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Alcohol and Drugs

Alcohol and Drug research at the HRB is carried out by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and information specialists who provide objective, reliable and comparable information on the alcohol and drug situation, its consequences and responses in Ireland.

The HRB maintains two national drug-related surveillance systems.

It is the Irish national focal point for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). It also manages the National Documentation Centre on Drug Use.

Drugnet Ireland is a quarterly newsletter published by the HRB which disseminates research findings, information and news on alcohol and drug related matters.

Alcohol and drug related HRB press releases

Trends in treated problem drug use: 52% rise in cases entering drug treatment from 2005 to 2010
Release Date:
Monday 12 December 2011

Figures released today by the Health Research Board (HRB) show a significant increase in the total number of people entering drug treatment in Ireland. The data is published in a report called ‘Trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland 2005 to 2010’ and is compiled with data from the National Drug Treatmen...

Health Research Board figures show 638 drug-related deaths and deaths among drug users in Ireland in 2009
Release Date:
Monday 05 December 2011

The number of heroin-related deaths increased by 20% in 2009. The latest figures from the Health Research Board (HRB) National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) show a total of 3,334 deaths in the six-year period 2004 to 2009. Of these deaths, 2,015 were due to poisoning and 1,319 were deaths of drug users arising...

HRB releases latest trends in treated problem alcohol use in Ireland
Release Date:
Tuesday 08 November 2011

The Health Research Board published a paper today entitled ‘Treated problem alcohol use in Ireland 2005-2010’. Figures from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) show that the number of cases of treated problem alcohol use rose 43% in the period between 2005 and 2010. There were 42,333* cases treated...

Alcohol-related deaths on the rise in Ireland
Release Date:
Tuesday 12 July 2011

Statistics published by the Health Research Board (HRB) today showed a rise in alcohol-related deaths in Ireland for the years 2004-2008. The findings are from the first ever national report on trends in alcohol-related deaths and deaths among people who were alcohol dependent from the National Drug-Related Deaths...

Increase in numbers seeking treatment for, or dying from, sedative misuse in Ireland
Release Date:
Wednesday 15 December 2010

There has been an increase in recent years in the number of cases* presenting for treatment, and  in the number of people dying, as a result of misuse of sedatives (benzodiazepines), such as diazepam.

Alcohol and drug related news items

Trends in treated problem drug use
Front cover of Trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland 2005 to 2010

12 December 2011

Figures released today by the Health Research Board (HRB) show a significant increase in the total number of people entering drug treatment in Ireland.

Latest trends in treated problem alcohol use
Front cover of Treated problem alcohol use in Ireland 2005 to 2010

8 November 2011

The Health Research Board published a paper today entitled ‘Treated problem alcohol use in Ireland 2005-2010’. Figures from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) show that the number of cases of treated problem...

New research into the role and benefits of education in drug rehabilitation
Front cover of The role of education in developing recovery capital in recovery from substance addiction

25 October 2011

Martin Keane, Social Research Manager at the Health Research Board has authored a report on the 'The role of education in developing recovery capital in recovery from substance addiction’.

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