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Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use
(2024) Dublin: Citizens’ Assembly

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Deaths among people who were homeless at time of death in Ireland, 2020
Kelleher, Cathy et al (2024) Dublin: Health Research Board

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North Dublin Regional DATF alcohol research 2023: an exploration of the nature and extent of alcohol
use within North County Dublin
Ivers, Jo-Hanna and Dunne, Neil (2024) Dublin: North Dublin Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force

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Drugs and Alcohol Work Sector: report on work sector activity 2021 - 2024
(2024) Edinburgh: British Irish Council

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Planet Youth in Ireland 2023 presentation videos. In: Planet Youth in Ireland Conference – 2023
Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force, Planet Youth. (2024), 17 November 2023, Galway

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Male patient attendances at Sexual Assault Treatment Units in Ireland: an analysis of 381 cases and
a comparison with female patients
Kane, Daniel et al (2024) Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Early online.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2024.102643

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The efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis in adult populations: an evidence review
Lambe, Kathryn et al (2024) Dublin: Health Research Board

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Prevalence of chronic HCV infection in EU/EEA countries in 2019 using multiparameter evidence
synthesis
Thomadakis, Christos et al (2024) The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 36.
doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100792

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On alert: New opioids and benzos in Scotland’s drugs supply (SDF Webinar).
(2023) Scottish Drugs Forum. [Includes talks by Nicki Killeen and Tony Duffin on the Irish
experience]

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Sexual, domestic, and gender-based abuse. A collection of experience and opinion
Houghton, Frank et al (2024) Journal of Global, Public and One Health, DOI: 10.61034-JGPOH/2024-2

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Maintaining integrity in alcohol research in Ireland: a commentary
Houghton, Frank (2024) Journal of Global, Public and One Health, DOI: 10.61034-JGPOH-2024-1

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State of the Nation's children 2023
(2024) Dublin: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

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Focus on homelessness: adult-only households
O’Sullivan, Eoin et al (2024) Dublin: Focus Ireland

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The effects of COVID-19 on a marginalised cohort in the Dublin region: a longitudinal qualitative
exploration
Byrne, Paula et al (2023) Dublin: HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention

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A detailed investigation of high lethality Intentional Drug Overdose (IDO) via retrospective
emergency department chart review
Ashe, Hannah et al (2023) Dublin: HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention

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Advancing early detection of suicide? A national study examining socio-demographic factors,
antecedent stressors and long-term history of self-harm
McMahon, E M et al (2024) Journal of Affective Disorders, 350. pp. 372-378.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.030

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Examining the relationship between adversity and suicidality and self-harm in Irish adolescents from
2020 to 2022
Silke, Charlotte et al (2024) Journal of Affective Disorders, 349, 234-243,
doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.12.065

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A comparison of rate and methods of probable suicide for 2 years pre and post the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic
Mannix, D et al (2024) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. 10.1017/ipm.2023.47

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Attitudes of psychiatrists towards people with mental illness: a cross-sectional, multicentre study
of stigma in 32 European countries
Őri, Dorottya et al (2023) EClinicalMedicine, 66. doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102342

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Sláintecare action plan 2023: mid-year progress report
(2024) Dublin: Department of Health

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Does vaping or e-cigarettes make a difference to health?
Kew, Kayleigh (2023) iHealthFacts

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HIQA learning hub
(2024) Cork: Health Information and Quality Authority

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Revenue headline results 2023
(2024) Dublin: Revenue Commissioners

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Roads policing statistics for 2023 [Webpage]
Garda National Roads Policing Bureau. (2023)

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Northern Ireland gambling licencing and industry data 2022
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. (2023) Belfast: Professional Services Unit,
Department for Communities

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International publications
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The associations of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with substance use in young adults: a
systematic review
Sebalo, Ivan et al (2023) Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 17.
doi.org/10.1177/11782218231193914

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Personal recovery for special populations: a qualitative study exploring the role of special
interest meetings within 12-step fellowships
Harris, Frankco (2024) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19.
doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00575-6

