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Irish-related publications
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Prevalence of problematic opioid use in Ireland, 2020–2022
Hanrahan, Michael T et al (2025) Dublin: Health Research Board

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Methadone in the madness: a case series and review of methadone management in hospital settings
Mullins, Cormac F et al (2025) Pain Management, 15, (4), pp. 191-198.
doi.org/10.1080/17581869.2025.2479411

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The mediating role of impulsivity on suicidal behaviour among higher education students with
depression and substance abuse disorders.
McHugh, Rachel K et al (2025) Alcohol, 124. pp. 89-96. doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2025.01.002

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The impact of the home life environment and organised extracurricular activities on adolescent
cannabis use: findings from the Irish Planet Youth Survey
Daly, Fionn P et al (2025) Public Health, 242. pp. 375-381. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.03.013

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‘It was the first step of so many good things’. Boxing clever Ballymun: facilitating supportive
opportunities and environments (2012-2024).
Mahon, Daryl (2025) Dublin: Ballymun Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force.

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Prioritising research on marketing and consumption of No and Low (NoLo) alcoholic beverages in
Ireland
Dumbili, Emeka W et al (2025) International Journal of Drug Policy, 139.
doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104794

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Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men's experiences of intimate partner violence in
four Celtic nations: a mixed-method study.
Maxwell, Steven et al (2025) Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Early online.
doi.org/10.1177/08862605251331077

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A quantitative study exploring and comparing key factors in medication management in the Irish
healthcare setting
O'Donovan, Bernadine et al (2025) Health Expectations, 28, (2). doi.org/10.1111/hex.70256

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"I just wouldn't like him to go through what i went through as a kid": a qualitative study on the
mitigating effects of positive childhood experiences in mothers with a history of adverse childhood
experiences in an Irish population
Tadjine, Lamia and Swords, Lorraine (2025) Community Mental Health Journal, 61, (3), pp. 492-501.
doi.org/10.1007/s10597-024-01353-9

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RCSI MyHealth Series 2024/25. Cannabis and young minds: what parents and families should know.
[Video]
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. (2025) Dublin: RCSI.

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Is big money distorting the global drug policy conversation?
Smyth, Bobby P (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70059

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Health-promoting interventions in prisons. An evidence review
Keane, Martin et al (2025) Dublin: Health Research Board

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Acute mental healthcare in hospital emergency departments in Ireland: a national survey from the
office of the Inspector of Mental Health Services.
(2025) Dublin: Mental Health Commission

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People experiencing homelessness requiring psychiatric review in prison, a study of a male and
female remand prison over 1 year period.
Gallagher, Margaret et al (2025) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online.
doi.org/10.1007/s11845-025-03938-z

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Mental illness and suicidality among Roma and traveller communities in the UK, Ireland, and other
countries: a systematic review.
Dagli, Arav and Webb, Roger T (2025) BMC Psychiatry, 25, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06752-0

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Irish drugs policy with Tony Duffin. [Video]
Drugs Unwrapped podcast. (2025) Barod.

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The situation of young people in the European Union. EU youth report 2024
European Commission, European Education and Culture Executive Agency. (2025) Luxembourg:
Publications Office of the European Union.

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CEART podcast. Youth crime with Dr Sean Redmond. [Audio]
Redmond, Sean (2025)

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Associations between ultra-processed food and drink consumption and biomarkers of chronic low-grade
inflammation: exploring the mediating role of adiposity
Millar, Seán R (2025) European Journal of Nutrition, 64, (4). doi.org/10.1007/s00394-025-03666-1

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Alcohol Action Ireland submission on Ireland’s next suicide reduction policy
(2025) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland

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Seasonality of alcohol consumption and associated harms
(2025) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland

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Alcohol and domestic, sexual & gender-based violence.
(2025) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland.

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Policy briefing. The sale and marketing of zero alcohol drinks
(2025) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland

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Briefing note. Research on public perceptions on sexual violence in Ireland
(2025) Dublin: Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

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Smoking and e-cigarette use in young adults with disabilities
Hanafin, Joan et al (2025) BMC Public Health, 25, (1). doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22542-5

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Prevalence of gambling in Northern Ireland 2024.
(2025) Belfast: Department for Communities

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Sharing the Vision: implementation plan 2025 - 2027
(2025) Dublin: Health Service Executive and Department of Health

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HSE drugs and alcohol helpline and the HSE HIV and sexual health helpline annual report 2023
Dooley, Aileen (2025) Dublin: Health Service Executive.

