prevalence of use of potentially inappropriate medications among older adults worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tian, Fangyuan et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (8). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26910

Drug consumption rooms are effective to reduce at-risk practices associated with HIV/HCV infections among people who inject drugs: results from the COSINUS cohort study

Lalanne, Laurence et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16320

Updated perspectives on the neurobiology of substance use disorders using neuroimaging

Murnane, Kevin S et al (2023) Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 14. pp. 99-111. doi: 10.2147/SAR.S362861

Exploring dog ownership in the lives of people with substance use disorder: a qualitative study.

Kerr-Little, Andi et al (2023) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 18, 57. doi.org/10.1186/s13722-023-00411-z

Captagon trafficking and the role of Europe

Cunningham, Andrew et al (2023) Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union

Understanding illegal methamphetamine manufacture in Afghanistan

Research and Trend Analysis Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2023) Vienna: UNODC

Consultation outcome. Nitrous oxide: legitimate uses and appropriate controls

(2023) London: Home Office

Legal approaches to new psychoactive substances: first empirical findings.

van Amsterdam, Jan et al (2023) European Addiction Research, doi: 10.1159/000531503

Characteristics of substance-related toxicity deaths in Ontario. Stimulant, opioid, benzodiazepine, and alcohol-related deaths

Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, Public Health Ontario. (2023) Toronto: ODPRN

Drug overdose deaths with evidence of counterfeit pill use — United States, July 2019–December 2021

O'Donnell, Julie et al (2023) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 72, (35), pp. 949-956. /10.15585/mmwr.mm7235a3

The impact of methamphetamine use on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment retention: a scoping review.

Russell, Cayley et al (2023) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 18. doi: 10.1186/s13722-023-00402-0

Integrating opioid use disorder treatment into primary care settings

Austin, Elizabeth J et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (8). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28627

The opioid epidemic: a review of the contributing factors, negative consequences, and best practices.

Judd, Dallin et al (2023) Cureus, 15, (7). doi: 10.7759/cureus.41621

Buprenorphine dose and time to discontinuation among patients with opioid use disorder in the era of fentanyl.

Chambers, Laura C et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (9). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.34540

Patients' goals when initiating long-acting injectable buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder: findings from a longitudinal qualitative study

Neale, Joanne et al (2023) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 18, (37), doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00551-0

Young adults' perceptions of and intentions to use nicotine and cannabis vaporizers in response to e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury Instagram posts: experimental study

Llanes, Karla D et al (2023) Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25. doi.org/10.2196/46153

Cannabis-involved traffic injury emergency department visits after cannabis legalization and commercialization.

Myran, Daniel T et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (9). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.31551

Cannabis use frequency and cannabis-related consequences in high-risk young adults across cannabis legalization

Doggett, Amanda et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (9). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.36035

Prevalence of cannabis use disorder and reasons for use among adults in a US state where recreational cannabis use is legal.

Lapham, Gwen T et al (2023) JAMA Network Open, 6, (8). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28934

Measuring cannabis quantities in online surveys: a rapid review and proposals for ways forward

Manthey, Jakob et al (2023) International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 32, (3). doi: 10.1002/mpr.1971

Tait, Margaret-Ann et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (9). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290549

Cannabidiol inhibits the proliferation and invasiveness of prostate cancer cells.

O'Reilly, Eve et al (2023) Journal of Natural Products, 86, (9), pp. 2151-2161.

New modelling of alcohol pricing policies, alcohol consumption and harm in Scotland. An adaptation of the Sheffield Tobacco and Alcohol Policy Model

Angus, Colin et al (2023) University of Sheffield

Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 - operation and effect 2018 to 2023: report.

Scottish Government. Population Health Directorate. (2023) Edinburgh: Scottish Government

A sobering thought: the scale of alcohol harm and what we can do about it

(2023) London: Turning Point.

The estimated health impact of alcohol interventions in New Zealand: a modelling study

Chambers, Tim et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16331

Associations between alcohol intake and hospital contacts due to alcohol and unintentional injuries in 71,025 Danish adolescents – a prospective cohort study

Kruckow, Sofie et al (2023) EClinicalMedicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102187

New perspectives on how to formulate alcohol drinking guidelines

Shield, Kevin et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16316

Accounts of women identified as drinking at 'high risk' during pregnancy: a meta-ethnography of missing voices.

Taylor, Annie et al (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 117. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104061

Prevalence of parental supply of alcohol to minors: a systematic review

van der Kruk, Shannen et al (2023) Health Promotion International, 38, (5). doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad111

Comorbid alcohol use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder: a proof-of-concept randomized placebo-controlled trial with buprenorphine and naltrexone combination treatment

Davis, Lori L et al (2023) Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi: 10.1111/acer.15155

Social anxiety disorder is a risk factor for alcohol use problems in the National Comorbidity Surveys

Rosenström, Tom H and Torvik, Fartein Ask (2023) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 249. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109945

The relationship between time spent on social media and adolescent alcohol use: a longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

Purba, Amrit Kaur et al (2023) European Journal of Public Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad163

Roles of gut microbiota in alcoholic liver disease.

Zhang, Daya et al (2023) International Journal of General Medicine, 16. pp. 3735-3746. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S420195

Attitudes and current practice in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among staff working in urgent and emergency settings: an open, cross-sectional international survey

Blake, Holly et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (9). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291573

Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: ninth report of a WHO study group

WHO study group on tobacco product regulation. (2023) Geneva: World Health Organization

Beyond MPOWER: a systematic review of population-level factors that affect European tobacco smoking rates

Watson, Leah K et al (2023) European Journal of Public Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad112

Building a house on sand: how tobacco use is devouring resources

Bakhtiari Aliabad, Mohammad et al (2023) Addiction & Health, 15, (2), pp. 128-135. doi: 10.34172/ahj.2023.1375

Freedom from nicotine and tobacco: guide for schools

(2023) Geneva: World Health Organization.

Nicotine- and tobacco-free schools: policy development and implementation toolkit.

(2023) Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe.

How do adolescent smoking prevention interventions work in different contextual settings? a qualitative comparative study between the UK and Colombia.

Sánchez-Franco, Sharon et al (2023) International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s12529-023-10211-z

Information and guidance on vaping for secondary-aged learners in Wales

Tobacco Control Team and Educational Settings Team, Health Improvement Division, Public Health Wales. (2023) Cardiff: Public Health Wales.

How do underage youth access e-cigarettes in settings with minimum age sales restriction laws? A scoping review

Graham-DeMello, Anna et al (2023) BMC Public Health, 23. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16755-9

Patterns of cigarette and e-cigarette use among UK adolescents: a latent class analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study.

Vrinten, Charlotte et al (2023) European Journal of Public Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad124

Pharmacological and electronic cigarette interventions for smoking cessation in adults: component network meta-analyses.

Lindson, Nicola et al (2023) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 9, (9). doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015226.pub2

The relationship between smartphone addiction and sleep among medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Leow, Mabel Qi He et al (2023) PLoS ONE, 18, (9). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290724

A systematic review of the association of internet gaming disorder and excessive social media use with psychiatric comorbidities in children and adolescents: is it a curse or a blessing?

Ghali, Sally et al (2023) Cureus, 15, (8). doi: 10.7759/cureus.43835

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