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Published: 01 January 2002
Trends in treated drug misuse in the North Western Health Board area, 1996-2000
This occasional paper contains information gathered by the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS), an epidemiological database on treated drug misuse complied by the Drug Misuse Research Division (DMRD) of the Health Research Board (HRB). The data shows that the number of drug users presenting for treatment within...
Published: 30 October 2001
Health Research Board Annual Report and Accounts 2000
No lay summary available at this time.
Published: 26 September 2001
Overview of drug issues in Ireland 2000: a resource document
This publication provides an overview of issues related to drug misuse in Ireland, focusing on information available up to mid-2000. The term ‘drug misuse’, as used in this report, refers to the taking of a legal and/or illegal drug that harms the physical, mental or social well being of the individual, the group or...
Published: 30 June 2001
Drugnet Ireland 03
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.
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Publication (PDF, 308 KB) Published: 30 June 2001
Drug use among prisoners: an exploratory study
The aims of this exploratory study were to explore the nature of drug use among prisoners; the impact of incarceration on drug use; perceptions of services within the prison setting; and to examine the experiences of non-drug-users within a prison setting. Qualitative methodology was used to collect the data. In-depth...
Published: 04 January 2001
Activities of Irish Psychiatric Services 2000
This report presents data on all admissions to, discharges from, and deaths in, Irish psychiatric units and hospitals, as recorded on the National Psychiatric In-patient Reporting System (NPIRS) in 2000.
Published: 01 January 2001
A collection of papers on drug issues in Ireland
This book includes
Chapter 1: National drugs strategy and structural mechanisms
Chapter 2: Drug-related infectious diseases
Chapter 3: Cocaine use in ireland: an exploratory study
Chapter 4: Women, children and drug use
Published: 30 October 2000
Health Research Board Annual Report and Accounts 1999
No lay summary available at this time.
Published: 29 September 2000
National Intellectual Disability Database Committee annual report 1998/1999
No lay summary available at this time.
Published: 30 June 2000
Trends in treated opiate misuse in Dublin: the emergence of chasing the dragon
Patterns of drug use may change over time. Many European cities have reported increases in the number of young drug users seeking treatment in the 1990s, and increasing numbers of users are choosing to smoke or "chase the dragon" rather than inject. This article examines trends in treated opiate misuse and identifies...
Published: 09 June 2000
National Drug Treatment Reporting System statistical bulletin, 1997 and 1998: national data and data by health board area
This Statistical Bulletin provides information regarding treated drug misuse in the Republic of Ireland for 1997 and 1998. Drug misuse which occurs outside the treatment context is not included - its extent is unknown. The Statistical Bulletin is based on data collected through the National Drug Treatment Reporting System...
Published: 30 April 2000
Drugnet Ireland 02
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.
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Publication (PDF, 526 KB) Published: 01 January 2000
Annotated bibliography of drug misuse in Ireland
The Drug Misuse Research Division of the Health Research Board has compiled this bibliography of drug misuse in Ireland as part of its information and dissemination activities. The objective is to provide a comprehensive historical and current annotated bibliography of research and information relating to illegal drug use...
Published: 01 January 2000
Drug-related knowledge, attitudes and beliefs in Ireland: report of a nation-wide survey
This report presents the findings of a nation-wide survey of public attitudes towards, and perceptions of, aspects of the drug issue in Ireland. The questionnaire on which the research was based constituted a module of the 1998 Irish Social Omnibus Survey. A total of 1,000 individuals, randomly selected from the 1997...
Published: 30 September 1999
Drugnet Ireland 01
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.
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