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[Report] Health Protection Surveillance Centre. (2018) HIV in Ireland: trends to the end of 2017 (provisional data). Dublin: Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

[Report] HOPE Hands on Peer Education. (2018) HOPE 2017 annual report. Dublin: HOPE.

[Report] Foley, Anthony (2018) The drinks market performance 2017. Dublin: Drinks Industry Group of Ireland.

[Report] Police Service of Northern Ireland. (2018) Police recorded drug seizures and arrests in Northern Ireland: monthly update to 31 March 2018. (Providing figures for 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018). Belfast: PSNI.

[Audio] Prior, Darren J (2018) Alcohol justice & the SDGs.

[Evidence resource] Hettema, Jennifer E and Cockrell, Stephanie A and Reeves, Abigail and Ingersoll, Karen S and Lum, Paula J and Saitz, Richard and Murray-Krezan, Cristina M and Carrejo, Valerie A . (2018) Development and differentiability of three brief interventions for risky alcohol use that include varying doses of motivational interviewing. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 13 (1)

[Evidence resource] Garland, Eric L and Howard, Matthew O [Biomed Central] . (2018) Mindfulness-based treatment of addiction: current state of the field and envisioning the next wave of research. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 13 (1)

[Evidence resource] Hadland, Scott E and Park, Tae Woo and Bagley, Sarah M . (2018) Stigma associated with medication treatment for young adults with opioid use disorder: a case series. Springer. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 13 (15) https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-018-0116-2

[Evidence resource] Brown, Rachel and Trickey, Heather [Alcohol Research UK] . (2018) Devising and communicating public health alcohol guidance for expectant and new mothers: a scoping report. London: Alcohol Concern Cymru. 51 p. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.00486

[Evidence resource] Cannaert, Annelise and Ambach, Lars and Blanckaert, Peter and Stove, Christophe P . (2018) Activity-based detection and bioanalytical confirmation of a fatal carfentanil intoxication. Frontiers Media. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 9 (483) https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.00486

[Article] Smyth, Bobby P and Elmusharaf, Khalifa and Cullen, Walter (2018) Opioid substitution treatment and heroin dependent adolescents: reductions in heroin use and treatment retention over twelve months. BMC Pediatrics , 18 , (1) , p. 151.

[Article] Spillane, Ailbhe and Matvienko-Sikar, Karen and Larkin, Celine and Corcoran, Paul and Arensman, Ella (2018) What are the physical and psychological health effects of suicide bereavement on family members? An observational and interview mixed-methods study in Ireland. BMJ Open , 8 , (1) , e019472.

[Article] Davoren, Martin P and Calnan, Susan and Mulcahy, Judith and Lynch, Emily and Perry, Ivan J and Byrne, Michael (2018) Responding to excessive alcohol consumption in third-level (REACT): a study protocol. BMC Health Services Research , 18 , (1) , p. 364.

[Evidence resource] Penal Reform International. (2018) Global prison trends 2018 report. London: Penal Reform International and Thailand Institute of Justice. 60 p.

[Report] Ivers, Jo-Hanna H and Barry, Joseph (2017) An evaluation of a framework for case-management in the Cork/Kerry region. Dublin: Department of Publich Health and Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Trinity College Dublin.

[Evidence resource] European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. [EMCDDA] (2018) Report on the risk assessment of 1-(4-Cyanobutyl)-N-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (CUMYL-4CN-BINACA) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 60 p.

[Evidence resource] European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. (2018) Report on the risk assessment of N-(1-Amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (ADB-CHMINACA) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 83 p. 10.2810/716236 I ISBN 978-92-9497-245-3

[Evidence resource] El Ansari, Walid and Ssewanyana, Derrick and Stock, Christiane . (2018) Behavioral health risk profiles of undergraduate university students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: a cluster analysis. Frontiers Media. Frontiers in Public Health, Early online https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00120

[Article] Gulati, G and Keating, N and O'Neill, A and Delaunois, I (2018) The prevalence of major mental illness, substance misuse and homelessness in Irish prisoners: systematic review and meta-analyses. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Early online .

