Cover Story: Drug use among students in higher education in Ireland p.01 

Policy and legislation

• Sexual violence related to alcohol and/or drug use among Irish students p.04
• Joint Committee on Health and the national drugs strategy p.06
• Industry influence over global alcohol policies via the World Trade Organization: a qualitative analysis of discussions on alcohol health warning labelling, 2010–2019 p.08 

Recent research

• Exploring grief within the family system following a drug-related death of a family member p. 09
• Treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome with baclofen in opioid-dependent patients p.10
• Consumer protection messages in alcohol marketing on Twitter in Ireland: a content analysis p.11
• Comparing characteristics of suicide to non-suicide drug poisoning deaths, by sex, in Ireland p.12 

Prevalence and current situation

• Trends in alcohol and drug admissions to psychiatric facilities p.13
• Healthcare professional wellbeing impacted by Covid-19 while supporting clients with addiction in Ireland p.15
• Rising alcoholic liver disease hospital admissions and deaths in Irish hospitals, 2007–2016: a retrospective
  cross-sectional analysis p.17 

Responses

• Overview of case management related to work with people who use drugs p. 18
• The experience of Chrysalis Drug Project in providing case management p.19
• Gender-specific services for women experiencing homelessness and addiction p.20
• The needs of people who use drugs and are aged 40+ years p.21
• Merchants Quay Ireland annual review, 2020 p.22
• Ana Liffey Drug Project annual report, 2020 p.24 

Updates: Recent publications p.25