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This November issue of the newsletter includes links to Irish and international publications related
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The landscape of substance misuse and its impact on the communities of Tallaght’s Drugs and Alcohol
Task Force.
Fitzpatrick, Finbarr (2021) Dublin: Tallaght Drug & Alcohol Task Force.

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It’s like we’re the forgotten ... An exploration of the issues affecting older people in Ballyfermot
who are experiencing problematic drug and alcohol use.
Deane, Audry (2021) Dublin: Ballyfermot Local Drugs and Alcohol Taskforce.

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Mid term review of the national drug strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery and strategic
priorities 2021-2025.
Drugs Policy and Social Inclusion Unit (2021) Dublin: Department of Health.

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Impact of changes in controlled drugs legislation on benzodiazepine receptor agonist prescribing in
Ireland: a repeated cross-sectional study.
Cadogan, Cathal A et al (2021) European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 77, (6), pp. 903-912.

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Informing & supporting change: drug and alcohol misuse among people on probation supervision in
Ireland.
Rooney, Louise (2021) Dublin: Probation Service.

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A practitioner’s response to ‘tackling substance misuse from a problem-solving justice approach’.
McNamara, Clare (2021) Irish Probation Journal, 18, pp. 129-136.

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‘We cannot do this alone’ – a co-designed, multi-departmental strategy to increase the employment
prospects of people with criminal records.
Cafferty, Siobhan (2021) Irish Probation Journal, 18, pp. 91-108.

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Substance misuse and supervision: an examination of drug and alcohol misuse among probation service
clients.
Rooney, Louise (2021) Irish Probation Journal, 18, 137 -158

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Efficacy and safety of electronic cigarettes as a smoking cessation intervention: a systematic
review and network meta-analysis.
Quigley, Joan M et al (2021) Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, Early online.
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Friends and family matter most: a trend analysis of increasing e-cigarette use among Irish teenagers
and socio-demographic, personal, peer and familial associations.
Hanafin, Joan et al (2021) BMC Public Health, 21, (1), 1988.

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Video: The community response to the drugs crisis.
(2021) Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

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Health in Ireland - Key trends 2021.
(2021) Dublin: Department of Health.

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Liver injury, hypoalbuminaemia and severe SARS-CoV-2 infection
Foley, Clare Elizabeth et al (2021) Gut, Early online. /10.1136/gutjnl-2021-324570

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Driver attitudes & behaviour survey 2020.
O'Mahony, John (2021) Dublin: Road Safety Authority.

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A 6-month randomized trial of a smartphone application, UControlDrink, in aiding recovery in alcohol
use disorder.
A 6-month randomized trial of a smartphone application, UControlDrink, in aiding recovery in alcohol
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Propofol misuse in Ireland - Two case reports and a review of the literature.
Gwiazda, Sara et al (2021) Forensic Science International, 326. p. 110909.
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Online alcohol sales and home delivery: An international policy review and systematic literature
review.
Colbert, Stephanie et al (2021) Health Policy, 125, (9), pp. 1222-1237.
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Baclofen in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in opioid-dependent patients.
Gibbons, Zorina et al (2021) Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems, Early online

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Ireland's inadequate alcohol warning labelling legislation.
Houghton, Frank and O'Mahony, Cáitlín (2021) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online.
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Antidepressant medication prescribing patterns in Irish general practice from 2016 to 2020 to assess
for long-term use.
McCool, Aoibhin et al (2021) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online.
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A high prevalence of genetic polymorphisms in idiopathic and alcohol-associated chronic pancreatitis
patients in Ireland.
Ní Chonchubhair, Hazel M et al (2021) HPB, 23, (2), pp. 231-237.
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Easter eggs & ‘Easter eggs’: alcohol branded chocolate eggs & intoxigenic environments in Ireland.
Houghton, Frank (2021) South Eastern Journal of Public Health, XVI.
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Video: Pushing boundaries & crossing borders. Presentation on the campaign for a supervised
injecting facility in Dublin, Ireland.
McCann, Eugene and Duffin, Tony (2021) In: The 5th European Harm Reduction Conference, 11 November
2021,

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Audio: Breaking the cycle of drug use.
Ruane, Lynn and D'Arcy, Ray (2021) Dublin: RTE radio.

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HSE update on drug market trends.
(2021) Dublin: HSE drugs.ie.

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Report of the Joint Committee on the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Online
Safety and Media Regulation Bill.
(2021) Dublin: Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media

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Access to mental health services for people in the criminal justice system.
Finnerty, Siobhan and Gilheaney, Patricia (2021) Dublin: Mental Health Commission.

