relation: http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/19674/ title: United Kingdom drug situation: annual report to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) 2012. creator: Davies, Charlotte creator: English, Layla creator: Stewart, Claire creator: Edginton, Mark creator: McVeigh, Jim creator: Bellis, Mark A subject: United Kingdom description: The United Kingdom (UK) Focal Point on Drugs is based at the Department of Health and the North West Public Health Observatory at the Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University. It is the national partner of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and provides comprehensive information to the Centre on the drug situation in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. publisher: United Kingdom Focal Point on Drugs date: 2013 type: Report type: NonPeerReviewed format: application/pdf language: en identifier: http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/19674/1/UK-FOCAL-POINT-REPORT-2012-B5.pdf identifier: Davies, Charlotte and English, Layla and Stewart, Claire and Edginton, Mark and McVeigh, Jim and Bellis, Mark A (2013) United Kingdom drug situation: annual report to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) 2012. London: United Kingdom Focal Point on Drugs. relation: http://www.cph.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/23779-FOCAL-POINT-REPORT-2012-B5.pdf relation: http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/17626/ title: Early warning system: national profiles. creator: Gallegos, Ana creator: Sedefov, Roumen subject: Information dissemination subject: Ireland subject: Prevention through information and education subject: New (novel) psychoactive substances subject: Europe subject: Prevalence of drugs and alcohol use subject: Harm reduction policy description: This publication presents 30 profiles of the national early warning systems on new psychoactive substances in operation in Europe in 2011. The early warning system on new psychoactive substances is a multidisciplinary network consisting of 30 European countries which collect, appraise and rapidly disseminate information on new drugs and products that contain them. The publication aims to promote best practices and to enhance the exchange of experiences between different national early warning systems. Irish national profile - page 74 publisher: Publications Office of the European Union date: 2012-05 type: Report type: NonPeerReviewed format: application/pdf language: en identifier: http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/17626/1/EMCDDA_early_warning_national_profiles.pdf identifier: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Gallegos, Ana and Sedefov, Roumen (2012) Early warning system: national profiles. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. relation: doi: 10.2810/51894 relation: http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/12493/ title: Women & substance misuse: alcohol & women’s health in Ireland. subject: Ireland subject: Woman (women / female) subject: Alcohol use subject: Gender differences subject: Drugs and alcohol use behaviour description: Ireland has always been stereotypically portrayed as a nation of heavy drinkers, and it is true that alcohol plays a central role in Irish culture. Alcohol is generally an integral part of Irish leisure activities and life events, with the pub acting as a hub of social life. It is perhaps unsurprising to learn, therefore, that Ireland has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption in Europe – in 2007 in Ireland, 13.37 litres of alcohol were consumed for every person aged over 15 (Carew et al., 2009). Ireland’s alcohol related problems cost in excess of €2.65 billion in 2003, a figure that has risen since (Department of Health & Children, 2004a, Fanagan et al., 2008). Traditionally women in Ireland did not drink as much as men, but this pattern now appears to be changing, particularly among women in younger age groups. The Women’s Health Council, in line with its statutory instrument, identified the need for a paper specifically on women and alcohol due to the gender differences in alcohol consumption habits but also the gender differences in the effects of alcohol. Research has shown that alcohol has specific, negative effects for women’s health, of which it is essential that women be aware. This paper will investigate current trends, examine the particular circumstances that lead to and result from problematic drinking among women, and draw out the particular effects of alcohol on women’s health and well-being. The Council envisages that the paper will be of interest to policy and strategy makers, as well as health service providers and those with an interest in women’s health. publisher: Women's Health Council date: 2009 type: Report type: NonPeerReviewed format: application/pdf language: en identifier: http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/12493/1/WHC_women_substance_misuse_-_health_alcohol.pdf identifier: Women's Health Council. (2009) Women & substance misuse: alcohol & women’s health in Ireland. Dublin: Women's Health Council. relation: http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/11753/ title: United Kingdom drug situation: annual report to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) 2008. creator: Eaton, Gail creator: Davis, Charlotte creator: English, Layla creator: Lodwick, Alan creator: McVeigh, Jim creator: Bellis, Mark A subject: United Kingdom subject: Prevalence of drugs and alcohol use description: The United Kingdom (UK) Focal Point on Drugs is based at the Department of Health and the North West Public Health Observatory at the Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University. It is the national partner of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and provides comprehensive information to the Centre on the drug situation in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. publisher: United Kingdom Focal Point on Drugs date: 2008 type: Report type: NonPeerReviewed format: application/pdf language: en identifier: http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/11753/1/NR_2008_UK.pdf identifier: Eaton, Gail and Davis, Charlotte and English, Layla and Lodwick, Alan and McVeigh, Jim and Bellis, Mark A (2008) United Kingdom drug situation: annual report to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) 2008. London: United Kingdom Focal Point on Drugs.