HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 20, issue 12

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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

Also, take a look at the updated NDTRS treatment data tables, services map and alcohol dashboard, among other resources on our site.

Irish-related publications

Life. Restored. Longitudinal service user evaluation 2019-2023

Robinson, Janet (2024) Wicklow: Tiglin.

Capturing the context of drug use for college students: a contextual behavioural science informed qualitative analysis of harm reduction practices using network feedback loops simulation modelling

Vasiliou, Vasilis S et al (2024) Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 34. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2024.100844

Healthy Ireland survey 2024 - summary report

Ipsos B&A. (2024) Dublin: Healthy Ireland, Department of Health

Health at a glance: Europe 2024. State of health in the EU cycle

OECD, European Commission. (2024) Paris: OECD Publishing

Consumer reactions to multiple and single health warnings on static alcohol ads: a factorial survey experiment with a convenience sample of adults in Ireland

Filipova, Vania et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13990

HSE Alcohol Programme conference: integrating evidence and action. Presentation videos

Dublin: Health Service Executive

Acute Methaemoglobinaemia following ingestion of amyl nitrite

O'Gorman, L et al (2024) Irish Medical Journal, 117, (10).

Understanding nitrous oxide induced subacute combined degeneration of the cord: two case reports with a review of the pathophysiology and MRI features

Mohamed, S and Torreggiani, W (2024) Irish Medical Journal, 117, (10).

‘The runners - A trafficking timeline’. [Video]

(2024) Dublin: Inner City Organisations Network.

Prevalence of depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation and behaviours in young people presenting with a first episode of psychosis

FitzPatrick, Patrick et al (2024) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early Online. pp. 1-7. doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2024.26

Understanding attitudes to Travellers and Roma in Ireland

Carron-Kee, Evan et al (2024) Dublin: ESRI and DCEDIY

Fathers who are homeless and do not live with their children: experiences, challenges, and responses

O'Shea, J et al (2024) Dublin: Focus Ireland/Quality Matters

Pathways to wellbeing: national mental health promotion plan 2024–2030

(2024) Dublin: Department of Health

Irish government the perfect mixer for alcohol industry

(2024) Alcohol Action Ireland blog

Exploring the cascade of mental healthcare among people with HIV experiencing depressive symptoms in the UK and Ireland: the POPPY study

Okhai, Hajra et al (2024) HIV Medicine, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13753

Suicide and self-harm studies by researchers in Ireland and Northern Ireland during 2015-2023. Scoping review

Hursztyn, Pawel et al (2024) Cork: C-SSHRI

Impact of 'street' benzodiazepines on drug-related deaths in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Rock, Kirsten L et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13979

Health Survey Northern Ireland: first results 2023/24

(2024) Belfast: Department of Health

Event briefing - Reducing alcohol harms in Northern Ireland: the potential of minimum unit pricing

Institute of Public Health. (2024) IPH Blog

Focus on alcohol: a guide to drinking and health

(2024) Belfast: Public Health Agency

Alcohol-specific deaths registered in Northern Ireland, 2023

(2024) Belfast: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

Blog: Protecting the population of Northern Ireland from second-hand tobacco smoke - a decade of substantial progress but still more to do

O'Donnell, Rachel and Semple, Sean (2024) IPH Blog

Health and social care NI: a three year plan to: stabilise reform deliver

(2024) Belfast: Department of Health

Meeting abstract. How do homeless service users view their own health and healthcare? An ethnographic study

Ingram, Carolyn et al (2024) The Lancet, 404, (Supp 1), p. 52. doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01971-8

National mental health research strategy

(2024) Dublin: Health Research Board

Understanding behaviours of concern and responding to crisis situations: guidelines for schools in supporting students

(2024) Dublin: Department of Education

Access to justice: legal pathways to justice for the rights of people in prison

Adanan, Amina (2024) Kildare: Maynooth University

Alcohol Action Ireland strategic plan 2025 - 2029

(2024) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland

Irish Prison Service annual report 2023

(2024) Longford: Irish Prison Service

Recorded crime detection 2023

(2024) Cork: Central Statistics Office

Social protection expenditure [Ireland]. [Dataset]

(2024) Cork: Central Statistics Office

Cancer in Ireland 1994-2021: annual statistical report of the National Cancer Registry

(2024) Cork: NCRI.