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Guide to creating trauma and adverse childhood experiences (TrACE) success indicators
ACE Hub Wales (2024) Cardiff: Public Health Wales NHS Trust

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Stigmatizing imagery for substance use disorders: a qualitative exploration
Hulsey, Jessica et al (2023) Health & Justice, 11. doi.org/10.1186/s40352-023-00229-6

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Planning and implementing community-based drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative
exploration using the consolidated framework for implementation research
Falzon, Danilo et al (2024) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19, (1).
doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00590-7

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Exploring the impact of housing insecurity on the health and well-being of children and young
people: a systematic review
Hock, Emma et al (2023) Public Health Research, 11, (13). doi.org/10.3310/TWWL4501

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National mission on drugs: annual monitoring report 2022-2023
(2023) Edinburgh: Scottish Government

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A systematic scoping review of peer support interventions in integrated primary youth mental health
care
Murphy, Rachel et al (2024) Journal of Community Psychology, 52, (1), pp. 154-180,
doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23090

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The National Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Services workforce report: England workforce
data (2022-23).
NHS Benchmarking Network (2023) London: NHS England

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Community pharmacy: delivering substance misuse services
College of Mental Health Pharmacy. (2024) London: Office for Health Improvement & Disparities

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Unlinked Anonymous Monitoring (UAM) survey of HIV and viral hepatitis among people who inject drugs
(PWID): 2023 report
(2024) London: UK Health Security Agency

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Evaluating the aspects of quality of life in individuals with substance use disorder: a systematic
review based on the WHOQOL questionnaire
Bratu, Melania Lavinia et al (2023) Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 16. pp. 4265-4278.
doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S440764

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International guidelines for the prevention of sexual violence: a systematic review and perspective
of WHO, UN Women, UNESCO, and UNICEF's publications
Miele, Cécile et al (2023) Child Abuse & Neglect, 146. doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106497

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Identifying and treating incarcerated women experiencing substance use disorders: a review
Staton, Michele et al (2023) Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 14. pp. 131-145.
doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S409944

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A comprehensive literature review of digital health interventions in the treatment of substance use
disorder with special focus on mobile applications
Jordan, Harrison R et al (2023) Cureus, 15, (10). doi: 10.7759/cureus.47639

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National Poisons Information Service report 2022 to 2023
National Poisons Information Service. (2023) London: UK Health Security Agency

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Xylazine in overdose deaths and forensic drug reports in US States, 2019-2022
Cano, Manuel et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50630

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Nitazenes-heralding a second wave for the UK drug-related death crisis?
Holland, Adam et al (2024) The Lancet. Public health, Early online
doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00001-X

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Mortality among people who inject drugs - the interwoven roles of fentanyl and HIV: a
community-based cohort study
Salekešin, Maris et al (2023) European Journal of Public Health, Early online.
doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad204

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EU drug market: Heroin and other opioids — in-depth analysis
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. (2024)

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EMCDDA-Europol launch webinar: EU drug markets – heroin and other opioids
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. (2024)

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Women and treatment for opioid use disorder: contributors to treatment success from the perspectives
of women in recovery, women with past attempts in drug treatment, and health and criminal justice
professionals
Skogseth, Emma M et al (2024) Substance Use: Research and Treatment, 18.
doi.org/10.1177/11782218231222339

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Development of prescribing indicators related to opioid-related harm in patients with chronic pain
in primary care-a modified e-Delphi study
Bansal, Neetu et al (2024) BMC Medicine, 22. doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03213-x

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Peer-to-peer distribution of naloxone. Technical briefing
(2023) EuroNPUD

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Opioid agonist treatment in transition: a cross-country comparison between Austria, Germany and
Switzerland
Schwarz, Tanja et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 254.
doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111036

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Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in
Connecticut, 2016-17
Heimer, Robert et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 254.
doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111040

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Health-care resource use among patients who use illicit opioids in England, 2010-20: a descriptive
matched cohort study
van Hest, Naomi et al (2023) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16401

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Pathways to opioid use and implications for prevention: voices of young adults in recovery
Ballard, Parissa J et al (2024) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19, (1).
doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00584-5