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Probation re-offending statistics 2017.
(2021) Cork: Central Statistics Office.

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Keyworker mediated enhancement of physical health in patients with first episode psychosis: a
feasibility/acceptability study.
Broughan, John et al (2021) Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Early online. doi: 10.1111/eip.13234

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The Alternative Pre-hospital Pathway team: reducing conveyances to the emergency department through
patient centered Community Emergency Medicine.
Patton, Andrew et al (2021) BMC Emergency Medicine, 21, (1), p. 138.
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Tackling intimate relationship abuse among 18-25s: considerations for a peer supported approach.
(2021) Dublin: Women's Aid.

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Ripe for Reform: An Analytical Review of Three Years of Court Reporting on Child Care Proceedings
Corbett, Maria and Coulter, Carol (2021) Dublin: Child Care Law Reporting Project.

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Protective factors for LGBTI+ youth wellbeing: a scoping review underpinned by Recognition Theory.
Ceatha, Nerilee et al (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18,
(21), p. 11682. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111682

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Electronic cigarette use in 12 European countries. Results from the TackSHS survey.
Gallus, Silvano et al (2021) Journal of Epidemiology, Early online.
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Community Healthcare West annual report 2020.
HSE Community Healthcare West (2021) Galway: Health Service Executive.

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Ana Liffey Drug Project annual report 2020.
(2021) Dublin: Ana Liffey Drug Project

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HIV Ireland annual report 2020.
(2021) Dublin: HIV Ireland.

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Recorded crime detection 2020.
(2021) Dublin: Central Statistics Office

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SSA annual conference 2021, 4 - 5 November 2021, HRB posters
Kelleher, Cathy. Characteristics of concerned persons accessing addiction treatment services in
their own right: a secondary analysis of existing Irish health data for 2010-2020.
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Condron, Ita. Profile of cases accessing gambling treatment in Ireland using national treatment
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Lyons, Suzi. Poster: Characteristics associated with suicide among people who use drugs in Ireland
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Carew, Anne Marie. Poster: Estimating need for alcohol treatment using national treatment
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EMCDDA (2021) Spotlight series
Performance- and image-enhancing drugs [link removed] [
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Assessing drug consumption rooms and longer term (5 year) impacts on community and clients.
Tran, Vincent et al (2021) Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 14. pp. 4639-4647.

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Learning about and destigmatizing substance use disorders: a video-based educational module using
simulated patients.
Fuehrlein, Brian et al (2021) Academic Psychiatry, doi: 10.1007/s40596-021-01559-z.

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Attitudes toward organ donation for persons who have a substance use disorder relative to other
health conditions.
.Grubb, Caitlyn J et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12. 698645.

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Impact of early life stress on reward circuit function and regulation.
Hanson, Jamie et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12. 744690

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Adverse Childhood Experiences in relation to drug and alcohol use in the 30 days prior to
incarceration in a county jail.
Eaves, Emery R et al (2021) International Journal of Prisoner Health, 17, (2), pp. 142-155

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The Global Drug Policy Index 2021.
Nougier, Marie and Cots Fernández, Adria (2021) London: Harm Reduction Consortium.

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A review of the existing literature and evidence on young people experiencing harms from alcohol and
drugs in Scotland.
(2021) Edinburgh: Scottish Government.

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The WHO Prison Health Framework: a framework for assessment of prison health system performance.
(2021) Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe.

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[Video] “I walked through Recovery’s door”: Margaret’s story of fighting drug addiction after
prison.
(2021) WHO Regional Office for Europe.

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United Nations system common position on incarceration.
2021) New York: United Nations.

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Webinar video: Options and developments in residential rehabilitation and support.
Scottish Drugs Forum. (2021)

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Making rehab work. Mapping the route to make specialist care for people with complex needs
accessible.
Pattinson, Mike and Crowley, Kevin (2021) London: Phoenix Futures.

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The impact of disinvestment on alcohol and drug treatment delivery and outcomes: a systematic
review.
Roscoe, Suzie et al (2021) BMC Public Health, 21, (1), 2140.

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Management of high-need, high-cost patients: a “best fit” framework synthesis, realist review, and
systematic review.
Berkman, Nancy et al (2021) Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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Peers who volunteer: a guide on how to support people with lived experience.
(2021) London: Russell Webster and Revolving Doors Agency.

