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Longitudinal associations between childhood adversity and alcohol use behaviours in early adulthood:
examining the mediating roles of parental and peer relationships
Mongan, Deirdre et al (2025) Child Abuse & Neglect, 161. doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107302

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A decade long exploration of non-fatal opioid overdose 2011 to 2021
Ivers, Jo-Hanna and Dunne, Neil (2025) Dublin: Trinity College Dublin

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Examining the overprescribing of benzodiazepines, z drugs and gabapentinoids in Ireland
Multiagency Working Group on Over Prescribing. (2025) Dublin: Medical Council.

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European web survey on drugs (EWSD) 2024.
European Union Drugs Agency. (2025)

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Recreational use of nitrous oxide – a growing concern in Europe
de Morais, Joanna, Mongan, Deirdre and Killeen, K et al (2024) Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions,
and Health, 4. doi.org/10.1016/j.etdah.2023.100085

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Comparing alcohol policy environments in high-income jurisdictions with the International Alcohol
Control Policy Index.
Casswell, Sally et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online doi.org/10.1111/dar.14020

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Sorry we're open: the impact of extended opening hours on workload and worker safety
(2025) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland

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Problem recognition as a discrete concept for change processes in problematic alcohol use
Morris, J et al (2025) Current Addiction Reports, 12. doi.org/10.1007/s40429-025-00634-x

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Neurologists' perspectives of cannabis-based medicines: results from an all-Ireland survey
Savio, Michael et al (2025) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online.
doi.org/10.1007/s11845-025-03880-0

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The harm done: community and drugs in Dublin. [Book]
Cullen, Barry (2023) Dublin: SethBrimmers

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Evaluation of a low-threshold exercise and protein supplementation intervention for women (LEAP-W)
experiencing homelessness and addiction: protocol for a single-arm mixed methods feasibility study.
Kennedy, Fiona et al (2025) PLoS ONE, 20, (2). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300412

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EU country cancer profile 2025 - Ireland.
(2025) Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and development

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Identifying barriers and facilitators to psychosocial care for people living with HIV in Ireland: a
mixed methods study
Burke, Aoife et al (2025) BMC Public Health, 25, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21906-1

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Students with care experience and higher education
SOAR Project, Technological University Dublin. (2025) Dublin: Soar Project

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Clinical features of patients who are admitted under different criteria of the Irish Mental Health
Act 2001: a retrospective cohort study
O'Mahony, B W et al (2025) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-9.
doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2024.60

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The clinical and demographic profile of inpatient psychosis admissions in Ireland
Lovett, Harriet et al (2025) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online.
10.1017/ipm.2024.69

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Professorships in child and adolescent psychiatry relative to a similarly sized medical specialty in
the UK and Ireland: cross-sectional study
Kelleher, Ian et al (2025) The British Journal of Psychiatry, Early online. pp. 1-4.
doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.179

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Limit-setting in online gambling: a comparative policy review of European approaches
Marionneau, Virve et al (2025) Harm Reduction Journal, 22. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01150-3

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Understanding participation in integrated youth mental health service research: lessons learned from
a feasibility study with Jigsaw
Mac Dhonnagáin, Niall et al (2025) Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 19, (2).
doi.org/10.1111/eip.70000

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How LGBTQ + adults' experiences of multiple disadvantage impact upon their health and social care
service pathways in the UK & Ireland: a scoping review
Adley, Mark et al (2025) BMC Health Services Research, 25, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12232-8

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What has a new investigation uncovered about vaping in Ireland? [Audio]
Delaney, Maria and Devlin, Patricia and O'Carroll, Conor (2025) thejournal.ie

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Independent review of the liquor licensing system in Northern Ireland including the surrender
principle
Nicholls, James et al (2024) Stirling: University of Stirling

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The prevalence and impact of adverse childhood experiences in Northern Ireland
Walsh, Colm et al (2025) Belfast: The Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime

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Men's health in Northern Ireland: why do we need a men's health policy?
Early, Erin and Devine, Paula (2024) Sociology of Health & Illness, 46, (2), pp. 236-256.
doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13697

