HRB National Drugs Library e-newsletter volume 18, issue 8

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Irish-related publications

European web survey on drugs 2021: Irish results.

Mongan, Deirdre and Killeen, Nicki and Evans, David and Millar, Sean R and Keenan, Eamon and Galvin, Brian (2022) Dublin: Health Research Board

Irish syringe analysis pilot project.

McNamara, Sinead and Killeen, Nicki and Stokes, Siobhan and Keenan, Eamonn (2022) Dublin: HSE National Social Inclusion Office.

Emerging drug trends and festival drug-testing [audio].

Killeen, Nicki and Tubridy, Ryan and Zamparelli, Jennifer (2022) RTE radio

Posttraumatic growth following a drug-related death: a family perspective.

O'Callaghan, Daniel et al (2022) Death Studies, Early online. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2022.2108943

Substance use and self-harm emergency department presentations during COVID19: evidence from a National Clinical Programme for Self-Harm.

Maguire, E et al (2022) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2022.36

The occurrence and co-occurrence of ACEs and their relationship to mental health in the United States and Ireland.

McCutchen, Christa et al (2022) Child Abuse & Neglect, 129. 105681

The suicide hierarchy.

O'Carroll, Austin (2022) BJGP Life

The alcohol file 2022.

(2022) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland

Getting older and alcohol.

(2022) Dublin: Health Service Executive

Alcohol and psoriasis for the dermatologist: know, screen, intervene.

Kearney, Niamh and Kirby, Brian (2022) American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-022-00713-z

Regulation of gambling advertising

McLoughlin, Eoin and Heery, Emily (2022) Dublin: Oireachtas Library and Research Service

Has the national fall in smoking rates in Ireland been replicated in cancer patients? a 5-year report.

Fitzpatrick, Patricia et al (2022) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (4).

A process evaluation of 'we can quit': a community-based smoking cessation intervention targeting women from areas of socio-disadvantage in Ireland.

Darker, Catherine D et al (2022) BMC Public Health, 22, (1), p. 1528

Connecting the person by removing the stigma: why Ireland should follow the Portuguese model of drug decriminalisation

Finucane, Aisling and Moran Stritch, Jennifer (2022) South Eastern European Journal of Public Health, 6. doi: 10.11576/seejph-5768

‘Prepped for prison’? Experiences of exclusionary school practices and involvement with the justice system.

Liston, Lindsey (2022) Irish Journal of Sociology, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F07916035221108989

Youth work with young people in Direct Provision and those seeking asylum: practice guidelines to support youth workers.

(2022) Dublin: Youth Work Ireland

Screening for autism spectrum condition through inner city homeless services in the Republic of Ireland.

Boilson, A M et al (2022) Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05669-x

A profile of families experiencing homelessness in the Dublin Region, 2019.

Matthews, Zach (2022) Dublin: Dublin Region Homeless Executive.

Sober curious? A psychologist's tips for cutting down on alcohol.

Delmar, Niamh (2022) RTE LIfestyle

Dangers of buying prescription medicines online.

Health Products Regulatory Authority. (2022)

Sheds for life: health and wellbeing outcomes of a tailored community-based health promotion initiative for men's sheds in Ireland.

McGrath, Aisling et al (2022) BMC Public Health, 22. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13964-6

Family focused practice in adult mental health care. A guidance document for the development of family-focused practice across Galway/Roscommon Adult Mental Health Services

Galway Roscommon Adult Mental Health Service, Mental Health Social Work Department. (2022) Galway: HSE Mental Health Services.

I must be some person: accounts from street sex workers in Ireland.

Minescu, Anca et al (2022) Limerick: University of Limerick.

Planet Youth Survey: Galway, Mayo, Roscommon 2020.

(2022) Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force, Planet Youth

Public health matters podcast.

Institute of Public Health (2022) Dublin: Institute of Public Health.

Provisional crime statistics 2022 (to end June 2022).

(2022) Dublin: An Garda Siochana.

Policing Authority assessment of policing performance 2022.

(2022) Dublin: Policing Authority.

National Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) annual report 2021.

Eogan, Maeve (2022) Dublin: National Sexual Assault Treatment Unit.

Our rural future: 2022 work programme.

Department of Rural and Community Development. (2022) Dublin: Government of Ireland.

International publications

Intersecting substance use treatment and harm reduction services: exploring the characteristics and service needs of a community-based sample of people who use drugs

Krawczyk, Noa et al (2022) Harm Reduction Journal, 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00676-8

Encouraging a ‘generational shift’ in the UKs relationship with drugs. A commentary on the new UK drug strategy. What can be achieved with drug prevention?

