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Published: 19 January 2010
Treated problem alcohol use in Ireland: 2008 figures from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System
Significant improvements in the NDTRS data-collection processes and procedures mean that the HRB is now able to report on the information collected from treatment centres on an a more regular basis. From 2009, the figures on the extent of treated drug and alcohol use will be published within a year of collection. Trends...
Published: 01 September 2009
Trends in treated problem cocaine use in Ireland, 2002 to 2007
The data presented in this paper describe trends in treated problem cocaine use in Ireland between 2002 and 2007. The paper describes treated problem cocaine use in relation to person, place and time. The analysis presented is based on data reported to the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS). It is important to...
Published: 01 September 2009
Trends in treated problem opiate use in Ireland, 2002 to 2007
The data presented in this paper describe trends in treated problem opiate use in Ireland between 2002 and 2007. The paper describes treated problem opiate use in relation to person, place and time. The analysis presented is based on data reported to the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS). It is important to...
Published: 20 March 2009
Treated problem alcohol use in Ireland: Figures for 2007 from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System
The data presented in this paper provide a description of problem alcohol use in Ireland by HSE area of residence. It is an update of the previously published report Trends in treated problem alcohol use in Ireland, 2004 to 2006. Trends Series 1 This paper is available in electronic format only.
...Published: 20 March 2009
Treated problem drug use in Ireland: Figures for 2007 from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System
The total number of cases treated for problem alcohol use in Ireland increased from 5,876 cases in 2006 to 7,312 in 2007. This may be attributed to an increase in the number of people presenting for treatment, or it may reflect the increase in 2007 in the number of treatment centres participating in the NDTRS. (Table 2)
Publication (PDF, 653 KB) Published: 05 January 2009
Development of Ireland's drug strategy 2000-2007
Rather than provide a narrative of developments during the life of the National Drugs Strategy (NDS), this overview seeks to analyse the NDS as policy instrument: it explores how the NDS was designed and developed, and the strategic management processes and governance arrangements put in place to support implementation. The...
Published: 21 October 2008
Crack cocaine in the Dublin region: an evidence base for a crack cocaine strategy
Crack cocaine is produced from powder cocaine using readily available chemical agents such as ammonia or baking soda. Smoking crack is a highly efficient way of getting cocaine into the brain, making its use compulsive and difficult to control in some cases. In early 2005, a number of seizures of crack cocaine were made by...
Published: 13 May 2008
Trends in treated problem drug use, 2001 to 2006
The data presented in this paper describe trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland between 2001 and 2006. The paper describes treated problem drug use in relation to person, place and time.
Published: 18 March 2008
Trends in treated problem alcohol use in Ireland, 2004 to 2006
The data presented in this paper describe trends in treated problem alcohol use in Ireland and the analysis is based on data reported to the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS). In this paper, treated problem alcohol use is described in relation to person, place and time. This paper will assist policy makers,...
Published: 06 November 2007
Social reintegration as a response to drug use in Ireland
Social exclusion, in the form of homelessness and insecure accommodation, inadequate education and poor employment skills, is closely associated with problematic drug use. As a response, social reintegration has emerged as a key aspect of drug treatment and rehabilitation in order to provide responses to accommodation,...
Published: 15 October 2006
Blood-borne viral infections among injecting drug users in Ireland, 1995 to 2005
This publication includes known data on blood-borne viral infections among drug users in Ireland. There is a description of current and potential sources of such data in Ireland. The analysis presented is based on disease notifications reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre between 1995 and 2005 and data from...
Published: 30 May 2006
Drugs and crime in Ireland
Although the link between drug use, addiction and crime has been established by international and Irish research, identifying the precise causative connection between drugs and crime has been a primary preoccupation of many writers in this area. For the purpose of this Overview, we will review the available research...
Published: 20 December 2005
The illicit drug market in Ireland
The purpose of this Overview is to compile and analyse existing data sources and available research, to identify gaps in knowledge and to inform future research needs in this important area of drug policy. The study concludes the following:
• The total number of drug seizures reported in the annual reports of the...
Published: 28 August 2005
Trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland, 1998 to 2002
The data presented in this paper describe trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland. The total numbers include 33,391 cases who lived and were treated in Ireland between 1998 and 2002. In this paper, treated problem drug use is described in relation to person, place and time. This paper will assist policy makers,...
Published: 18 August 2005
Trends in treated problem drug use in the Health Service Executive Eastern Region, 1998 to 2002
The data presented in this paper describe trends in treated problem drug use among cases living in the Health Services Executive Eastern Region. The analysis in this paper is based on data reported to the National Drug Treatment Reporting System. The main findings are: There were 27,674 cases treated for problem drug use in...
Published: 18 August 2005
Treatment demand in the Health Service Executive Eastern Region, 1998 to 2002.
The data presented in this paper provide a description of demand for drug treatment services in the Health Service Executive Eastern Region (Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow) provided by the Drug Treatment Centre Board, the Health Service Executive East Coast.
Published: 22 November 2004
Trends in problem cannabis use in the seven health board areas outside the Eastern Regional Health Authority, 1998 to 2002.
The data presented in this paper describe trends in treated problem cannabis use in seven health board areas, namely: the Midland, Mid-Western, North Eastern, North Western, Southern, South Eastern and Western Health Boards. The total numbers include 6,164 cases who lived and were treated in the seven health boards between...
Published: 02 October 2004
Trends in treated problem opiate use in the seven health board areas outside the Eastern Regional Health Authority, 1998 to 2002
This occasional paper contains information gathered by the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS), an epidemiological database on treaded drug misuse complied by the Drug Misuse Research Division (DMRD) of the Health Research Board (HRB).
The total numbers include the 1,495 opiate cases who lived and...Published: 28 July 2004
Treatment demand in the seven health board areas outside the Eastern Regional Health Authority, 1998 to 2002.
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 presented provide a description of demand for drug treatment...
Published: 28 July 2004
Trends in treated problem drug use in the seven health board areas outside the Eastern Regional Health Authority, 1998 to 2002
This occasional paper contains information gathered by the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS), an epidemiological database on treaded drug misuse complied by the Drug Misuse Research Division (DMRD) of the Health Research Board (HRB).
The total numbers include 7,545 cases who lived and were...
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