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HSE Capital plan 2025 - building and equipment
(2025) Dublin: Health Service Executive

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Sport Ireland anti-doping annual report 2024
(2025) Dublin: Sport Ireland

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Alcohol Action Ireland annual review 2024
(2025) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland

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Health & wellbeing and public health key performance indicator metadata 2025
(2025) Dublin: Health Service Executive

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HSE data management and performance profile reports 2024
(2025) Dublin: Health Service Executive

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International publications
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The experiences of adults experiencing homelessness when accessing and using psychosocial
interventions: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis
O'Leary, Chris et al (2025) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 21, (2). doi.org/10.1002/cl2.70036

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Recovery housing for substance use disorder: a systematic review
Vilsaint, Corrie L et al (2025) Frontiers in Public Health, 13. doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1506412

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Drug-related hospital statistics: Scotland 2023 to 2024
(2025) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

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Association between risk propensity and substance use: a multilevel meta-analysis
Wang, Chia-Wen et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 271.
doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112640

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Demographics and use of an addiction helpline for concerned significant others: observational study
Chernick, Rachel et al (2025) Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27. doi.org/10.2196/55621

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Stepped care, stepped care "lite" & matching intervention components to individual mental health
needs: a rapid scoping review of mental health and substance use interventions for post-secondary
students
Brennenstuhl, Sarah et al (2025) PLoS ONE, 20, (3). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319473

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Quality indicators for substance use disorder care: a scoping review protocol
Richards, Ti-Amo DeRuz et al (2025) BMJ Open, 15, (3). doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085216

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Trainer’s manual on care and treatment of persons with substance use disorders in prisons
Vulić Kralj, Olivera (2025) Brussels: Council of Europe

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Workforce outcomes among substance use peer supports: a scoping review of individual and
organizational influences
Bell, Justin S et al (2024) Frontiers in Public Health, 12. doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1515264

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Frameworks used to engage postsecondary students in campus mental health research: a scoping review
Cleverley, Kristin et al (2025) Health Expectations, 28, (2). doi.org/10.1111/hex.70144

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Safe spaces for youth mental health: a scoping review
Meherali, Salima et al (2025) PLoS ONE, 20, (4). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321074

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How effective are remote and/or digital interventions as part of alcohol and drug treatment and
recovery support? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Kwan, Irene et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70021

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Exploring plant-based nutrition for patients with substance use disorders: a scoping review of
dietary intake and potential applications.
Lewis, Joshua E et al (2025) Substance Use & Addiction Journal, Early online.
doi.org/10.1177/29767342251323361

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Behind the walls: a guide to harm reduction access and practices in prisons
Shaw, G and Rigoni, R (2025) Amsterdam: Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network

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An assessment of publicly reported incidents of illicit diversion and falsification of medicines
MEDICRIME Unit, Directorate General: Human Rights and Rule of Law. (2025) Strasbourg: European
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"You take care of people, people will take care of you": moral economies and an unpredictable drug
market
Gould, Erin E et al (2025) PloS one, 20, (4). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320423

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Intestinal barrier damage caused by addictive substance use disorder
Gao, Yan et al (2025) European Journal of Medical Research, 30. doi.org/10.1186/s40001-025-02446-1

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The landscape of ketamine use disorder: patient experiences and perspectives on current treatment
options
Harding, Rebecca E et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70073

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The psychostimulant drug, fenethylline (captagon): health risks, addiction and the global impact of
illicit trade
Ogwu, Matthew Chidozie et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 15.
doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2025.100323

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Four decades of overdose prevention centres: lessons for the future from a realist review
Keemink, Jolie R et al (2025) Harm Reduction Journal, 22. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01178-z

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Defining terminology and outcome measures for evaluating overdose response technology: an
international Delphi study.
Rioux, William et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online, doi.org/10.1111/dar.14055.

