HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 20, issue 8

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Our newsletter includes links to Irish and international publications related to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. To view our entire collection of research and access our resources visit our website, Ireland's comprehensive substance use research library. And follow us @HRBdrugslibrary.

Irish-related publications

The internalization of stigma and the shaping of the grief experience for peers bereaved by a drug-related death

O'Callaghan, Daniel and Lambert, Sharon (2024) Omega - Journal of Death and Dying, Early Online. doi.org/10.1177/00302228241275728

Death in custody investigation reports: Cloverhill Prison, 2021

Office of the Inspector of Prisons. (2024) Dublin: Department of Justice

Off-script podcast - medicine, science, and society. Understanding addiction

Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. (2024) Dublin: TCD School of Medicine

What wastewater samples tell us about cocaine use in Co Kildare

McDermott, Sean et al (2024) RTE Brainstorm

Alcohol: a drain on the Irish economy. Pre-budget submission 2025

(2024) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland

The impact of the introduction of tobacco product plain packaging on consumer responses in Ireland: a real-world policy evaluation stratified by socioeconomic groups

Sheridan, Aishling (2024) European Journal of Public Health, Early Online. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae128

Further regulation of tobacco and nicotine inhaling products. Public consultation report

(2024) Dublin: Department of Health

Overdose awareness

(2024) Health Matters, Spring 2024. pp. 26-27

A scoping study of available HIV data, services and support in the four - fast track cities of Ireland

Metrustry, Rachael et al (2024) Dublin: HSE Sexual Health Programme, Health and Wellbeing, Access and Integration.

Impact of changes in burden of proof on recorded rate of suicide in Ireland

O'Toole, Ronnie (2024) Dublin: HUGG

‘It’s a group-on-one’: social disconnection as a tool of and defence against child criminal exploitation in the Republic of Ireland

Sheehan, Katie et al (2024) Crime Prevention and Community Safety, Early Online. doi.org/10.1057/s41300-024-00216-5

Tomorrow starts with us. A children's survey on the future of Ireland to mark the 20th anniversary of the Ombudsman for Children Office

(2024) Dublin: Ombudsman for Children’s Office

Perceptions of gambling marketing among young adult gamblers in Ireland

Moodie, Crawford et al (2024) Dublin: Institute of Public Health

Office of the State Pathologist annual report 2023

Office of the State Pathologist. (2024) Dublin: Department of Justice

Forensic Science Ireland annual report 2023

(2024) Dublin: Forensic Science Ireland

Estimate of alcohol consumption per adult 2023

Foley, Anthony (2024) Dublin: Drinks Industry Group of Ireland

Probation Service statement of strategy 2024–26

(2024) Dublin: Probation Service

Rutland Centre annual report 2023

(2024) Dublin: Rutland Centre

Household budget survey 2022 - 2023

(2024) Cork: Central Statistics Office

International publications

"If everyone knew about this, how many lives could we save?": Do drug suppliers have a role in reducing overdose risk?

Hedden-Clayton, Bethany et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 12. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100250

Resource guide: best practices for effective adolescent substance use disorder services

(2024) Washington: National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Addictions competence framework

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. (2024) Leicestershire: BACP

'We need more support and doctors that understand the process of tapering …': a content analysis of free-text responses to a questionnaire on discontinuing long-term benzodiazepine receptor agonist use

Lynch, Tom et al (2024) Health Expectations, 27, (1). doi.org/10.1111/hex.13962

Medical training to effectively support patients who use substances across practice settings: a scoping review of recommended competencies

Ausman, Christine et al (2024) Canadian Medical Education Journal, 15, (3), 73-96. doi.org/10.36834/cmej.75973

Physician reluctance to intervene in addiction: a systematic review

Campopiano von Klimo, Melinda et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (7). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.20837

A qualitative investigation of women’s experiences of drug use at university and needs within university drug harm reduction services

Obradovic, Tamara et al (2024) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, Early Online. doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2392514

Mega-analysis of the brain-age gap in substance use disorder: an ENIGMA Addiction working group study

Scheffler, Freda et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16621

From alcohol and other drug treatment mediator to mechanism to implementation: a systematic review and the cases of self-efficacy, social support, and craving

Maisto, Stephen A et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15411

Effect of exercise on cravings levels in individuals with drug dependency: a systematic review

Ding, Feng et al (2024) Addictive Behaviors, 158. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108127

Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: results from the 2023 national survey on drug use and health.

