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Published: 31 January 2024
Health Research Board Annual Report 2022 - Part 2
This publication contains the 2022 corporate governance and financial statements of the Health Research Board, which have been approved by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Part one is also available for download (below), and contains the Chairperson and Chief Executive's report; a...
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: 25 August 2023
Health Research Board Annual Report 2022 - Part One
Contents include: Chairperson and Chief Executive's report; a snapshot of important HRB activities during 2022; key deliverables(in line with the HRB Strategy 2021-2025, Health research - making an impact) and Appendices.
Part 2 contains the...
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: 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: 11 July 2023
Overview of people engaging with disability services in Ireland, 2022
Bulletin from the National Ability Supports System (NASS) on data provided by disability service providers for people engaging with services through the HSE disability budget in 2022.
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: 02 April 2023
Support for evidence-based alcohol policy in Ireland: results from a representative household survey
Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability and there is a need for evidence-based policy measures to tackle excess alcohol consumption and related harms. The aim of this study was to examine attitudes towards alcohol control measures among the general public in the context of significant reforms...
Published: 28 March 2023
Factors associated with public awareness of the relationship between alcohol use and breast cancer risk
Public awareness of the carcinogenic effects of alcohol is low, particularly the association between alcohol use and the risk of developing breast cancer. Breast cancer is the third most common cancer in Ireland and alcohol use remains high. This study examined factors related to awareness of the association between alcohol...
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: 01 March 2023
Health Research Board Annual Report 2021 - Part 2
This publication contains the 2021 corporate governance and financial statements of the Health Research Board, which have been approved by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Part one is also available for download (below), and contains the Chairperson and Chief Executive's report; a...
Published: 01 March 2023
Health Research Board Annual Report 2021 - Part 2
This publication contains the 2021 corporate governance and financial statements of the Health Research Board, which have been approved by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Part one is also available for download (below), and contains the Chairperson and Chief Executive's report; a...
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...
Published: 31 August 2022
Health Research Board Annual Report 2021 - Part One
Contents include: Chairperson and Chief Executive's report; a snapshot of important HRB activities during 2021; key deliverables in line with the HRB Strategy 2021-2025, Health research - making an impact; and Appendices.
Part 2 contains the...
Published: 04 August 2022
European web survey on drugs 2021: Irish results
Irish results for the European web survey 2021
Published: 01 August 2022
Estimating need for alcohol treatment in Ireland using national treatment surveillance data
This study analyses routine national surveillance data on alcohol treatment to measure how treatment need is being met.
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.
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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