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Naloxone dosing by non-medical first-responders at opioid overdoses: findings from a qualitative
interview study
Neale, Joanne et al (2025) Harm Reduction Journal, 22. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01203-1

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Risk of relapse following discharge from non-hospital residential opioid use disorder treatment: a
systematic review of studies published from 2018 to 2022
Ware, Owen D et al (2025) Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 16. pp. 105-118.
doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S440214

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Not just fentanyl: understanding the complexities of the unregulated opioid supply through results
from a drug checking service in British Columbia, Canada.
Gonzalez-Nieto, Pablo et al (2025) International Journal of Drug Policy, 138.
doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104751

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Are treatment services ready for the use of big data analytics and AI in managing opioid use
disorder?
Amer, Matthew et al (2025) Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27. doi: 10.2196/58723

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Buprenorphine treatment in pregnancy and maternal-infant outcomes
Krishnapura, Sunaya R et al (2025) JAMA Health Forum, 6, (4.11).
doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.1814

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Association of recreational cannabis legalization with changes in medical, illegal, and total
cannabis expenditures in Canada.
McDonald, André J et al (2025) International Journal of Drug Policy, 139.
doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104793

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Effects of legal access versus illegal market cannabis on use and mental health: a randomized
controlled trial
Baltes-Flueckiger, Lavinia et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70080

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Legalizing youth-friendly cannabis edibles and extracts and adolescent cannabis use
Mital, Shweta and Nguyen, Hai V (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (4). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5819

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Routes of marijuana use - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 22 U.S. States and two
territories, 2022
Quader, Zerleen S et al (2025) MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 74, (12), pp. 198-204.
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Convergence of cannabis and psychosis on the dopamine system
Ahrens, Jessica et al (2025) JAMA Psychiatry, Early online. 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.0432

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Dose-response relationship between blood concentrations of THC and crash culpability risk: an
updated meta-regression of culpability studies
Albrecht, Matthew A et al (2025) Drug Science, Policy and Law, Early online.
doi.org/10.1177/20503245251323344

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The relationship between cannabis and cardiovascular disease: clearing the haze
Chandy, Mark et al (2025) Nature Reviews. Cardiology, Early online.
doi.org/10.1038/s41569-025-01121-6

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Cannabis use disorder emergency department visits and hospitalizations and 5-year mortality
Myran, Daniel T et al (2025) JAMA Network Open, 8, (2). 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.57852

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Cannabis use disorder and mortality among patients with colon cancer
Cuomo, Raphael E (2025) Annals of Epidemiology, 106. pp. 8-10.
doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.04.012

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The differential effects of medicinal cannabis on mental health: a systematic review
de Bode, Nora et al (2025) Clinical Psychology Review, 118. doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2025.102581

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How the alcohol industry steers governments away from effective strategies to curb drink driving:
insights from advertising research.
(2025) New York: Vital Strategies

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The language of alcohol: similarities and differences in how drinkers and policymakers frame alcohol
consumption
Moreton, Emma et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/dar.14056

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Trends in alcohol-specific deaths in England, 2001–22: an observational study
Oldham, Melissa et al (2025) The Lancet Psychiatry, Early online. DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(25)00047-7

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Alcohol harm across the drinking spectrum
Mottershaw, Abigail et al (2025) London: Alcohol Change UK.

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Alcohol and legitimate victimhood: analysing Reddit posts to understand perceptions of alcohol's
role in drink spiking and sexual violence
Caluzzi, Gabriel et al (2025) International Journal of Drug Policy, 138.
doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104743

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The relationship between alcohol-related content on social media and alcohol outcomes in young
adults: a scoping review.
Steers, Mai-Ly N et al (2025) Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 45, (1).
doi.org/10.35946/arcr.v45.1.04

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“A sporty, healthy twist?”: interrogating the deployment of health and wellness discourses in No and
Low alcohol (NoLo) marketing and consumer practices.
Nicholls, Emily (2025) Journal of Marketing Management, Early online.
doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2025.2495339

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Diagnostic validity of drinking behaviour for identifying alcohol use disorder: findings from a
representative sample of community adults and an inpatient clinical sample
Garber, Molly L et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70037