An Garda Siochana public attitudes survey 2023

(2024) Tullamore: An Garda Siochana

International publications

Beyond punishment: from criminal justice responses to drug policy reform

(2024) Geneva: Global Commission on Drug Policy

Who is the drug user activist?: Recounting the conceptualisation of drug user activism in the United Kingdom

Naguit, Raymond John S et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01128-1

Extending the reach of involuntary treatment to substance use disorders: Is it 'compassionate' or coercive care?

Kisely, Steve et al (2024) The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58, (12), pp. 1017-1019. doi.org/10.1177/00048674241299215

Home-based detoxification for individuals with alcohol or drug dependence: a systematic review of the recent literature

Rens, Eva et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13986

A world of harm. How U.S. taxpayers fund the global war on drugs over evidence-based health responses

Provost, Claire (2024) London: Harm Reduction International

Still ambitious for recovery. How to address illegal drug addiction and strengthen law enforcement’s role

(2024) London: The Centre for Social Justice

UNODC policymakers training package on the nature, prevention and treatment of drug use disorders

(2024) Vienna: UNODC

Ethics in focus webinar: the power and principles of telling stories of substance use. [Video]

(2024) Anti Stigma Network

Preconception health in adolescence and adulthood across generations in the UK: findings from three British birth cohort studies

Righton, Olivia et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (12). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299061

Re-evaluating our focus in addiction: emotional dysregulation is a critical driver of relapse to drug use

Hand, Lexi J et al (2024) Translational Psychiatry, 14. doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-03159-5

Harnessing the healing power of nature: a review of natural interventions in substance abuse treatment and prevention

Díaz-Martínez, Francisco et al (2024) Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 29. doi.org/10.1265/ehpm.24-00145

Family intervention models for young adults with substance abuse: a systematic review

Binumon, Kodikuthiyel Vijayan et al (2024) Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/02537176241246042

Family support, enriched preschool and serious youth offending

Allen, Jacqueline et al (2024) Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, (700), doi.org/10.52922/ti77567

What is known about persons with co-occurring problems' experiences with supported housing, recovery, and health promotion? A scoping review

Hammervold, Unn Elisabeth et al (2024) BMC Health Services Research, 24. doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11736-z

How does climate change impact people who use alcohol and other drugs? A scoping review of peer reviewed literature

MacLean, Sarah et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 134. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104649

EUDA webinar: Responses for drugs in prisons — implications for Latin America, Caribbean and Europe

European Union Drugs Agency. (2024) EUDA

Global report on trafficking in persons 2024

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2024) Vienna: United Nations

Sexual violence associated with international travel: a review of 443 cases

Kane, Daniel et al (2024) International Journal of Legal Medicine, Early Online. doi.org/10.1007/s00414-024-03388-9

OECD toolkit to combat homelessness

(2024) Paris: OECD Publishing

Critical analysis of tools for measuring recovery-oriented practice in mental health facilities: a scoping review

Garrido-Cervera, Josè Antonio et al (2024) Clinics and Practice, 14, (6), pp. 2313-2328. doi.org/10.3390/clinpract14060181

Participation in organised sport to improve and prevent adverse developmental trajectories of at-risk youth: a systematic review.

Filges, Trine et al (2024) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 20, (1). doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1381

Ask-Offer-Ask, a way of offering information & feedback that builds rapport. [Video]. [Teaching Resource]

Northeast & Caribbean ATTC. (2024) Kansas: Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network

Take 10! Transforming care for women with substance use disorders (SUDs) and their families. [Teaching Resource]

Great Lakes ATTC. (2024) Kansas: Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network.