Harry Sumnall (2022) International Journal of Drug Policy, 109, 103841

Childhood trauma, the brain and the social world. A short guide about the importance of social relationships for mental health.

McCrory, Eamon (2022) London: UK Trauma Council.

Is a brain-based understanding of addiction predominant? An assessment of addiction researchers' conceptions of addiction and their evaluation of brain-based explanations.

Ochterbeck, Doris and Forberger, Sarah (2022) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. doi: 10.1111/dar.13520

Editorial: Dual disorders (addictive and concomitant psychiatric disorders): mechanisms and treatment.

Vorspan, Florence et al (2022) Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.975674

A systematic review of genetic polymorphisms associated with bipolar disorder comorbid to substance abuse

de Marco, Adriano et al (2022) Genes, 13, (8).

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and alcohol and drug use comorbidity at 25 US level I trauma centers.

Nguyen, Jefferson et al (2022) Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 7. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-000913

Capacity-building in community-based drug treatment services.

Cole, Michael J (2022) Health and Human Rights, 24, (1), pp. 189-202.

Editorial: Unraveling vulnerability factors in addiction drug use and potential treatments.

Montesinos, Jorge et al (2022) Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.958492

Monitoring the Future Panel Study annual report: National data on substance use among adults ages 19 to 60, 1976-2021.

Patrick, Megan E et al (2022) Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.

A realist evaluation of residential treatment of adults with substance use disorder: development of an initial programme theory.

De Salis, Henry F et al (2022) Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-022-00290-8

Music therapy for people with substance use disorders.

Ghetti, Claire et al (2022) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (5). Art. no.: CD012576. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012576.pub3

Public health dimension of the world drug problem.

Report by the Director-General. World Health Organization (2022) Geneva: WHO.

50th session of the Human Rights Council: drug policy highlights.

(2022) London: Harm Reduction International.

Special section on compulsory drug treatment and rehabilitation, health, and human rights.

(2022) Health and Human Rights Journal, 24, (1).

Role of melatonin in the management of substance addiction: a systematic review.

Das, Arani et al (2022) Cureus, 14, (7). doi: 10.7759/cureus.26764

A systematic review and behaviour change technique analysis of remotely delivered alcohol and/or substance misuse interventions for adults.

Howlett, Neil et al (2022) Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 239. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109597

Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school‐based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use.

Wolfenden, Luke et al (2022) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (8), Art. no.: CD011677. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011677.pub3

A high-sugar diet consumption, metabolism and health impacts with a focus on the development of substance use disorder: a narrative review

Volpicelli, Joseph R and Menzies, Percy (2022) Nutrients, 14, (14). doi: 10.3390/nu14142940

Addressing adolescent substance use with a public health prevention framework: the case for harm reduction.

Winer, James Michael et al (2022) Annals of Medicine, 54, (1), pp. 2123-2136.

The challenges, opportunities and strategies of engaging young people who use drugs in harm reduction: insights from young people with lived and living experience.

Stowe, M-J et al (2022) Harm Reduction Journal, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00663-z

Quality of life and its correlated factors among patients with substance use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Armoon, Bahram et al (2022) Archives of Public Health, 80, (1), p. 179. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00940-0

Commissioning quality standard: alcohol and drug treatment and recovery guidance.

(2022) London: Office for Health Improvement & Disparities.

The Scottish drug checking project

CREW 2000, University of Stirling (2022)

Association of screening and brief intervention with substance use in Massachusetts middle and high schools.

Levy, Sharon et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (8).

What’s contaminating Toronto’s drug supply? insights from samples checked by Toronto’s drug checking service January 1 - December 31, 2021.

(2022) Toronto: Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation.

Trends in the availability and type of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, June 2021 - May 2022.

(2022) Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Portholes: exploring the maritime Balkan routes.

Scaturro, Ruggero and Kemp, Walter (2022) Geneva: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

Substance use and common contributors to morbidity: a genetics perspective.

Sanchez-Roige, et al (2022) EBioMedicine, 83. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104212

Substance use disorder and suicide-related behaviour around dates of parental death and its anniversaries: a register-based cohort study.

Hiyoshi, Ayako et al (2022) The Lancet Public Health, 7, (8), e683-e693.

Breen, Paul and Butt, Asim (2022) London: Office for National Statistics.

Office for National Statistics. (2022)

Scottish drug deaths taskforce evidence paper.

