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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: 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: 16 January 2024
Deaths among people who were homeless at time of death in Ireland, 2020
In this bulletin, data on deaths among people who were homeless and who died in 2020 are presented. The NDRDI collects data on all deaths among people who were homeless at the time of death, in order to improve understanding of premature mortality among people who are homeless nationally, and to provide more complete and...
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: 17 May 2023
Deaths among people who were homeless at time of death in Ireland, 2019
This feasibility study was commissioned by the Department of Health to address the need to improve understanding of premature mortality among people who are homeless nationally, and to provide more complete and accurate national data to inform policy.
This retrospective review collates data on all deaths in persons...
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 09 February 2022
Gambling in the Republic of Ireland: Results from the 2019–20 National Drug and Alcohol Survey
This report presents the findings from the 2019–20 National Drug and Alcohol Survey (NDAS) on the prevalence of gambling and problem gambling in the general population in Ireland. While the main objective of the 2019–20 NDAS was to determine the prevalence and patterns of drug use (including alcohol and...
Published: 20 December 2021
Health Research Board Annual Report 2020 - part two
This publication contains the 2020 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 a Chairperson and Chief Executive's report; a...
Published: 03 September 2021
Trends in drug poisoning deaths, by sex, in Ireland: a repeated cross-sectional study from 2004 to 2017
This study examines sex differences in age-standardised rates (ASR) of overall and drug-specific drug poisoning deaths in Ireland between 2004 and 2017.
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