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Direct healthcare professional communication. Nurofen Plus (codeine/ibuprofen)...

[Health Products Regulatory Authority] ...Serious clinical harms, including renal tubular acidosis and severe hypokalaemia, following prolonged use of codeine/ibuprofen at higher than recommended doses due to codeine dependence. (24 Oct 2022)

Concern surge in amphetamine use in Dublin linked to lowered cost of drug production in Afghanistan.

[Irish Times] Lally, Conor (23 Oct 2022)

Cork GP and councillor backs development of supervised injection facility in city.

[Irish Examiner] English, Eoin (20 Oct 2022)

Technology to test Dublin wastewater for Covid presence adapted for illegal drugs.

[Irish Times] Gallagher, Conor (13 Oct 2022)

MQI. An interview with clinical nurse manager.

[Merchants Quay Ireland] (10 Oct 2022)

Some pharmacies failed to adhere to codeine guidelines - investigation.

[RTE Primetime] McMorrow, Conor (04 Oct 2022)

Alcohol industry body taught 15,000 children about drinking, against health department rule.

[Irish Examiner] Casey, Jessica (02 Oct 2022)

Dail Debates

Oireachtas debates

Dáil Éireann debate. Leader’s questions. (25 Oct)
Dáil Éireann debate. Coercion of a Minor (Misuse of Drugs Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members]. (20 Oct)
Other Questions 7 - Drug dealing. (20 Oct)
Priority questions 79 - Health services. (20 Oct)
Topical issue debate - substance misuse. (20 Oct)
Written answer 153 - Health services [vaping] [51648/22]. (20 Oct)
Written answer 330 - Substance misuse [decriminalisation] [52406/22]. (20 Oct)
Written answer 341 - Substance misuse [52595/22]. (20 Oct)
Written answers 317 & 62 - Departmental projects & Crime prevention [Intimidation] [51618/22 & 52410/22]. (20 Oct)
Written answers 51 & 61 - Crime prevention [Ballymun] [52122/22 & 52123/22]. (20 Oct)
Written answer 189 - An Garda Síochána [Dublin West] [52230/22]. (19 Oct)
Seanad Eireann: Poverty and social exclusion: motion. (19 Oct)
Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage. (13 Oct)
Written answer 207 - Homeless persons supports. (06 Oct)
Written answer 368 - Healthcare policy [Tobacco]. (06 Oct)
Questions [Alcohol industry]. (05 Oct)
Written answer 132 - Citizens' Assembly [48623/22]. (04 Oct)
Written answer 531 – An Garda Síochána [47977/22]. (04 Oct)
Written answer 586 - Tobacco control measures [47991/22]. (04 Oct)
Written answer 667 – Substance misuse [Budget 2023] [48427/22]. (04 Oct)
Written answer 691 – Cannabis for medical use [48465/22]. (04 Oct)

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Irish-related publications

Problematic opioid use in Ireland, 2015–2019.

Hanrahan, Michael T et al (2022) Dublin: Health Research Board.

Safer nightlife programme 2022: results from ‘back of house’ drug testing.

Killeen, Nicki et al (2022) Dublin: HSE National Social Inclusion Office.

Examining predictors of psychological distress among youth engaging with Jigsaw for a brief intervention.

Mac Dhonnagáin, Niall et al (2022) Child Psychiatry and Human Development, Early online. doi: 10.1007/s10578-022-01436-2

Recovery capital: stakeholder’s experiences and expectations for enabling sustainable recovery from substance use in the South East Region of Ireland.

Foley, Michelle et al (2022) Journal of Substance Use, 27, (3), pp. 283-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2021.1941342

Organizational attributes and client engagement in community opiate substitute prescribing services.

Kelly, Peter et al (2022) Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2022.2135425

Increased levels of hope are associated with slower rates of relapse following detoxification among people living with opioid dependence.

Reddon, Hudson and Ivers, Jo-Hanna (2022) Addiction Research & Theory, Early online. DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2022.2132238

Understanding the views of professionals of the impact of parental problem alcohol use on clients.

Feeney, Molly and Lambert, Sharon (2022) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland.

Alcohol intake as a risk factor for acute stroke: the INTERSTROKE study

Smyth, Andrew et al (2022) Neurology, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000201388

General Scheme: Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022.

Department of Justice (2022) Dublin: Government of Ireland.

Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Heads of Bill to Amend the Mental Health Act 2001

Ireland. Sub-Committee on Mental Health. (2022) Dublin: Houses of the Oireachtas.

Real-time suicide surveillance: comparison of international surveillance systems and recommended best practice.

Benson, R et al (2022) Archives of Suicide Research, Early online. pp. 1-27. doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2022.2131489

AfterWords: a survey of people bereaved by suicide in Ireland

O’Connell, S et al (2022) Cork and Dublin: National Suicide Research Foundation and HUGG.

Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2023-2028: report on the responses to the public consultation.

Herron, Maria et al (2022) Dublin: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Criminal justice public attitudes survey: 2021 results.

Behaviour & Attitudes (2022) Dublin: Department of Justice.

"It has made me think": engaging the public with the history of health in the modern Irish prison.

Cox, Catherine and Wall, Oisín (2022) The Journal of Medical Humanities, doi: 10.1007/s10912-022-09761-2.

Intergenerational poverty in Ireland.

Curristan, Sarah et al (2022) Dublin: Economic and Social Research Institute

Facilitating conditions for staff's confidence to enforce school tobacco policies: qualitative analysis from seven European cities.

Linnansaari, Anu et al (2022) Implementation Science Communications, 3, (1), 113.

Smokers show an altered hemodynamic profile to active stress: evidence of a dysregulated stress response in young adults.

Howard, Siobhan et al (2022) Psychophysiology, 59, (10). https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14081

Smoking cessation through optimization of clinical care in pregnancy: The STOP pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

McDonnell, Brendan P et al (2022) American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Early online. 100763.

Researcher impact framework: building audience-focused evidence-based impact narratives.

Lima, Giovanna and Bowman, Sarah (2022) Dublin: Trinity College Dublin.

Implementation of Traveller policy: terrain for imagination and challenge.

Mullen, Rachel and Crowley, Niall (2022) Dublin: Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre.

Annual report on the activities of Irish psychiatric units and hospitals 2021.

Daly, Antoinette and Craig, Sarah (2022) Dublin: Health Research Board.

‘Ensuring Excellence’ Chrysalis Community Drug Project strategic plan, 2023-2025.

McKenna, Alan (2022) Dublin: Chrysalis Community Drug Project.

First report of the Structured Chronic Disease Management Programme in General Practice.

(2022) Dublin: Health Service Executive.

National Healthcare Quality Reporting System: report 2021/2022.

National Patient Safety Office (2022) Dublin: Department of Health.

The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin annual report 2021.

(2022) Dublin: The Rotunda Hospital.

Alcohol specific deaths in Northern Ireland, 2021.

(2022) Belfast: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.

Medical Bureau of Road Safety annual report 2021.

(2022) Dublin: Medical Bureau of Road Safety.

Tobacco Free Ireland annual report 2021.

(2022) Dublin: Department of Health.

Merchants Quay Ireland annual review 2021.

(2022) Dublin: Merchants Quay Ireland.

HSE data management and performance profile reports 2022.

(2022) Dublin: Health Service Executive.

National Review Panel annual report 2021.

National Review Panel (2022) Dublin: Tusla.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre annual report 2021

(2022) Dublin: Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

International publications

Data from the UNODC early warning advisory on new psychoactive substances.

(2022) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Outreach programs to improve life circumstances and prevent further adverse developmental trajectories of at-risk youth in OECD countries.

Filges, Trine et al (2022) Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18, (4).

Addictive and other mental disorders: a call for a standardized definition of dual disorders.

Szerman, Nestor et al (2022) Translational Psychiatry, 12. doi: 10.1038/s41398-022-02212-5

Invisible numbers: the true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them.

(2022) Geneva: World Health Organization.

Harm Reduction Database Wales: drug related mortality annual report 2021-22.

Public Health Wales, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre. (2022) Cardiff: Public Health Wales.

IOAD 2022 conference [Videos] - Driving change: improving policy and practice to prevent drug deaths.

(2022) Scottish Drugs Forum.

A review of immunotherapeutic approaches for substance use disorders: current status and future prospects

Celik, Muhammet and Fuehrlein, Brian (2022) ImmunoTargets and Therapy, 11. pp. 55-66. doi: 10.2147/ITT.S370435

2022 NDARC annual research symposium: spotlight presentations.

(2022) Sydney: NDARC.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on addictive disorders-an update.

