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Addiction treatment publications

Affected family members

Affected family members (AFMs) are impacted by a significant other’s drug, alcohol, or behavioural addictions, and deserve support in their own right.  Drug, alcohol, and other addictions are a major contributor to adult ill-health globally, impacting not only on those with addictions but also on the health and well-being of the individuals, families and communities around them. AFMs include partners, wives, husbands, parents, siblings, children, extended family, friends, work colleagues, and others who are significantly close to, or involved in, the lives of persons experiencing substance use and other addictions   The NDTRS enables voluntary collection of data on treatment for AFMs (also known as family support services) in Ireland from publicly funded services.   For more information or if you want to participate in the NDTRS please contact the team at ndtrs@hrb.ie 

Affected family members treatment publications

Characteristics of affected family members seeking treatment in their own right: a secondary analysis of existing Irish health data for 2010–2020 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687637.2023.2232243 

Gambling treatment

Problem gambling can have many negative consequences; including on physical, and psychological health, and social functioning. There is a need to better understand treatment uptake as only a small proportion of problem gamblers seek treatment.  Of those who seek treatment, many will also experience problem substance use.  The NDTRS enables voluntary collection of data on gambling treatment in Ireland from publicly funded services only.   For more information or if you want to participate in the NDTRS please contact the team at ndtrs@hrb.ie 

Gambling treatment publications

Gambling in Ireland: profile of treatment episodes from a national treatment reporting system.

Dual diagnosis

Dual Diagnosis is not uncommon and research suggests that up to half of service users attending community mental health services also have a substance use disorder.  In response to this, the HSE has established a national Dual Diagnosis National Clinical Programme. In support of this programme, the NDTRS has included a suite of questions to capture data on dual diagnosis (summer 2024).    For more information, training or if you want to participate in the NDTRS please contact the team at ndtrs@hrb.ie 

Dual diagnosis publications

Model of Care for People with Mental Disorder and Co-existing Substance Use Disorder (Dual Diagnosis)

DRIVE project

Drug-related intimidation (DRI) and violence is a serious and often hidden problem that affects individuals, families, and communities in Ireland.   The Drug Related Intimidation & Violence Engagement (DRIVE) is a data-driven intervention model designed to address DRI. It is comprised of six key pillars which, collectively, provide a comprehensive response to DRI.  Central to the model is a commitment to data collection and information sharing. As part of this project, the NDTRS will include a suite of questions to capture data on drug-related intimidation (due Winter 2024).    For more information, training or if you want to participate in the NDTRS please contact the team at ndtrs@hrb.ie 

DRI publications

DRIVE: A data-driven intervention model to respond effectively to drug-related intimidation and violence in communities in Ireland.