[Evidence resource] bielen, Rob and Stumo, Samya R and Halford, Rachel and Werling, Klára and Reic, Tatjana and Stover, Heino and Robaeys, Geert and Lazarus, Jeffrey V . (2018) Harm reduction and viral hepatitis C in European prisons: a cross-sectional survey of 25 countries. BioMed Central. Harm Reduction Journal, 15 (25) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0230-1

[Evidence resource] Kersbergen, Inge and Oldham, Melissa and Jones, Andrew and Field, Matt and Angus, Colin and Robinson, Eric . (2018) Reducing the standard serving size of alcoholic beverages prompts reductions in alcohol consumption. Wiley. Addiction, Early online https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14228

[Evidence resource] Peacock, Amy and Leung, Janni and Larney, Sarah and Colledge, Samantha and Hickman, Matthew and Rehm, Jürgen and Giovino, Gary A and West, Robert and Hall, Wayne and Griffiths, Paul and Ali, Robert and Gowing, Linda and Marsden, John and Ferrari, Alize J and Grebely, Jason and Farrell, Michael and Degenhardt, Louisa . (2018) Global statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report. Wiley. Addiction, Early online https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/add.14234

[Evidence resource] McCarthy, Simone and Thomas, Samantha L and Randle, Melanie and Bestman, Amy and Pitt, Hannah and Cowlishaw, Sean and Daube, Mike [Pubmed Central] . (2018) Women's gambling behaviour, product preferences, and perceptions of product harm: differences by age and gambling risk status. BioMed Central. Harm Reduction Journal, 15 (1) 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0227-9

[Article] Fitzgibbon, Wendy and Healy, Deirdre (2017) Lives and spaces: Photovoice and offender supervision in Ireland and England. Criminology & Criminal Justice .

[Video] O'Sullivan, Kevin (2018) Medicinal cannabis: where does Ireland stand?. Irish Times.

[Report] Joint Committee on Justice and Equality. (2018) Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on penal reform and sentencing. Dublin: Houses of the Oireachtas.

[Evidence resource] Pidd, Ken and Roche, Ann and Cameron, Jacqui and Lee, Nicole and Jenner, Linda and Duraisingam, Vinita . (2018) Workplace alcohol harm reduction intervention in Australia: cluster non-randomised controlled trial. Wiley. Drug and Alcohol Review, Early online doi: 10.1111/dar.12660

[Other] Merchants Quay Ireland. (2018) Medically supervised injecting facility. Merchants Quay Ireland.

[Evidence resource] Public Health England. (2018) Guidance for local areas on planning to deal with fentanyl or another potent opioid. London: Public Health England.

[Evidence resource] Winstock, Adam and Barrett, Monica and Maier, Larissa and Ferris, Jason . (2018) Global drugs survey 2018. Global Drug Survey.

[Evidence resource] Bareham, Bethany Kate and Kaner, Eileen and Spencer, Liam Patrick and Hanratty, Barbara . (2018) Drinking in later life: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies exploring older people's perceptions and experiences. Oxford University Press. Age and Ageing, Early online

[Evidence resource] Mialon, Melissa and McCambridge, Jim . (2018) Alcohol industry corporate social responsibility initiatives and harmful drinking: a systematic review. European Journal of Public Health, Early online

[Article] Calnan, Susan and Davoren, Martin P and Perry, Ivan J and O'Donovan, Orla (2018) Ireland’s Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. A critical discourse analysis of industry and public health perspectives on the Bill. Contemporary Drug Problems , Early online .

[Evidence resource] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. [SAMHSA, US] (2014) Treating sleep problems of people in recovery from substance use disorders. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. In Brief, 8 (2) 8 p.