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Across the spectrum of legality: the market activities of influencers specialized in steroids and
other performance and image enhancing drugs
Paoli, Letizia and Joseph Cox, Luke Thomas (2023) International Journal of Drug Policy, 123.
doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104246

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Safe inhalation pipe provision (SIPP): protocol for a mixed-method evaluation of an intervention to
improve health outcomes and service engagement among people who use crack cocaine in England
Harris, Magdalena et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21, 19. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-00938-7

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Cannabis for chronic pain: cardiovascular safety in a nationwide Danish study
Holt, Anders et al (2024) European Heart Journal, doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad834

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Cannabis use in the UK: a quantitative comparison of individual differences in medical and
recreational cannabis users
Ciesluk, Beata et al (2024) Frontiers in Psychology, Early online.
doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1279123

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A systematic review of evidence on integrated management of psychiatric disorders in youth who use
cannabis
Vidal, Carol et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 10.
doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100216

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From subcultural to mainstream? The evolving meaning of cannabis use among youth in a restrictive
policy context
Dahl, Silje Louise et al (2024) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early online.
doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2299368

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Recreational and medical cannabis legalization and opioid prescriptions and mortality
Nguyen, Hai V et al (2024) JAMA Health Forum, 5, (1). 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4897

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Cannabis and driving in older adults
Di Ciano, Patricia et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (1).
doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.52233

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The impact of cannabis on non-medical opioid use among individuals receiving pharmacotherapies for
opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
Costa, Gabriel P A et al (2024) The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse,
doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2023.2287406

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The IARC perspective on alcohol reduction or cessation and cancer risk
Gapstur, Susan M et al (2023) New England journal of Medicine, 389, (26), pp. 2486-2494. DOI:
10.1056/NEJMsr2306723

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Restricting alcohol marketing to reduce alcohol consumption: a systematic review of the empirical
evidence for one of the 'best buys'
Manthey, Jakob et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16411

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Impact on wine sales of removing the largest serving size by the glass: an A-B-A reversal trial in
21 pubs, bars, and restaurants in England
Mantzari, Eleni et al (2024) Medicine, 21, (1), e1004313. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004313

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Dispelling six industry myths about alcohol taxation
Roberts, Jem (2024) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies

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Distributions of alcohol use and alcohol-caused death and disability in Canada: defining alcohol
harm density functions and new perspectives on the prevention paradox
Sherk, Adam et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16414

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The symbolic consumption processes associated with 'low-calorie' and 'low-sugar' alcohol products
and Australian women
Pitt, Hannah et al (2023) Health Promotion International, 38, (6). doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad184

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Which parents provide zero-alcohol beverages to adolescents? A survey of Australian parents'
practices and intentions
Bartram, Ashlea et al (2023) Preventive Medicine, 179. doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107840

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No- and low-alcohol drinks in Great Britain: monitoring report
Holmes, John et al (2024) Sheffield: University of Sheffield

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Neurobiology and the treatment of alcohol use disorder: a review of the evidence base
Donato, Suzanna and Ray, Lara A (2023) Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 14. pp. 157-166.
doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S409943

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Frequency of epilepsy and pathological EEG findings in a Norwegian sample of children with fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder: Impact on cognition and adaptive functioning
Gerstner, Thorsten et al (2023) Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online.
doi.org/10.1111/acer.15247

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Using ecological momentary assessments to understand how drinking during special occasions relates
to parenting behaviors
Freisthler, Bridget et al (2023) Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47, (12), pp.
2343-2353. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15206

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In utero exposure to alcohol and tobacco and electroencephalogram power during childhood
Pini, Nicolò et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50528

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Consumption of energy drinks by children and young people: a systematic review examining evidence of
physical effects and consumer attitudes
Ajibo, C et al (2023) Public Health, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.08.024

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WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2030
(2024) Geneva: World Health Organization.