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Psychedelic-related deaths in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (1997-2022)
Kopra, Emma I et al (2025) Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 136.
doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2024.111177

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Health in Ireland: key trends 2024
Department of Health. (2025) Dublin: Government of Ireland

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Independent Reporting Commission: seventh report
(2025) Belfast: Northern Ireland Office

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HSE Talking health and wellbeing podcast - 2025. [Audio]
(2025) Dublin: Health Service Executive

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Leading research, shaping change. National Suicide Research Foundation strategic plan 2025-2030
(2025) Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation

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National Paediatric Mortality Register annual report 2025
(2025) Dublin: National Office of Clinical Audit

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Children's Rights Alliance report card 2025
(2025) Dublin: Children's Rights Alliance

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Office of the Inspector of Prisons annual report 2023
(2025) Longford: Irish Prison Service.

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International publications
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Treatment for substance use disorder in mothers of young children: a systematic review of maternal
substance use and child mental health outcomes
Joyce, Kayla M et al (2025) Addictive Behaviors, 163. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108241

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Virtual patients with substance use disorders in healthcare professional education: a scoping review
Morvannou, Adèle et al (2024) Canadian Medical Education Journal, 15, (6), pp. 72-83.
doi.org/10.36834/cmej.78344

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Cross- analyzing the opinions and experiences of nurses, physiotherapists, dentists, midwives, and
pharmacists with respect to addictive disorder screening in primary care: a qualitative study
Edeline, Agathe et al (2025) PLoS ONE, 20, (1). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315926

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General dental practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and practice towards psychoactive substance use
screening: a systematic review.
Fouillen, Kevin John et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.14002

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Investigating behavioural addictions in adults with and without attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder
Findon, James L et al (2025) PLoS ONE, 20, (2). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317525

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Interventions to reduce mental health stigma in young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Crockett, Marcelo A et al (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (1). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54730

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Number of people treated for hepatitis C virus infection in 2014-2023 and applicable lessons for new
HBV and HDV therapies
Razavi, Homie A et al (2025) Journal of Hepatology, Early online. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2025.01.013

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Scaling up hepatitis C testing and linkage-to-care among people who use drugs: lessons learned from
a pilot project implemented at a supervised consumption site
Hannigan, Alannah et al (2025) BMC Health Services Research, 25, (1).
doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12374-9

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Briefing packs and outcomes for the drugs consumption room at the Thistle facility: FOI release
(2025) Edinburgh: Scottish Government

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Priorities of the Pompidou Group in 2025
Pompidou Group. (2025) Brussels: Council of Europe.

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Interventionitis in the criminal justice system: three English cases
Stevens, Alex et al (2025) Critical Criminology, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s10612-024-09808-x

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Project ADDER: impact evaluation.
Verian, London Economics, Institute for Criminal Policy Research, Revolving Doors Agency. (2025)
London: Home Office.

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International classification of crime for statistical purposes (ICCS): implementation manual
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2025) New York: United Nations

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Cultivating ecosystems of change for lasting impact. Support. Don’t Punish Global Day of Action 2024
Brennan, Ailish (2025) Support. Don’t Punish.

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Synthetic cathinones: an updated harms assessment
(2025) London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

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“Basically every safety protocol we have in place to protect against overdose, parents can't
access”: mothers who use unregulated drugs’ experiences of dual public health emergencies
Boyd, Jade (2025) International Journal of Drug Policy, 137. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104719

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Evaluation of the National Drug Deaths Mission: alcohol and drug partnership coordinator survey 2024
(2025) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

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A heroin overdose laboratory model: How do escalating doses of diamorphine alter respiratory
function in a diamorphine-treated population?
Tas, Basak et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70005

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What are the risk factors of non-fatal overdose among persons who use opioids? A systematic review
and meta-analysis
Dunne, Neil et al (2025) Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, Early online.
doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2025.209630

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NDARC webinar series presentation: Prediction of individualised 6-month mortality risk in opioid use
disorder. [Video]
Roberts, Emmert (2025) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

