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Published: 15 March 2024
Drugnet Ireland 87
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...
Published: 23 January 2024
The efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis in adult populations: An evidence review
The Medical Cannabis Access Programme in Ireland currently provides access to cannabis to patients with one of three conditions when other treatments have not been successful. The three conditions are spasticity (stiff and/or rigid muscles) associated with multiple sclerosis, nausea and vomiting associated with...
Published: 19 December 2023
Primary prevention of dental caries: An evidence review
The purpose of this overview of reviews was to provide evidence to assist with the development of clinical guidelines on the primary prevention of dental caries in primary, permanent, and mixed dentition.
Caries (dental decay) is a disease of the hard tissues of the teeth...
Published: 12 September 2023
Cost, safety, and environmental impact of reprocessing single-use medical devices. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Since May 2021, European Union member states were required to adopt a legislative stance on single use medical device (SUD) reprocessing i.e. a process including cleaning, disinfection, sterilisation and related procedures, as well as testing and restoring the technical and functional safety of the used device. The main...
Published: 05 September 2023
Factors associated with suicide in people who use drugs: a scoping review
Suicide is a significant contributor to global mortality. People who use drugs (PWUD) are at increased risk of death by suicide relative to the general population, but there is a lack of information on associated candidate factors for suicide in this group. The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of...
Published: 04 September 2023
Drugnet Ireland 86
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...
Published: 01 August 2023
Alcohol treatment demand in Ireland 2022
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 2016 to 2022, in which 50,107 cases were treated for alcohol as a main problem during this seven-year period.
Published: 17 July 2023
Drugnet Ireland 85
Experts from the EMCDDA national focal point and from the HRB Evidence Centre contribute content to the newsletter.Experts from the EMCDDA national focal point and from the HRB Evidence Centre contribute content to the newsletter.
Published: 15 July 2023
Characteristics of affected family members seeking treatment in their own right: a secondary analysis of existing Irish health data for 2010–2020
Affected family members (AFMs) are impacted by a significant other’s drug, alcohol, or behavioural addictions, and deserve support in their own right. The aim of this study was to describe AFMs seeking treatment and the support received.
Published: 07 July 2023
Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2022
The 2022 report provides data presented nationally as well as:
* CHO
* county
* hospital type
* individual psychiatric units/hospitals
Published: 29 June 2023
Revisiting the Profile of Patients with No Fixed Abode Admitted to Psychiatric Inpatient Units
There is a well-documented relationship between homelessness and mental illness. This has been demonstrated in both an international context and in an Irish context. This relationship is bidirectional and homelessness is both a contributing factor to and a result of mental illness. This perpetuates a vicious circle...
Published: 20 June 2023
Drug treatment demand 2022 in Ireland
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 2016 to 2022. In this seven-year period, 12,009 cases were treated for drug use as a main problem.
Published: 08 April 2023
Trends in public attitudes to permitting cannabis for recreational use: analysis of Irish survey data since 2002
There has been considerable debate around the liberalization of cannabis laws in many countries. Given recent changes in cannabis policy, and the current discussion regarding cannabis legalization in Ireland, the aim of this study was to examine changes in attitudes over time towards permitting recreational cannabis...
Published: 27 March 2023
Drugnet Ireland 84
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...
Published: 02 March 2023
Prescription drugs with potential for misuse: protocol for a multi-indicator analysis of supply, detection and the associated health burden in Ireland between 2010 and 2020
There is an increasing concern about the misuse of prescription drugs. Misuse refers to the intentional repurposing of prescribed drugs and/or the use of illicitly sourced prescription drugs, which may be counterfeit or contaminated. Drugs with the greatest potential for misuse are prescription opioids, gabapentinoids,...
Published: 10 November 2022
Impact of community water fluoridation on systemic health excluding oral health. An evidence review
Community water fluoridation was introduced in Ireland in 1964 as a public health measure to prevent tooth decay. It is important for policymakers to keep up to date with the international research on the effects of community water fluoridation, so that the benefits and possible harms are known.
Publication (PDF, 3 MB) 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...
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
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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