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Tobacco companies' exploitation of loopholes in the EU ban on menthol cigarettes: a case study from
Denmark
Brink, Anne-Line et al (2023) Tobacco Control, 32, (6), pp. 809-812.
doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057213

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Disordered gambling among people with psychotic disorders: a systematic review
Sankaranarayanan, Anoop et al (2024) Schizophrenia, 10. doi.org/10.1038/s41537-023-00421-5

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Treatment effects of therapeutic interventions for gaming disorder: a systematic review and
meta-analysis
Danielsen, Paul A et al (2024) Addictive Behaviors, 149. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107887

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Merchants Quay says it will take time for drug users to 'trust' new supervised injection centre
[thejournal.ie] Moore, Jane (29 Jan 2024)

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Minister Harris outlines success of education programme for people living with addiction
[Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science] (26 Jan 2024)

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Minister McEntee extends Greentown Programme for further three years
[Department of Justice] (26 Jan 2024)

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Politicians 'must show courage to oversee decriminalisation of drugs' – Citizens' Assembly chief.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (25 Jan 2024)

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More women seeking help for 'problem drinking'
[rte.ie] Creed, Karen (24 Jan 2024)

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Medically supervised drug injection facility to open in Dublin
[Irish Times] Holland, Kitty (23 Jan 2024)

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Letter to the editor. Legalisation and regulatory control.
[Irish Times] McHale, Ryan (22 Jan 2024)

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Warning of increase in ketamine use as seizures of drug spike
[Irish Examiner] Loughlin, Elaine (21 Jan 2024)

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Each fatal drug overdose is a preventable death
[thejournal.ie] Duffin, Tony (20 Jan 2024)

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One in 10 have driven after consuming alcohol in the last 12 months – according to new research by
the RSA
[Road Safety Authority] (19 Jan 2024)

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Prisoners to be screened for hepatitis C ahead of WHO elimination deadline of 2030
[Irish Times] Cullen, Paul (16 Jan 2024)

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Detoxing from G is '100 times worse than alcohol withdrawal', expert warns
[thejournal.ie] Ryan, Orla (15 Jan 2024)

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People caught with small amount of drugs should not end up in criminal justice system – Drugs
Minister
[Independent.ie] Gataveckaite, Gabija (15 Jan 2024)

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‘High-risk’ synthetic opioid being sold in Dublin and Cork as heroin, HSE warns
[Irish Times] Kelleher, Olivia (13 Jan 2024)

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Drug overdose centres could prevent thousands of fatalities, says report
[Irish Examiner] McGlynn, Michelle (11 Jan 2024)

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Arrival of synthetic drugs causing mental health concerns, says HSE
[RTE News] Burnhill, Eleanor (05 Jan 2024)

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Increase in synthetic drugs led to multiple overdoses last year, says HSE
[RTE News] Burnhill, Eleanor (04 Jan 2024)

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Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, TD, re Sale of Alcohol Bill – increasing alcohol availability
will increase alcohol harm
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (04 Jan 2024)

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Minister Naughton reaffirms commitment to lifesaving Naloxone programme
[Department of Health] (03 Jan 2024)

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Dail Debates
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Oireachtas debates
Questions on Policy and Legislation [medical cannabis access programme] [
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Leaders' questions [Citizens assembly]. [
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Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (resumed) and remaining stages. [
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Question 89 – Defence Forces [drug seizures]. [
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Question 18 – Addiction treatment services. [
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Question 24 – Cannabis for medicinal use [
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Question 1115 – Drug dealing. [
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Question 1117 – Domestic violence [Alcohol]. [
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Question 1134, 1135 – Drug dealing [intimidation] [
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Question 1499 – Misuse of drugs [cannabinoids] [
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Question 1581, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1585, 1586, 1587 – Healthcare policy [non-inhalant nicotine
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Question 1591 – Healthcare policy [Vaping]. [
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Question 1592 – Healthcare policy [MCAP]. [
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Question 1638 – Misuse of drugs [Fentanyl]. [
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Question 1645 – Misuse of drugs [Ketamine]. [
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Question 1695, 1696 – Traveller Community. [
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Question 1788, 1789 – Tobacco control measures. [
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Question 95 – Waste management [Vapes]. [
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Questions 343 & 345 - Illicit trade [Fentanyl & Ketamine]. [
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