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Published: 17 April 2024
Alcohol: availability, affordability, related harm, and policy in Ireland
This alcohol overview is the fifth in a series which examines data and trends on alcohol use and related consequences over time in Ireland. The data show that there has been a decrease in per capita alcohol use since the last overview was published in 2021. However, harmful and hazardous drinking patterns are impacting...
Published: 27 December 2023
Independent programme of evaluation of the State’s investment in The Irish LongituDinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) - Main Report
This report utilises a mixed-methods approach comprising both quantitative and qualitative tools to assess the outputs, outcomes and impacts of the TILDA programme. The methods used to collect data involved desk research (including bibliometric analysis), individual and focus group qualitative interviews, an in-depth...
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: 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: 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: 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.
Published: 08 June 2022
Alcohol and other drug use among children and young people in Ireland: prevalence, risk and protective factors, consequences, responses, and policies
In most developed countries, substance use is a major public health issue, particularly among young people. Alcohol and other drug use is one of the leading risk factors for disease and injury and is also responsible for a considerable number of premature deaths. The National Drug Strategy in Ireland aims to prevent early...
Published: 17 March 2022
Comparing characteristics of suicide to non-suicide drug poisoning deaths, by sex, in Ireland
Suicide by drug poisoning is potentially preventable; however, evidence on associated risk factors by sex is limited. We aim to assist in understanding how individual and social contextual factors, and specific drugs, influence risk of suicide compared to non-suicide drug poisoning deaths, and how this differs by...
Published: 01 March 2022
Predictors of access to healthcare professionals for people with intellectual disability in Ireland
The Irish National Intellectual Disability Database is updated annually and in 2017 contained records for nearly 22,000 persons aged 15 years and over. Information was extracted on the contacts each person had with one of eight health professionals in the years 2007, 2012 and 2017. Over these years, there was an increase in...
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