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Adult substance misuse treatment statistics 2020 to 2021: report.
Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (2021) London: Gov.UK.

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Multisystemic Therapy for social, emotional, and behavioural problems in youth age 10 to 17: an
updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
Littell, Julia H et al (2021) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 17, (4), e1158.

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The children's rights perspective in addiction services.
Fuller, Caroline and Hansen Rodriguez, Gisela (2021) Hamburg: Dianova.

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The impact of relaxation of methadone take-home protocols on treatment outcomes in the COVID-19 era.
Amram, Ofer et al (2021) The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, doi:
10.1080/00952990.2021.1979991

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A systematic review of trial-based economic evaluations of internet- and mobile-based interventions
for substance use disorders.
Buntrock, Claudia et al (2021) European Journal of Public Health, 31, (31 Suppl 1), i19-i28.

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United States: Provisional monthly national and state-level drug overdose death counts.
National Center for Health Statistics (2021)

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Integrating HIV services and other health services: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
. Bulstra, Caroline A et al (2021) PLoS Medicine, 18, (11), e1003836.

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Deaths from 'diseases of despair' in Britain: comparing suicide, alcohol-related and drug-related
mortality for birth cohorts in Scotland, England and Wales, and selected cities.
Walsh, David et al (2021) Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 75, (12), pp. 1195-1201

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Assessing open science and citizen science in addictions and substance use research: a scoping
review.
Scheibein, Florian et al (2021) International Journal of Drug Policy, 100. 103505.

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Conceptualizing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with opioid use disorder: an
application of the social ecological model.
Cowan, Ethan et al (2021) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 16, (1), p. 4

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Big data and predictive modelling for the opioid crisis: existing research and future potential.
Bharat, Chrianna et al (2021) The Lancet. Digital health, 3, (6), e397-e407.

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Agonist treatment for opioid dependence syndrome: the impact of current understanding upon
recommendations for policy initiatives.
Dickson, Cheryl et al (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18,
(19), 10155.

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Early innovations in opioid use disorder treatment and harm reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic:
a scoping review.
Krawczyk, Noa et al (2021) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 16. 68.

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Service needs for corrections-involved parents with a history of problematic opioid use: a community
needs assessment.
Clark, Miriam et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychology, 12. 667389.

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Effectiveness of incentivised adherence and abstinence monitoring in buprenorphine maintenance: a
pragmatic, randomised controlled trial.
Elarabi, Hesham Farouk et al (2021) Addiction, 116, (9), pp. 2398-2408. doi: 10.1111/add.15394

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Deep vein thrombosis in intravenous drug users: an invisible global health burden.
Jain, Nidhi et al (2021) Cureus, 13, (10), e18457.

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Internet sourcing and UK end consumer trend interest in the controlled medicines (opioids, sedatives
and GABA drugs) in pre and post COVID-19 timeframes.
Whitfield, Mark et al (2021) Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health, 1, (100027)

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The use of medical cannabis in pediatric palliative care: a case series.
Divisic, Antuan et al (2021) Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 47. 229.

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Cannabis education resources for parents: an environmental scan and critical content analysis in the
context of legalization.
Jenkins, Emily et al (2021) Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy,
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Medical cannabis and epilepsy in the UK – a qualitative analysis of the carers’ perspective: “We're
asking for quality of life for our children”
Schlag, Ann Katrin et al (2021) Drug Science, Policy and Law,
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Video: Webinar: Cannabis control approaches across Europe.
(2021) EMCDDA.

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The ethics and management of cannabis use in pregnancy following decriminalisation and licensing for
medical use: narrative review.
Towobola, Abdulazeez et al (2021) BJPsych Bulletin,doi: 10.1192/bjb.2021.102

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Children with problem drinking parents in Sweden: prevalence and risk of adverse consequences in a
national cohort born in 2001.
Ramstedt, Mats et al (2021) Drug and Alcohol Review, doi: 10.1111/dar.13406

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What works. Alcohol and other drug interventions in prisons.
Bartle, Jarryd et al (2021) Melbourne: 360Edge.

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Employment trajectories among those treated for alcohol use disorder: a register-based cohort study.
Christiansen, Solveig Glestad and Moan, Inger Synnøve (2021) Addiction,doi: 10.1111/add.15726

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Oral and written communication skills of adolescents with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) compared
with those with no/low PAE: a systematic review.
Kippin, Natalie R et al (2021) International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 56, (4),
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Characteristics associated with high-intensity binge drinking in alcohol use disorder.
Gowin, Joshua L et al (2021) Frontiers in Psychology, 12. 750395.

