Cover story

• Publication of the evaluation of Ireland’s national drugs strategy p.1 

Policy and legislation

• The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Drugs Use re-established p.10
• A whole-system approach to drug prevention p.11 

Recent research

• Etizolam and Irish drug poisoning deaths p.15
• Prescription drug misuse in Ireland p.17
• New research on non-fatal opioid overdoses in Ireland p.19 

Prevalence and current situation

• Non-fatal drug-related hospital admissions in Ireland, 2024 p.20
• Trends in polysubstance use among patients in methadone maintenance treatment in
  Ireland: Evidence from urine drug testing 2010–2020 p.26
• Launch of the national awareness campaign for the DRIVE project p.28
• New study shows a rise in cocaine-related harms in Ireland p.30
• New Irish study shows that the home environment and organised extracurricular
  activities significantly influence adolescent cannabis use p.33
• 2024 drug treatment demand p.34
• Merchants Quay Ireland annual review, 2023 p.37
• National Self-Harm Registry Ireland annual report, 2022 and 2023 p.40 

Responses

• What Works prevention and early intervention initiatives p.42
• Safe futures: Preventing youth recruitment into drug markets p.43
• EU Roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime 2023 p.45

Updates

• Recent publications p.47