Cover story

Drug-related deaths and deaths among drug users in Ireland, 2004–2016 p.1

Policy and legislation

Ministerial segment of 62nd session of Commission on Narcotic Drugs p.5

International guidelines on human rights and drug policy p.6

UNAIDS report on health, rights and drugs p.7

European drug trends, 2019 p.8

Alcohol industry involvement in policymaking: a systematic review p.10

Prevalence and current situation

Community experiences of serious organised crime in Scotland p.11

The drug economy and youth interventions p.12

Alcohol treatment figures from the NDTRS, 2011–2017 p.14

Experience of the treatment demand indicator in Europe p.16

Experiences of people engaged in long-term methadone maintenance treatment p.17

Client perspectives on barriers to progressing through methadone maintenance treatment in Ireland p.18

Profiles of Irish psychiatric inpatients with no fixed abode p.18

Public awareness of alcohol-related health conditions in Ireland: findings from the Healthy Ireland Survey p.19

Responses

A systems perspective on drug prevention p.21

Second National Intracultural Health Strategy, 2018–2023 p.23

Policing with local communities p.24

End-of-life care for people with alcohol and drug problems p.26

Opioid dependence: buprenorphine prolonged-release injection (Buvidal) p.26

Adolescent Addiction Service report, 2018 p.28

Updates

Recent publications p.29