Cover story

National Drugs Forum 2018 p.1

Policy and legislation

• LGBTI+ Youth Strategy p.3
• Quality and Capacity Building Initiative (QCBI) p.4
• Drug and alcohol abuse targeted in UN’s 2030 Agenda and 17 Sustainable Development Goals p.5 

Prevalence and current situation

• Drug treatment figures from the NDTRS, 2010—2016 p.7
• Adult smoking in Ireland: findings from the Healthy Ireland Survey and the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing p.8
• Decline in adolescent smoking in Ireland and associated factors p.9
• Youth smoking in Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey p.9
• Forensic Science Ireland annual report 2017 p.10
• Irish Prison Service and Probation Service strategic plan 2018–2010 p.12
• Prevalence of major mental illness, substance misuse and homelessness among Irish prisoners v13
• Hospital presentations and preceding factors of drug overdose among adolescents p.15 

Responses

• New report on drug-related bloodborne viruses in Ireland p.16
• Integrated hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs p.16
• High uptake of sterile crack pipes in response to surge in cocaine use in Dublin p.17
• SAFE campaign launched in Clondalkin p.18
• The help-seeking behaviours of family members affected by substance-use disorders p.19
• An Garda Siochana Policing Plan 2017 p.20
• Let’s Get Specific – a prevention forum p.22
• Prevention interventions targeting at-risk youth: Targeted Youth Funding Scheme p.23
• Responding to excessive alcohol consumption in third-level (REACT): a study protocol p.24
• Optimising treatment in opioid dependency in primary care p.26
• Reducing the harms of cocaine use in Ireland p.27
• Opioid substitution treatment for heroin-dependent adolescents p.28
• Tabor Group annual report, 2017 p.28 

Updates

• Recent publications p.30