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Effectiveness of educational interventions in United States schools to prevent opioid-related harms:
a systematic review
Hua-Nguyen, Christina et al (2025) Addictive Behaviors, 163. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108268

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Early findings on home delivery of buprenorphine and retention in treatment for opioid use disorder.
C Lira, Marlene et al (2025) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 20, (1).
doi.org/10.1186/s13722-025-00545-2

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A review of leveraging artificial intelligence to predict persistent postoperative opioid use and
opioid use disorder and its ethical considerations
Gabriel, Rodney A et al (2025) Current Pain and Headache Reports, 29.
doi.org/10.1007/s11916-024-01319-2

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Recreational marijuana legalization's impact and opioid death rates: a synthetic control approach
Denkyirah, Elisha Kwaku et al (2025) Public Health, 239. pp. 201-206.
doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.12.047

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Cannabis poisonings in Australia following the legalisation of medicinal cannabis, 2014-24: analysis
of NSW Poisons Information Centre data
Cairns, Rose et al (2025) The Medical Journal of Australia, 222, (3), pp. 155-157.
doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52586

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Recreational marijuana laws and suicide deaths in the US.
Nayeem, Nawar et al (2025) Psychiatry Research, 345. doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116386

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Evaluating the impact of Canadian cannabis legalization on cannabis use outcomes in emerging adults:
Comparisons to a US control sample via a natural experiment
Doggett, Amanda et al (2024) International Journal of Drug Policy, 136.
doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104686

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Changes in incident schizophrenia diagnoses associated with cannabis use disorder after cannabis
legalization
Myran, Daniel T et al (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (2). doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.57868

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Changes in population-level alcohol sales after non-medical cannabis legalisation in Canada
Armstrong, Michael J et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.14010

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The adverse public health effects of non-medical cannabis legalisation in Canada and the USA
Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen et al (2025) The Lancet Public Health, Early online.
doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00299-8

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Efficacy of cannabidiol alone or in combination with Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol for the management of
substance use disorders: an umbrella review of the evidence
Redonnet, Bertrand et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.16745

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Planned versus unplanned alcohol and cannabis use: motivational and contextual correlates among
sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals
Dyar, Christina et al (2025) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online.
doi.org/10.1111/acer.70000

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Alcohol health warning labels: a public health perspective for Europe
(2025) Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

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Nordic alcohol monopolies: understanding their role in a comprehensive alcohol policy structure and
public health significance
(2025) Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe

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More pubs-more problems? a longitudinal analysis of Swedish panel data
Norström, Thor et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, (2), pp. 471-479. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13981

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The Impact of alcohol on our healthcare services: explained. [Video]
(2025) Institute of Alcohol Studies

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Modeling potential health, health economic, and health inequality impact of a large-scale rollout of
the Drink Less app in England
Angus, Colin et al (2024) Value in health, 28, (2), pp. 215-223. doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2024.11.007

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Youth-targeted alcohol control policies and adolescent suicide: An interrupted time-series analysis
Choi, Yoonjoo et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 268.
doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112557

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Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK: registered in 2023
(2025) London: Office for National Statistics

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Increased mortality from alcohol use disorder, alcohol-associated liver disease, and liver cancer
from alcohol among older adults in the United States: 2000 to 2021
Danpanichkul, Pojsakorn et al (2024) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, 49, (2), pp.
368-378. doi.org/10.1111/acer.15516

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The commercial determinants of nonalcoholic beer: redemption, revenue, or men’s harm reduction?
Oliffe, John L et al (2025) American Journal of Men's Health, 19, (1).
doi.org/10.1177/15579883251317096

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Solitary drinkers in Great Britain: how do their sociodemographic characteristics, consumption
patterns, and drinking occasions differ from those who drink with others?
Wilson, Luke B et al (2025) Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 86, (1), pp. 39-47.
doi.org/10.15288/jsad.23-00408

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Alcohol use among populations with autism spectrum disorder: narrative systematic review
Barber, William et al (2025) BJPsych Open, 11, (1). 10.1192/bjo.2024.824