(2022) Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce

National mission on drug deaths: plan 2022-2026.

(2022) Edinburgh: The Scottish Government

Can the ‘ageing cohort theory’ account for the increase in drug-related deaths?

Lewer, Dan (2022) SSA Blog

Effect of a peer-led behavioral intervention for emergency department patients at high risk of fatal opioid overdose: a randomized clinical trial.

Beaudoin, Francesca L et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (8).

Modeling the population-level impact of opioid agonist treatment on mortality among people accessing treatment between 2001 and 2020 in New South Wales, Australia

Chaillon, Antoine et al (2022) Addiction, 117, (5), pp. 1338-1352

Premature mortality in people affected by co-occurring homelessness, justice involvement, opioid dependence, and psychosis: a retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data.

Tweed, Emily J et al (2022) The Lancet. Public Health, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00159-1

Development and validation of machine models using natural language processing to classify substances involved in overdose deaths.

Goodman-Meza, David et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (8).

Association of methamphetamine and opioid use with nonfatal overdose in rural communities.

Korthuis, P Todd et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (8).

NDARC webinar series presentation. Responding to opioid overdose in the community.

Gilliver, Rosie (2022) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

NDARC webinar series presentation. Characteristics of fatal 'novel' synthetic opioid toxicity in Australia.

Darke, Shane (2022) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

Comparative effectiveness of opioid tapering or abrupt discontinuation vs no dosage change for opioid overdose or suicide for patients receiving stable long-term opioid.

Larochelle, Marc R et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (8). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26523

Effects of substance use, recovery, and non-drug-related online community participation on the risk of a use episode during remission from opioid use disorder: longitudinal observational study.

Naserianhanzaei, Elahe and Koschate-Reis, Miriam (2022) Journal of medical Internet research, 24, (8). doi: 10.2196/36555

Characteristics of prescription opioid analgesics in pregnancy and risk of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome in newborns.

Esposito, Daina B et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (8).

Infographic: opioids notifications to the Early Warning System and seizures.

EMCDDA (2022)

NDARC webinar series presentation: Feasibility and consumer acceptability of take-home fentanyl test strips.

Sutherland, Rachel (2022) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

Fentanyl purity, potency, & synthesis: real-time testing of opioid drug products in the United States.

Krotulski, Alex J et al (2022) USA: Center for Forensic Science Research and Education.

People who inject drugs: HIV and viral hepatitis monitoring.

(2022) London: Public Health England

Consolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations.

(2022) Geneva: World Health Organization

Cannabis and cannabinoids for symptomatic treatment for people with multiple sclerosis.

Filippini, Graziella et al (2022) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (5). Art. no.: CD013444. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013444.pub2

Characterization of cannabis products purchased for medical use in New York state.

Kritikos, Alexandra F and Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (8).

Frequency of adolescent cannabis smoking and vaping in the United States: Trends, disparities and concurrent substance use, 2017-19.

Keyes, Katherine M et al (2022) Addiction, 117, (8), pp. 2316-2324

Federal regulations of cannabis for public health in the United States

Liccardo Pacula, et al (2022) Los Angelus: USC Schaeffer

Estimating the effects of legalizing recreational cannabis on newly incident cannabis use

Montgomery, Barrett Wallace et al (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (7). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271720

Associations between Canada's cannabis legalization and emergency department presentations for transient cannabis-induced psychosis and schizophrenia conditions: Ontario and Alberta, 2015-2019

Callaghan, Russell C et al (2022) Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 67, (8), pp. 616-625

Impacts of recreational cannabis legalization on cannabis use: a longitudinal discordant twin study.

Zellers, Stephanie M et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16016

A cross-sectional assessment of package labels aimed at children of edible and leaf cannabis discarded in New York City.

Blumenberg, Adam (2022) Toxicology Communications, 6, (1), pp. 79-82

Content analysis of the corporate social responsibility practices of 9 major cannabis companies in Canada and the US.

Wakefield, Tanner et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (8).

Increased cannabis intake during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with worsening of depression symptoms in people with PTSD

Murkar, A et al (2022) BMC Psychiatry, 22. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-04185-7

Comparative harms assessments for cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco: risk for psychosis, cognitive impairment, and traffic accident.

Johnstad, Peter Grahl (2022) Drug Science, Policy and Law, 8. https://doi.org/10.1177/20503245221095228

Effects of prenatal alcohol and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol exposure via electronic cigarettes on motor development

Breit, Kristen R et al (2022) Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, Early online. doi: 10.1111/acer.14892

Cannabinoid content and label accuracy of hemp-derived topical products available online and at national retail stores.

