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  • Published: 28 October 2022

    HRB drug and alcohol evidence reviews

    An integrative evidence review on service user participation in the design and delivery of drug treatment, recovery and harm reduction services

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  • Published: 28 October 2022

    Drugnet Ireland 83

    Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal...

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  • Published: 12 October 2022

    Problematic opioid use in Ireland, 2015–2019

    In this report, we present the results of a study that aimed to estimate the prevalence of problematic opioid use in Ireland from 2015 to 2019 using a four-source capture-recapture method. Three of the four data sources used for the analysis were derived from opioid substitution treatment records from the Central Treatment...

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  • Published: 16 September 2022

    Drugnet Ireland 82

    Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal...

    Publication (PDF, 687 KB)

  • Published: 04 August 2022

    European web survey on drugs 2021: Irish results

    Irish results for the European web survey 2021

    Publication (PDF, 610 KB)

  • Published: 04 July 2022

    Alcohol treatment in Ireland 2015 to 2021

    This is the annual, updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem alcohol use in Ireland.  This bulletin covers the period 2015 to 2021, in which 50,304 cases were treated for alcohol as a main problem drug during this seven-year period.

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  • Published: 14 June 2022

    Drug treatment data in Ireland 2015 to 2021

    This is the annually updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem drug use (excluding alcohol) in Ireland. It covers the period 2015 to 2021.  In this seven-year period, 69,450 cases were treated for drug use as a main problem.

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  • Published: 08 June 2022

    Alcohol and other drug use among children and young people in Ireland: prevalence, risk and protective factors, consequences, responses, and policies

    In most developed countries, substance use is a major public health issue, particularly among young people. Alcohol and other drug use is one of the leading risk factors for disease and injury and is also responsible for a considerable number of premature deaths. The National Drug Strategy in Ireland aims to prevent early...

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  • Published: 02 May 2022

    Drugnet Ireland 81

    Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal...

    Publication (PDF, 696 KB)

  • Published: 14 March 2022

    Drugnet Ireland 80

    Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland.  Experts from the EMCDDA national...

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  • Published: 09 February 2022

    Gambling in the Republic of Ireland: Results from the 2019–20 National Drug and Alcohol Survey

    This report presents the findings from the 2019–20 National Drug and Alcohol Survey (NDAS) on the prevalence of gambling and problem gambling in the general population in Ireland. While the main objective of the 2019–20 NDAS was to determine the prevalence and patterns of drug use (including alcohol and...

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  • Published: 01 December 2021

    Drugnet Ireland 79

    Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland.  Experts from the EMCDDA national...

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  • Published: 16 August 2021

    Drugnet Ireland 78

    Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland.  Experts from the EMCDDA national...

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  • Published: 20 July 2021

    Drug treatment data in Ireland 2014 to 2020

    This is the annually updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem drug use (excluding alcohol) in Ireland. It covers the period 2014 to 2020.  In this seven-year period, 68,571 cases were treated for drug use as a main problem.

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  • Published: 13 July 2021

    Alcohol treatment in Ireland 2014 to 2020

    This is the annually updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem alcohol use in Ireland. It covers the period 2014 to 2020.  In this seven-year period, 51,205 cases were treated for alcohol as a main problem drug.

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  • Published: 01 July 2021

    The 2019–20 Irish National Drug and Alcohol Survey. Main findings

    The National Drug and Alcohol Survey (NDAS) collects information on alcohol and tobacco consumption, and drug use among the general population in Ireland. The extent and pattern of drug use in the general population is one of the five key indicators developed by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction...

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  • Published: 01 June 2021

    Drugnet Ireland 77

    Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland.  Experts from the EMCDDA national...

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  • Published: 15 April 2021

    Alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harm and alcohol policy in Ireland

    Although half of the world’s population does not drink, alcohol use is the seventh leading risk factor for both deaths and disability-adjusted life years globally, and the leading risk factor among those aged 15–49 years. Alcohol is a modifiable risk factor; reductions in alcohol consumption would lead to an associated...

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  • Published: 30 March 2021

    Evidence review of drug treatment services for people who are homeless and use drugs

    People who are homeless have complex and challenging lives. They tend to have worse physical and mental health, and are more likely to report problem substance use, than the general population. Substance use is more prevalent among people who are homeless than in the general population, and providing support services and...

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  • Published: 22 March 2021

    Drugnet Ireland 76

    Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter.  It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland.  Experts from the EMCDDA...

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