A systematic review of trauma informed care in substance use settings

Mahon, Daryl (2024) Community Mental Health Journal, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10597-024-01395-z

A review of the quality of drug treatment, sustained recovery and related support services based on data submitted in the annual report questionnaire collections in 2020 and 2021.

(2024) Vienna: UNODC

Non-pharmaceutical interventions for people living with HIV with cognitive impairment: a scoping review

Stuart, Lucinda et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (11). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314185

Scottish National Audit Programme: demonstrating the value of national clinical audit. A management information release for Scotland.

(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

Prevention of self-harm and suicide in young people up to the age of 25 in education settings

Sharma, Vartika et al (2024) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 12, (12). doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd013844.pub2

Barriers and facilitators for social inclusion among people with concurrent mental health and substance use problems. A qualitative scoping review

Nord-Baade, Silje et al (2024) PLoS ONE, 19, (12). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315758

Exploring drug consumption rooms as ‘inclusion health interventions’: policy implications for Europe

Scher, Benjamin D et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, Early Online. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01099-3

Experiences of misuse and symptoms of dependence among people who use gabapentinoids: a qualitative systematic review

McNeilage, Amy G et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 133. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104605

How 3D printing technologies could undermine law enforcement strategies targeting the production and distribution of designer drugs

Gilpin, Victoria et al (2024) Science & Justice, 64, (6), pp. 677-687. doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2024.10.004

The rise of novel, semi-synthetic 7-hydroxymitragnine products. [Letter].

Smith, Kirsten E et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16728

Rare but relevant: nitrous oxide and peripheral neurotoxicity, what do we know?

Brunt, Tibor M et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16753

Lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial

Ezard, Nadine et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39701142/

How to save a life. Emergency response to a drug overdose in prison, and harm reduction advice

RADAR (2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.

Evaluation of the National Mission on Drug Deaths - key informant interviews

(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

Motivations for and perspectives of medication diversion among clients of a safer opioid supply program in Toronto, Canada

Martignetti, Lucas et al (2024)International Journal of Drug Policy, 135. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104665

Virtual primary care for people with opioid use disorder: scoping review of current strategies, benefits, and challenges

Narayan, Shawna et al (2024) Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26. doi: 10.2196/54015

Opioids in Europe: preparing for a third wave

Stevens, Alex (2024) London: Brookings Institution

Enhancing outcomes in opioid use disorder treatment: an economic evaluation of improving medication adherence for buprenorphine through blister-packaging

Borrelli, Eric P et al (2024) Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 15. pp. 209-222. doi.org/10.2147/sar.s484831

Frontal white matter changes and craving recovery in inpatients with heroin use disorder.

Gaudreault, Pierre-Olivier et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (12). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.51678

Cannabidiol prescribing in the United States: an analysis of real-world data

Lin, Binx Yezhe et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 13. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100303

Psychosis associated with cannabis withdrawal: systematic review and case series

Chesney, Edward et al (2024) The British Journal of Psychiatry, Early Online. pp. 1-12. doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.175

The impact of schizophrenia genetic load and heavy cannabis use on the risk of psychotic disorder in the EU-GEI case-control and UK Biobank studies

Austin-Zimmerman, Isabelle et al (2024) Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-13. 10.1017/S0033291724002058

A proof-of-concept analysis of data from the first NHS clinic for young adults with comorbid cannabis use and psychotic disorders

Di Forti, Marta et al (2025) BJPsych Open, 11, (1). 10.1192/bjo.2024.782

Canadian cannabis survey 2024: summary

Health Canada. (2024) Ottawa: Government of Canada

Alcohol use and cannabis craving in daily life: sex differences and associations among young adults

Davis, Christal N et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15461

Proximal antecedents and acute outcomes of simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use: systematic review of daily- and event-level studies

Farrelly, Kyra N et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15484

Trends in young people accessing English alcohol treatment services: 2014 to 2023

Hayhurst, Karen P et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 135. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104663