[Evidence resource] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. [SAMHSA, US] (2016) Substance use and suicide: a nexus requiring a public health approach. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. In Brief 19 p.

[Evidence resource] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. [SAMHSA, US] (2016) Chronic substance use and cognitive effects on the brain: an introduction. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. In Brief, 9 (1) 8 p.

[Evidence resource] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. [SAMHSA, US] (2015) Medication for the treatment of alcohol use disorder: a brief guide. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 39 p.

[Evidence resource] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. [SAMHSA, US] (2015) Advisory: adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance use disorders. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 12 p.

[Evidence resource] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. [SAMHSA, US] (2018) Clinical guidance for treating pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorder and their infants. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 165 p. HHS publication no. (SMA) 18-5054

[Evidence resource] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. [SAMHSA, US] (2018) TIP 63: Medications for opioid use disorder – introduction to medications for opioid use disorder treatment. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

[Evidence resource] NREPP Learning Center. [SAMHSA, US] (2017) Substance use treatment for pregnant and postpartum women. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 21 p.

[Article] Benfer, Isabella and zahnow, Renee and Barratt, Monica J and Maier, Larissa and Winstock, Adam and Ferris, Jason (2018) The impact of drug policy liberalisation on willingness to seek help for problem drug use: A comparison of 20 countries. International Journal of Drug Policy , Early online .

[Article] Proudfoot, Denise (2018) Frozen in a moment in time: The experiences of mothers being diagnosed with HIV infection. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care , 29 , (2) , pp. 323-329.

[Evidence resource] NREPP Learning Center. [SAMHSA, US] (2017) Motivational Interviewing for behavioral health conditions. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 8 p.

[Evidence resource] John, Ann and McGregor, Joanna and Jones, Ian and Chim Lee, Sze and Walters, James TR and Owens, Michael J and O'Donovan, Michael and DelPozo-Banos, Marcos and Berridge, Damon M and Lloyd, Keith . (2018) Premature mortality among people with severe mental illness — New evidence from linked primary care data. Elsevier. Schizophrenia Research, Early online https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2018.04.009

[Article] Li, Shasha and Keogan, Sheila and Taylor, Keishia and Clancy, Luke (2018) Decline of adolescent smoking in Ireland 1995-2015: trend analysis and associated factors. BMJ Open , 8 , (4) , e020708.

[Evidence resource] Muñoz, Manuel and Ausín, Berta and Santos-Olmo, Ana B and Härter, Martin and Volkert, Jana and Schulz, Holger and Sehner, Susanne and Dehoust, Maria Christina and Suling, Anna and Wegscheider, Karl and Canuto, Alessandra and Crawford, Mike J and Grassi, Luigi and Da Ronch, Chiara and Hershkovitz, Yael and Quirk, Alan and Rotenstein, Ora and Shalev, Arieh Y and Strehle, Jens and Weber, Kerstin and Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich and Andreas, Sylke [PLOS One] . (2018) Alcohol use, abuse and dependence in an older European population: results from the MentDis_ICF65+ study. Public Library of Science. PLoS ONE, 13 (4) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196574

[Evidence resource] Bowden, Bethan and John, Ann and Trefan, Laszlo and Morgan, Jennifer and Farewell, Daniel and Fone, David [PLOS One] . (2018) Risk of suicide following an alcohol-related emergency hospital admission: An electronic cohort study of 2.8 million people. Public Library of Science. PLoS ONE, 13 (4) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194772

[Evidence resource] Airagnes, Guillaume and Lemogne, Cedric and Goldberg, Marcel and Hoertel, Nicolas and Roquelaure, Yves and Limosin, Frédéric and Zins, Marie [PLOS One] . (2018) Job exposure to the public in relation with alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use: Findings from the CONSTANCES cohort study. Public Library of Science. PLoS ONE, 13 (5) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196330

[Article] Kennedy, Mary-Claire and Cousins, Grainne and Henman, Martin C (2017) Analgesic use by ageing and elderly patients with chronic non-malignant pain: a qualitative study. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy , 39 , (4) , pp. 798-807.