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UNODC Synthetic drug strategy 2021-2025.
(2021) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

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Treatment for stimulant use disorders.
(2021) Rockville, MD: SAMHSA.

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NPS discovery dashboard [United States].
Center for Forensic Science Research & Education (2021)

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WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025.
(2021) Geneva: World Health Organization.

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What helps and what hinders the creation of a smoke-free home: a qualitative study of fathers in
Scotland.
O'Donnell, Rachel et al (2021) Nicotine & Tobacco Research, (ntab228).

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Subtypes of smokers in a randomized controlled trial of a web-based smoking cessation program and
their role in predicting intervention non-usage attrition: Implications for the development of
tailored interventions.
Wen, Si et al (2021) Internet Interventions, 26.100473.

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Current and past trends in tobacco and e-cigarette use and the impact of control measures: an
analysis of survey data and other evidence.
Benson, Amelia et al (2021) London: NatCen Social Research.

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New inspector to be appointed in drug injection centre case.
[Irish Times] (29 Nov 2021)

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Government moves to reduce alcohol consumption await EU scrutiny.
[Irish Examiner] Murray, Sean (29 Nov 2021)

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Women being forced into sex to pay drug debts as intimidation rises.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (27 Nov 2021)

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Open consultation – Review of alcohol licensing.
[Department of Justice] (25 Nov 2021)

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RSA and An Garda Síochána highlight life-changing impact of drink driving at Christmas and New Year
in road safety appeal.
[Road Safety Authority] (25 Nov 2021)

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Ministers Donnelly and Feighan welcome further commencement of provisions of the Public Health
(Alcohol) Act.
[Department of Health] (24 Nov 2021)

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'Growing concern' at level of intimidation by drugs gangs.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (23 Nov 2021)

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Citizens’ Assembly on drugs should take place next year, campaign group says.
[Irish Times] Beesley, Arthur (18 Nov 2021)

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Drug-related intimidation 'normalised' way of resolving disputes, seminar hears.
[Irish Examiner] Murray, Sean (17 Nov 2021)

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How Ireland's smoking rates compare to rest of Europe.
[Irish Examiner] Hoare, Padraig (16 Nov 2021)

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Forensic lab prioritising large drug seizures over personal use cases.
[thejournal.ie] O'Connor, Niall (16 Nov 2021)

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Drugs seized at Ireland's ports 'could be as low' as 5-10% of total trafficked into the country.
[Irish Examiner] O'Keeffe, Cormac (16 Nov 2021)

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Surge in health issues after alcohol used as a crutch during pandemic.
[Independent.ie] (15 Nov 2021)

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How recreational drug use contributes to environmental damage.
[Irish Times] (15 Nov 2021)

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'Relatively few' incidents of injection spiking, say emergency medicine doctors.
[thejournal.ie] (13 Nov 2021)

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New laws on alcohol advertising during sports and children's events come into force today.
[thejournal.ie] (12 Nov 2021)

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Ministers welcome new measures on alcohol advertising and alcohol sponsorship of events.
[Department of Health] (12 Nov 2021)

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Ministers welcome allocation of Dormant Accounts Funding for Justice Initiatives.
[Department of Justice] (12 Nov 2021)

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Students take a stand against 'drink spiking'
[Irish Examiner] (04 Nov 2021)

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UNAIDS calls for action against the criminalization of people who use drugs and for community-led
harm reduction programmes.
[UNAIDS] (01 Nov 2021)

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Dail Debates
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Oireachtas debates
Written answer 132 (Question to Justice) (spiking) [57994/21]. [
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Written answer 154 – Drug dealing [Drug-related intimidation] [58050/21]. [
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Written answer 183 - An Garda Síochána [driving Cavan] [57042/21]. [
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Seanad - Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion [Alcohol]. [
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Dail -Questions [Medicinal cannabis]. [
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Written answer 160 - Crime data. [
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Seanad - Order of business [Taskforces and alcohol]. [
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Dail Questions on promised legislation [Citizen's assembley]. [
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Seanad - Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach. [
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Dáil - Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed). [
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Seanad Eireann debate - Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage - SECTION 4. [
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Seanad - Order of Business [Tallaght Drugs and Alcohol Task Force]. [
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Dail - Questions on promised legislation. [
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Dail - Topical Issue Debate - drug dealing. [
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Joint Committee on Health debate. General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling
Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health. [
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Seanad. Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage. [
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