New alcohol mortality data presents a bleak picture for England

Angus, Colin (2024) IAS Blog

Alcohol related hospital statistics Scotland financial year 2023 to 2024

(2024) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

A systematic review of the reasons for quitting and/or reducing alcohol among those who have received alcohol use disorder treatment

Prestigiacomo, Christiana et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 13. doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100300

International scientific symposium - Reducing the burden of alcohol: focus on two scientific and public policy challenges. Presentation videos

(2024) Santé publique France

Changing public perceptions of alcohol, alcohol harms and alcohol policies: a multi-methods study to develop novel framing approaches

Fitzgerald, Niamh et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16743

Exploring and describing alcohol harm reduction interventions: a scoping review of literature from the past decade in the western world

Perrin, Sarah et al (2024) Harm Reduction Journal, 21. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01105-8

Epidemiology and outcomes of alcohol-associated hepatitis in adolescents and young adults

Flemming, Jennifer A et al (2024) JAMA Network Open, 7, (12). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.52459

Changes in socio-economic inequality in alcohol-attributable mortality in periods of increasing and decreasing alcohol affordability

Mäkelä, Pia and Lindell, Elsi (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13989

Estimating recent trends in UK alcohol sales from alcohol duty revenue

Angus, Colin and Schöley, Jonas (2024) medRXiv, Early Online. doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.12.24318899

Across the multiverse: exploring a diverse set of specifications related to cross-sectional and prospective associations between adolescent alcohol use and emotional problems

Halladay, J et al (2024) Psychological Medicine, Early Online. pp. 1-15. doi.org/10.1017/s0033291724002502

The effect of proportional pricing on alcohol purchasing in two online experiments

Kersbergen, Inge et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16723

Is there a link between per capita alcohol consumption and cancer mortality?

Dadgar, Iman et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13984

Alcoholic beverage consumption and female breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

Sohi, Ivneet et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15493

Do health warning labels on alcohol packaging attract visual attention? A systematic review

Lacoste-Badie, S et al (2024) Public Health, 236. pp. 184-192. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.07.030

Exploring the delivery of alcohol-related health advice in dental practice settings: a scoping review

Mohan, Andrea et al (2024) Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems

Disentangling the temporal relationship between alcohol-related attitudes and heavy episodic drinking in adolescents within a randomized controlled trial

Percy, Andrew et al (2024) Addiction, Early Online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16721

Promising strategies for the prevention of alcohol-related brain damage through optimised management of acute alcohol withdrawal: a focussed literature review

Quelch, Darren et al (2024) Journal of Psychopharmacology, Early online. doi.org/10.1177/02698811241294005

An introduction to Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Howlett, Helen (2024) IAS Blog,

Ethanol for the management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome: a systematic review.

Quelch, Darren et al (2024) Clinical Toxicology, Early Online. pp. 1-13. doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2024.2422964

Council recommendation on smoke-and aerosol-free environments replacing Council recommendation 2009/C 296/02

Council of the European Union. (2024) Brussels: European Commission

Associations of smoke-free policies in multi-unit housing with smoking behavior and second-hand smoke exposure: a systematic review

Garritsen, Heike H et al (2024) Addiction, doi.org/10.1111/add.16724

Examining e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation treatment: a critical umbrella review analysis

O'Leary, Renée et al (2024) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 266. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112520

Personalized and adaptive interventions for smoking cessation: emerging trends and determinants of efficacy

Cohen, Gal et al (2024) iScience, 27, (11). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111090

Gambling

(2024) Geneva: World Health Organization

Towards an active role of financial institutions in preventing problem gambling: a proposed conceptual framework and taxonomy of financial wellbeing indicators

Lakew, Nathan et al (2024) Journal of Gambling Studies, 40, (4), pp. 1857-1886. doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10312-8

Why it is important to conduct gambling research that is fair and free from conflicts of interest. [Letter].

Roberts, Amanda et al (2024) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16729