Spindle, Tory R et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (7).

The Drug Science podcast #69. amphetamine, heroin and cocaine with Prof Aldo Badiani

Nutt, David (2022) London: Drug Science.

NDARC webinar series presentation. Implications of the revival of therapeutic research on psychedelic drugs.

Hall, Wayne (2022) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

Quantifying GABA in addiction: a review of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies.

Shyu, Claire et al (2022) Brain Sciences, 12, (7)

Spatial and temporal assessment of crack cocaine use in 13 European cities through wastewater-based epidemiology.

Steenbeek, Ruud et al (2022) The Science of the Total Environment, 847. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157222

Alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland 2021.

(2022) Edinburgh: National Records of Scotland

Modelling the impact of changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic on future alcohol-related harm in England.

Angus, Colin et al (2022) Sheffield: ScHARR, University of Sheffield

The relationship between alcohol use and dementia in adults aged over 60 years: A combined analysis of prospective, individual-participant data from 15 international studies.

Mewton, Louise et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16035

Briefing - MUP and drug use.

(2022) Edinburgh: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems.

Association between changes in alcohol consumption and cancer risk.

Yoo, Jung Eun et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (8).

The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010-19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

GBD 2019 Cancer Risk Factors Collaborators (2022) The Lancet, 400, (10352), pp. 563-591.

NDARC webinar series presentation. Impacts of trading restrictions on alcohol-related violence in NSW.

Weatherburn, Don (2022) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Smartphone-based alcohol interventions: a systematic review on the role of notifications in changing behaviors toward alcohol.

Williamson, Charlotte et all (2022) Substance Abuse, 43, (1), pp. 1231-1244.

Effectiveness of varenicline and cytisine for alcohol use reduction among people with HIV and substance use: a randomized clinical trial.

Tindle, Hilary A et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (8).

Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and investigative interviewing: a systematic review highlighting clinical and legal implications and recommendations.

Gilbert, David J et al (2022) Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 40, (1), pp. 170-185. doi: 10.1002/bsl.2552

Evidence to inform effective alcohol pricing policies in the European Union.

Angus, Colin (2022) medRXiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.28.22277988 (Submitted)

Ketamine plus alcohol: what we know and what we can expect about this.

Kobayashi, Natalia Harumi Correa et al (2022) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, (14).

Assessing the feasibility of using place-based health information in alcohol licensing: case studies from seven local authorities in England.

Mooney, John D et al (2022) Cities & Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2022.2091880

NDARC webinar series presentation. How can the illicit drug control field inform the tobacco endgame?

Gartner, Coral (2022) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Toward an ontology of tobacco, nicotine and vaping products.

Cox, Sharon et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16010

Longer-term use of electronic cigarettes when provided as a stop smoking aid: systematic review with meta-analyses.

Butler, Ailsa R et al (2022) Preventive Medicine, doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107182

Medium- and longer-term cardiovascular effects of e-cigarettes in adults making a stop-smoking attempt: a randomized controlled trial.

Klonizakis, Markos et al (2022) BMC Medicine, 20, (1), p. 276

Prospective association between e-cigarette use frequency patterns and cigarette smoking abstinence among adult cigarette smokers in the United States.

Harlow, Alyssa F et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16009

Longitudinal assessments of neurocognitive performance and brain structure associated with initiation of tobacco use in children, 2016 to 2021.

Dai, Hongying Daisy et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (8).

National Health Interview Survey: Percentage of current cigarette smoking and electronic cigarette use for adults aged 18 and over, United States

National Center for Health Statistics. (2022)

Review of industry reports on EU priority tobacco additives part A: main outcomes and conclusions.

Havermans, Anne et al (2022) Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 8.

Chemicals found in e-cigarettes.

(2022) Canberra: National Health and Medical Research Council

Editorial: Reduce the speed and ease of online gambling in order to prevent harm.

Newall, Philip W S (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16028

Multi-operator self-exclusion as a harm reduction measure in problem gambling: retrospective clinical study on gambling relapse despite self-exclusion.

Håkansson, Anders and Åkesson, Gunny (2022) JMIR Mental Health, 9, (8). doi: 10.2196/37837

Clinical services for problematic internet usage.

Roberts, Amanda et al (2022) Current Opinion for Behavioral Sciences, 46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2022.101180

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