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A systematic review of the economic evidence surrounding the management of alcohol withdrawal.
Quelch, Darren et al (2025) Drug and Alcohol Review, doi.org/10.1111/dar.14053

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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder identification in Australia: a qualitative analysis of perspectives
from psychologists and individuals with lived and living experience.
Kerimofski, Katherine L et al (2025) Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, Early online.
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Prevalence, trends and outcomes from smoking in elective surgical systems: a secondary analysis of a
prospective observational cohort study across 442 hospitals from 29 countries across Europe
STARSurg Collaborative. (2025) The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Early online.
doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101282

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Perspectives, motivations, and experiences of adolescents and young adults using nicotine vapes: a
qualitative review
Biles, Jessica et al (2025) Health Promotion International, 40, (2). doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf007

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Changes in vaping trends since the announcement of an impending ban on disposable vapes: a
population study in Great Britain.
Jackson, Sarah E et al (2025) Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1111/add.70057

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Methodologies and estimates of social costs of gambling: a scoping review
Hautamäki, Sari et al (2025) Social Science & Medicine, 371 doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117940

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A healthcare needs assessment on gambling harm
(2025) Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland

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Gambling disorder comorbidity a narrative review
Sharma, Rishi and Weinstein, Aviv (2025) Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 27, (1), pp. 1-18.
doi.org/10.1080/19585969.2025.2484288

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Rise of netholicism: a comprehensive review of internet addiction among today's youth
Kumar, Yogesh and Dhakar, Om P (2025) Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 14. DOI:
10.4103/jehp.jehp_394_24

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News
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Over 1 million units of illegal medicines detained by the HPRA in 2024
[Health Products Regulatory Authority] (30 Apr 2025)

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The well-being and relationships of 25-year-olds in Ireland – What CSO data tells us.
[CSO] O’Farrell, Katie (28 Apr 2025)

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Minister Murnane O’Connor announces €1.89 million funding for community-based drugs services
[Department of Health] (25 Apr 2025)

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Crackdown on legal semi-synthetic cannabis planned, but no public information campaign on risks
[Independent.ie] O'Regan, Eilish (25 Apr 2025)

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HRB reports a continued decline in problem opioid use among younger people
[Health Research Board] (16 Apr 2025)

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EASL calls on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to defend alcohol labelling regulations and put public health
first
[The European Association for the Study of the Liver] (10 Apr 2025)

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Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan opens Community Safety Fund 2025 for applications.
[Department of Justice] (07 Apr 2025)

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Advertising zero-alcohol drinks ‘flagrant breach’ of laws, campaign group claims.
[Irish Times] Bowers, Shauna (05 Apr 2025)

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Non-compliant vapes sold by over 20% of retailers inspected by HSE
[thejournal.ie] Devlin, Patricia (05 Apr 2025)

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An effective and humane approach to drug policies
[Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights] (04 Apr 2025)

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Reducing Ireland’s alcohol consumption a key strategy for reducing domestic violence
[Alcohol Action Ireland] (02 Apr 2025)

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Dail Debates
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Oireachtas debates
Dáil Éireann debate. Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2025: First stage. [
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Questions 589 – illicit trade. [
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Questions 605 – Tax reliefs [Alcohol advertising]. [
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Questions 616 – Revenue Commissioners [detection]. [
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Seanad Éireann debate. Vol. 305 No.6 – Order of Business [Alcohol labelling]. [
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Question 265 – Departmental policies [Vaping]. [
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Question 268 – Alcohol advertising. [
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Questions 197 – Gambling sector. [
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Question 1050 – Legislative reviews [Alcohol labelling]. [
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Question 347 – Airport security. [
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Question 436 – Disability diagnoses. [
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Questions 691 – Gambling sector. [
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Questions 707, 747 – Alcohol sales. [
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Vol. 680 No.1 – Tobacco products. [
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Vol. 1065 No. 4 – Diverting young people from criminal activity: statements (resumed). [
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Question 197 – Gambling sector. [
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Questions 341, 691 – Cannabis for medicinal use [Cannabinoids]. [
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Vol. 1065 No. 3 – Diverting young people from criminal activity: statements. [
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Question 571 – Courts service. [
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Question 572 – Prison service. [
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Question 826 – Departmental data [Deaths in Dublin]. [
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