Article

Lyons, Suzi (2010) Report on drug and alcohol use in the Midland region. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 34, Summer 2010 , pp. 25-26.

Foran, Sinead (2006) Midland Regional Drugs Task Force: action plan 2006-2008. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 20, Winter 2006 , p. 13.

Long, Jean and Kelly, Fionnola (2005) Heroin misuse in Athlone and Portlaoise. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 14, Summer 2005 , pp. 7-8.

Report

Midlands Louth Meath CHO. (2018) Midlands Louth Meath CHO implementation plan 2018 – 2022. Louth: Midlands Louth Meath CHO.

Midland Regional Drugs and Alcohol Task Force. (2016) Midland Regional Drugs and Alcohol Task Force strategic plan 2017 - 2019. Athlone: Midland Regional Drugs and Alcohol Task Force.

Health Research Board. Lyons, Suzi and Robinson, Janet and Carew, Anne Marie and Gibney, Sarah and Connolly, Johnny and Long, Jean (2010) Close to home: a study on the misuse of drugs and alcohol in the Midland region. Offaly: Midland Regional Drugs Task Force.

Midland Regional Drugs Task Force. (2006) Midland Regional Drugs Task Force action plan 06-08. Tullamore: Midland Regional Drugs Task Force.

McElwee, Niall and Monaghan, Grainne (2005) Darkness on the edge of town: an exploratory study of heroin misuse in Athlone and Portlaoise. Athlone: Athlone Institute of Technology, Centre for Child & Youth Care Learning.

Health Research Board. Drugs Misuse Research Division. O'Brien, Mary and Kelleher, Tracy and Cahill, Paul (2002) Trends in treated drug misuse in the Midland Health Board Area 1996-2000. Occasional Paper no. 3. Dublin: Health Research Board.

Midland Health Board. (2000) Substance misuse: education & prevention policy. Tullamore: Midland Health Board.

Sheerin, Emer (1999) Life as it is: values, attitudes and norms from the perspectives of midlands youth. Tullamore: Midland Health Board.

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FactSheet

HRB National Drugs Library. (2023) Drugs data factsheet: CHO area 8 - Laois/Offaly, Longford/Westmeath, Louth and Meath. Dublin: HRB National Drugs Library.

Goggin, Deirdre and Cullen, L and O'Kane, J and O'Donovan, Diarmuid and Mason Mohan, C (2019) Westmeath alcohol-related harm profile 2019. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

Dail Debates

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answers 597 & 722 - Health services [57411/22, 58035/22] [Task force funding]. (22 Nov 2022)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 532 - Drug treatment programmes [16340/17]. (04 Apr 2017)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Adjournment debate - Head shops. (31 Mar 2010)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 796 - National Drugs Strategy [Athlone dial to stop dealing] [39167/09]. (03 Nov 2009)

Teaching Resource

Mental Health Assessment Tools Review Group. Hyland, Michael and Johnson, Louise and Kerrigan, Mary and Maguire, Jim and O'Connor, Clare and O'Hehir, Mick and Daly, Margaret (2012) Mental health assessment tools. Laois Offaly Longford Westmeath Mental Health Services.

News

[Westmeath Examiner] , Aughey, Olga ‘Local drug task force needed to tackle local drug problem’. (20 Jul 2019)

[Leinster Express] , Ganly, Conor New midland drug and alcohol problem service having an 'impact' in Laois and other counties. (13 Oct 2017)

[drugs.ie] Safe disposal of drug related litter in County Westmeath. (20 Jul 2015)

[Health Service Executive] Frances Black singer and founder of the Rise Foundation officially launches "Alcohol & U” App. (10 Nov 2014)