Marsden, John et al (2022) Addiction, 117, (11), pp. 2762-2766. doi: 10.1111/add.16033

Submission to OHCHR for the High Commissioner’s report on human rights implications of and good practices and key challenges of equitable and universal access to and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

Harm Reduction International, Prison Reform International. (2022) London: Harm Reduction International.

A qualitative systematic review of access to substance use disorder care in the United States criminal justice system.

Barenie, Rachel E et al (2022) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (19), 12647. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912647

College student Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and maladaptive behavior: Traditional statistical modeling and predictive analysis using machine learning.

McKee, Paul C et al (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (10).

The targeted analysis of new psychoactive substances in oral fluid through chromatographic-spectrometric methods: review of recent findings.

Di Trana, A et al (2022) European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, 26, (3), pp. 750-754.

Reports of adverse events associated with use of novel psychoactive substances, 2017–2020: a review.

Mohr, Amanda L A et al (2022) Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 46, (6), e116-e185. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkac023

Processes and progress of civil society monitoring of new drugs trends.

(2022) Amsterdam: Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network

Map of the current application of quality standards in the area of prevention in EU countries results from FENIQS-EU project.

Ferić, Martina et al (2022) FENIQS EU

Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) quarterly report.

(2022) Public Health Scotland.

The ADEBAR project: European and international provision of analytical data from structure elucidation and analytical characterization of NPS.

Pulver, Benedikt et al (2022) Drug Testing and Analysis, 14, (8), pp. 1491-1502. doi: 10.1002/dta.3280

Current NPS threats: volume V.

(2022) Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Evaluating a tool to improve engagement and recruitment of under-served groups in trials.

Morris, Lydia et al (2022) Trials, 23. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06747-2

Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: a qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada.

Foreman-Mackey, Annie et al (2022) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 17. doi: 10.1186/s13011-022-00494-y

Moral injury in the context of substance use disorders: a narrative review.

Van Denend, Jessica et al (2022) Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry, Early online. pp. 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s40501-022-00280-4

A mechanistic overview of approaches for the treatment of psychostimulant dependence.

Jensen, Kathrine Louise et al (2022) Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.854176

Evaluation of early ketamine effects on belief-updating biases in patients with treatment-resistant depression.

Bottemanne, Hugo et al (2022) JAMA Psychiatry, Early online.

Examining the gender dimension in the non-medical use of over the counter and prescription only medication.

Gittins, Rosalind et al (2022) Drug Science, Policy and Law, 8. doi.org/10.1177/20503245221132548

Interventions for integrating behavioral health services into HIV clinical care: a narrative review.

Goldhammer, Hilary et al (2022) Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9, (8). doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac365

Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: latest evidence of effectiveness from a systematic review (2011 to 2020).

Palmateer, Norah E et al (2022) International Journal of Drug Policy, 109.

Opioid misuse: a review of the main issues, challenges, and strategies.

Biancuzzi, Helena et al (2022) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (18). doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811754

Examining access to primary care for people with opioid use disorder in Ontario, Canada: a randomized clinical trial.

Spithoff, Sheryl et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (9). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.33659

Burden and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among people using illicit opioids: matched cohort study in England.

Lewer, Dan et al (2022) BMJ Medicine, 1. doi: 10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000215

Epigenetic modulation of opioid receptors by drugs of abuse.

Reid, Ke Zhang et al (2022) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, (19), 11804. doi: 10.3390/ijms231911804

The Drug Science podcast #73. Overdose prevention centres.

Nutt, David et al (2022) London: Drug Science.

'It's the same thing as giving them CPR training': rural first responders' perspectives on naloxone.

Filteau, Matthew R et al (2022)Harm Reduction Journal, 19, (1),

MAT standard 1 - Towards implementation: The MAT standards webinar series.

(2022) Edinburgh: Scottish Drugs Forum

The North American opioid crisis: how effective are supervised consumption sites?

Kennedy, Mary Clare et al (2022) The Lancet, 400, (10361), pp. 1403-1404

Use of and retention on video, telephone, and in-person buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Frost, Madeline C et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (10).

Patterns of use and adverse events reported among persons who regularly inject buprenorphine: a systematic review.