(2024) Rockville, MD: SAMSHA

Youth risk behavior survey data summary & trends report: 2013–2023

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024) Rockville, MD: Department of Health and Human Services

Health trends in England.

Department of Health & Social Care. (2024)

HIV and people who inject drugs. 2024 global AIDS update: thematic briefing note

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. (2024) Geneva: UNAIDS

Navigating challenges and opportunities: perspectives on digital service development in substance use disorder treatment

Kosonen, Janika et al (2024) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19, 36. doi.org/10.1186/s13011-024-00618-6

Commercial determinants of mental ill health: an umbrella review

Dun-Campbell, Kate et al (2024) PLOS Global Public Health, 4, (8). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003605

Mapping consumptions and market size of cocaine, amphetamine and MDMA through wastewater analysis: a Dutch case study.

Ter Laak, Thomas L et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16649

PHILTRE annual report April 2023 – March 2024

(2024) Cardiff: WEDINOS

Novel wellbeing and repair peptide use in the UK: netnographic findings

Turnock, Luke A and Hearne, Evelyn (2024) Performance Enhancement & Health, Early Online. doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2024.100293

Alkyl nitrites (“poppers”) – updated harms assessment and consideration of exemption from the Psychoactive Substances Act (2016)

(2024) London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

What is the prevalence of anabolic-androgenic steroid use among women?

A systematic review. Piatkowski, Timothy et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16643

Nitazene test strips: a laboratory evaluation

De Vrieze, Liam M et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, Early Online. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01078-8

Drug consumption rooms in Europe: operational overview

Moura, Joana et al (2024) Amsterdam: Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network

Overdose prevention centres as spaces of safety, trust and inclusion: a causal pathway based on a realist review

Stevens, Alex et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13908

The associations of supervised consumption services with the rates of opioid-related mortality and morbidity outcomes at the public health unit level in Ontario (Canada): a controlled interrupted time-series analysis

Robinson, Tessa et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13921

Frequently asked questions (FAQ): drug overdose deaths in Europe

European Union Drugs Agency. (2024)

Harm reduction and treatment among people at high risk of overdose

Bandara, Sachini et al (2024) JAMA network open, 7, (8). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27241

Life expectancy and geographic variation in mortality: an observational comparison study of six high-income Anglophone countries

Wilkie, Rachel Z and Ho, Jessica Y (2024) BMJ Open, 14, (7). doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079365

Fatal drug overdoses in individuals treated pharmacologically for chronic pain: a nationwide register-based study

Hamina, Aleksi et al (2024) British Journal of Anaesthesia, 132, (1), pp. 86-95. doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2023.10.016

Australia’s annual overdose report 2024

(2024) Melbourne: Penington Institute

Drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2023

(2024) Edinburgh: National Records of Scotland

Trends in toxicological findings in unintentional opioid or stimulant toxicity deaths in Québec, Canada, 2012-2021: has Québec entered a new era of drug-related deaths?

Do, Uyen et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13918

Heightened mortality risk after a non-fatal opioid overdose: risk factors for mortality in the week following emergency treatment

Eide, Desiree et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16632

Opioid overdose after medication for opioid use disorder initiation following hospitalization or ED visit

Weiner, Scott G et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (7). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.23954

Use of non-prescribed pharmaceutical opioids among a sample of people who regularly inject drugs in Australia, 2000-23.