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The eyes have it: Alcohol-induced eye movement impairment and perceived impairment in older adults
with and without alcohol use disorder
Didier, Nathan et al (2025) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online.
doi.org/10.1111/acer.15509

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Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia across the spectrum of alcohol use disorder: a systematic
review and meta-analysis
Türkmen, Cagdas et al (2025) Sleep Medicine Reviews, 80. doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102049

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Smoking, and to a lesser extent non-combustible nicotine use, is associated with higher levels of
alcohol consumption and risky drinking
Jackson, Sarah E et al (2025) Scientific Reports, 15. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89750-2

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The role of pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation and pregnancy
Srivastava, Sneha Baxi (2025) American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Early online.
doi.org/10.1177/15598276241310805

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Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence
(2025) London: NICE. NICE guideline [NG209].

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Perceived harm of vaping relative to smoking and associations with subsequent smoking and vaping
behaviors among young adults: evidence from a UK cohort study
East, Katherine et al (2025) Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Early online. doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf018

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Self-rated health differences between exclusive e-cigarette users and exclusive cigarette smokers:
evidence from the 2017-2019 Scottish Health Survey
Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo et al (2025) Internal and Emergency Medicine, Early online.
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Emerging research on disposable e‐cigarettes: a special issue
(2025) Addiction, 120, (3), pp. 395-568

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A systematic review on risk factors and reasons for e-cigarette use in adolescents
Villanueva-Blasco, Víctor José et al (2025) Tobacco Induced Diseases, 23.
doi.org/10.18332/tid/196679

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Evidence update on the cancer risk of vaping e-cigarettes: a systematic review
Kundu, Anasua et al (2025) Tobacco Induced Diseases, 23. doi.org/10.18332/tid/192934

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Game-based digital interventions for enhancing positive development and addressing substance use in
adolescents: a systematic review
Lee, Serim et al (2024) Children, 11, (12). doi.org/10.3390/children11121554

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1-in-five people treated for drug and alcohol addiction have of ADHD symptoms - new report
[newstalk.com] Cantwell, Molly (27 Feb 2025)

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'The same feeling as gambling': Loot boxes are pulling young gamers into the world of betting.
[thejournal.ie] Luisetti, Agostino and Dowd, Cathal and Pardy, Thomas and Flanagan, Luka (22 Feb
2025)

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New Youth Diversion Projects for Clare and Tipperary announced by Minister O’Callaghan and Minister
of State Collins.
[Department of Justice] (20 Feb 2025)

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Cocaine use 'becoming a bigger problem' on social scenes
[rte.ie] O'Callaghan, Gavin (17 Feb 2025)

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'A godsend': Inside Ireland's first drug injection centre
[rte.ie] Wilson, Conor (13 Feb 2025)

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Rising tensions: prisoner 'disorder' cases surge 25% in two years
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (12 Feb 2025)

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Dail Debates
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Oireachtas debates
Question 1004 – Community development projects. [
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Question 299, 684, 215 – Tax code [vaping]. [
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Question 631 – Alcohol sales [sports]. [
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Question 684 – Misuse of drugs [Drug units]. [
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Question 851 – Legislative measures [vaping]. [
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Seanad Éireann debate. vol. 304 no. 4 – Community safety: statements. [
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Question 329 – Tobacco control measures. [
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Question 268 – Tobacco control measures. [
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Question 542 – An Garda Síochana. [
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Vol. 1062 No. 8 – Road safety: statements. [
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Question 195 – Social welfare eligibility. [
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Question 426 – Alcohol sales [
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Question 615 – Tobacco control measures. [
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Question 709, 710 – Alcohol advertising. [
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Question 220, 205 – Healthcare policy Agriculture industry [Hemp]. [
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Question 1243 & 1244 – Tobacco control measures. [
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Question 247 – Customs and excise [Tobacco} [
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Question 267 – Policing co-operation. [
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Question 788 – Drug dealing [social media] [
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Question 847 – Crime prevention [
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