Bozinoff, Nikki et al (2022) Harm Reduction Journal, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00695-5

Medical cannabis legalisation in Europe: where are we now and which countries should you be watching?

Richards, Monica (2022) Cannabis Industry News

The inverse association of state cannabis vaping prevalence with the e-cigarette or vaping product-use associated lung injury

Boakye, Ellen et al (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (10).

Association of cannabis use during pregnancy with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection: a retrospective cohort study.

Young-Wolff, Kelly C et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16056

Association between formal thought disorder and cannabis use: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Argote, Mathilde et al (2022) Schizophrenia, 8, (1). doi: 10.1038/s41537-022-00286-0

The who and how of attentional bias in cannabis users: associations with use severity, craving and interference control.

Kroon, Emese et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16059

Cannabis use and public health: time for a comprehensive harm-to-others framework.

Fischer, Benedikt et al (2022) The Lancet. Public health, 7, (10), e808-e809

Synthetic cannabinoids and cannabis: how the patterns of use differ: results from the European web survey on drugs.

López-Pelayo, Hugo et al (2022) International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00919-6

Effect of a novel brief motivational intervention for alcohol-intoxicated young adults in the emergency department: a randomized clinical trial.

Gaume, Jacques et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (10).

Leveraging mhealth and wearable sensors to manage alcohol use disorders: a systematic literature review

Kruse, Clemens Scott et al (2022) Healthcare, 10, (9).

Recovery of neuropsychological function following abstinence from alcohol in adults diagnosed with an alcohol use disorder: protocol for a systematic review of longitudinal studies

Powell, Anna et al (2022) PLoS ONE, 17, (9). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274752

Alcohol price floors and externalities: the case of fatal road crashes

Francesconi, Marco and James, Jonathan (2022) Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22414

The emperor has no clothes: a synthesis of findings from the Transformative Research on the Alcohol industry, Policy and Science research programme

McCambridge, Jim et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16058

Alcohol health warning labels: a rapid review with action recommendations

Giesbrecht, Norman et al (2022) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (18).

"Doctor, can I drink an alcohol-free beer?" Low-alcohol and alcohol-free drinks in people with heavy drinking or alcohol use disorders: systematic review of the literature

Caballeria, Elsa et al (2022) Nutrients, 14, (19), 3925. doi: 10.3390/nu14193925

Alcohol minimum unit pricing and people experiencing homelessness: a qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives and experiences

Dimova, Elena D et al (2022) Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13548

Contributing to licensing policy reviews: a guide for local stakeholders.

(2022) Glasgow: Alcohol Focus Scotland.

Tackling risk factors for non-communicable diseases: the pros and cons of a more integrated approach.

Smokefree Action Coalition, Obesity Health Alliance, Alcohol Health Alliance. (2022) Edinburgh: SPECTRUM Consortium.

Impact of vaping prevention advertisements on US adolescents: a randomized clinical trial.

Noar, Seth M et al (2022) JAMA Network Open, 5, (10). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.36370

Second-hand smoke exposure among Home Care Workers (HCWs) in Scotland.

Dobson, Ruaraidh et al (2022) Annals of Work Exposures and Health, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxac066

Investigating the cost-effectiveness of three cessation interventions on a national scale using the Economics of Smoking in Pregnancy (ESIP) decision analytical model.

Jones, Matthew et al (2022) Addiction, 117, (11), pp. 2907-2917. doi: 10.1111/add.15968

Electronic cigarettes versus nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial.

Hajek, Peter et al (2022) Nature Medicine, 28, (5), pp. 958-964

Biomarkers of potential harm in people switching from smoking tobacco to exclusive e-cigarette use, dual use or abstinence: secondary analysis of Cochrane systematic review of trials of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation.

Hartmann-Boyce, Jamie et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. doi: 10.1111/add.16063

How do I know if I have a gambling disorder?

In: Breaking free: how to stop gambling. Bowden-Jones, Henrietta and Leonidaki, Venetia, eds. Geel, Andre (2022) Cambridge University Press. pp. 10-19

Excessive smartphone use and addiction: when harms start outweighing benefits.

Larsen, Helle et al (2022) Addiction, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16060

Association of cyberbullying and internet use disorder.

Floros, Georgios and Mylona, Ioanna (2022) Current Addiction Reports, Early online, pp. 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s40429-022-00440-9

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