Bruno, Raimondo and Radke, Sophie (2024) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

Healthcare utilisation and associated costs for methadone versus buprenorphine recipients: examination of interlinked primary and secondary care electronic health records in England

Domzaridou, Eleni et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13933

Medication assisted treatment: evaluation of current practice in 8 Health Board Areas across Scotland

(2024) Edinburgh: Scottish Drugs Forum

Contextual factors associated with subjective effects of cannabis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ayyagari, Mouktika M et al (2024) Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Early online. doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105822

The relationship between cannabis and nicotine use: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16642

An investigation into patterns of alcohol drinking in Scotland after the introduction of minimum unit pricing

Nguyen, Duyen Thuy et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (8). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308218

Good governance in public health policy: managing interactions with alcohol industry stakeholders

(2024) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies

Outdoor alcohol advertising by area of deprivation

(2024) London: Institute of Alcohol Studies

Consumption of total and specific alcoholic beverages and long-term risk of gout among men and women

Lyu, Jie-Qiong et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (8). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.30700

Harm to children from others' drinking: a survey of caregivers in Australia

Hopkins, Cassandra et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16637

Integrated behavioral interventions for adults with alcohol use disorder: a systematic review

Hallihan, Hagar et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 263. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111406

Evaluating the acceptability of the drink less app and the national health service alcohol advice web page: qualitative interview process evaluation

Oldham, Melissa et al (2024) Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26. doi: 10.2196/42319

Personality, social factors, brain functioning, familial risk, and trajectories of alcohol misuse in adolescence

Tschorn, Mira et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (8). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.25114

The international prevalence of prenatal alcohol use obtained via meconium biomarkers: a systematic literature review

Keating, Orlagh et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15410

Assessing and supporting children and young people with probable or diagnosed fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: the experience of clinicians working within child and adolescent mental health services

Tanfield, Yasmin et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15376

Association between adolescent alcohol use and cognitive function in young adulthood: a co-twin comparison study

Cooke, Megan E et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16629

The role of perceived stress in the relation between childhood maltreatment and severity of alcohol use disorder: a mediation analysis

Bougelet, Emilie et al (2024) European Addiction Research, Early Online. pp. 1-10. doi.org/10.1159/000539711

Disease-tailored brief intervention for alcohol use among youths with chronic medical conditions: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Weitzman, Elissa R et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (7). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19858

Alcohol rehabilitation and cancer risk: a nationwide hospital cohort study in France

Schwarzinger, Michaël et al (2024) The Lancet Public Health, 9, (7), e461-e469. doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00107-5

Expanding treatment options for alcohol use disorder

Uscher-Pines, Lori et al (2024) JAMA Health Forum, 5, (8). 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2184

Characteristics of consumers of alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks in Great Britain: a cross-sectional study

Perman-Howe, Parvati R et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13930

Varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy for smokers admitted to hospitals: a randomized clinical trial

Weeks, Gregory R et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (6). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.18120

Secondhand nicotine absorption from e-cigarette vapor vs tobacco smoke in children

Tattan-Birch, Harry et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (7). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.21246

Understanding the cardiovascular fallout of e-cigarettes: a comprehensive review of the literature

Chaturvedi, Devansh et al (2024) Cureus, 16, (6). 10.7759/cureus.63489

E-cigarette characteristics and cigarette cessation among adults who use e-cigarettes

Kasza, Karin A et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (8). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.23960

Perceived impact of gambling advertising can predict gambling severity among patients with gambling disorder.

Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai et al (2024) Journal of Gambling Studies, Early Online. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10342-2

Gambling availability and advertising in Canada. A call to action

Young, Matthew M et al (2024) Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

Does gambling expenditure have any effect on crime?

Wan, Wai Yin et al (2024) Addiction, Early online, doi.org/10.1111/add.16648

Network meta-analysis of the effectiveness of different interventions for internet addiction in college students

Zhang, Meng et al (2024) Journal of Affective Disorders, 363. pp. 26-38. doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.07.032