[Article] Amin, Gopal and Siegel, Michael and Naimi, Timothy (2018) National cancer societies and their public statements on alcohol consumption and cancer risk. Addiction , Early online .

[Report] Health Service Executive. (2018) CHO 1 Traveller health strategic plan 2018 - 2022. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

[Evidence resource] Joossens, Luk and Raw, Martin . (2017) The tobacco control scale 2016 in Europe. Brussels: Association of European Cancer Leagues. 30 p.

[Evidence resource] TNS Opinion & Social. [European Commission] (2016) Special Eurobarometer 443. Public perception of illicit tobacco trade. Brussels: European Commission. 42 p.

[Article] Filippidis, Filippos T and Laverty, Anthony A and Mons, Ute and Jimenez-Ruiz, Carlos and Vardavas, Constantine I (2018) Changes in smoking cessation assistance in the European Union between 2012 and 2017: pharmacotherapy versus counselling versus e-cigarettes. Tobacco Control , Early online .

[Report] CHO Dublin North City and County. (2018) Community Health Organisation Dublin North City & County Healthy Ireland implementation plan 2018 - 2022. Dublin: CHO Dublin North City and County.

[Evidence resource] McNeely, Jennifer and Kumar, Pritika C and Rieckmann, Traci and Sedlander, Erica and Farkas, Sarah and Chollak, Christine and Kannry, Joseph L and Vega, Aida and Waite, Eva A and Peccoralo, Lauren A and Rosenthal, Richard N and McCarty, Dennis and Rotrosen, John [Pubmed Central] . (2018) Barriers and facilitators affecting the implementation of substance use screening in primary care clinics: a qualitative study of patients, providers, and staff. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 13 (1)

[Evidence resource] Scottish Goverment. [Scottish Government] (2018) Guidance on the implementation of minimum pricing for alcohol. For sellers of alcohol and enforcement authorities in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Government. 28 p.

[Evidence resource] Flint, Alastair J and Merali, Zul and Vaccarino, Franco J [CCSA] . (2018) Improving quality of life: substance use and aging. Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. 73 p.

[Evidence resource] Robson, Deborah and McEwen, Andy . (2018) Smoking cessation and smokefree policies: good practice for mental health services. London: National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training and Public Health England. 39 p.

[Report] Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care. (2018) Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care. Second interim report: recommended actions arising from progress made to date. Dublin: Houses of the Oireachtas.

[Evidence resource] Gottfredson, Denise C and Cook, Thomas D and Gardner, Frances EM and Gorman-Smith, Deborah and Howe, George W and Sandler, Irwin N and Zaff, Kathryn M . (2015) Standards of evidence for efficacy, effectiveness, and scale-up research in prevention science: next generation. Springer. Prevention Science 34 p. DOI 10.1007/s11121-015-0555-x

[Evidence resource] Leclercq, David and Noijen, Judith and Charlois, Thierry and Allart, Muriel and Akeret, Rene and Galan, Victor and Garcia, Noel and Parés Franquero, Oscar and Pesesse, Yoan . (2013) Safer nightlife labels and charters: good practice standards. Brussels: Nightlife Empowerment & Well-Being Implementation Project. 102 p.

[Evidence resource] Noijen, Judith and Duscherer, Katia and Schrooten, Jochen and de Smet, Jan and van de Kerckhove, Bart and Noclain, Anne-Gaëlle and Paulos, Carlos and Straw, Matt and Wiliams, Helen and Iacono, Antonio and Ziliani, Nadia . (2013) Peer education in nightlife settings: good practice standards. Brussels: Nightlife Empowerment & Well-Being Implementation Project. 107 p.

[Evidence resource] Uchtenhagen, A and Schaub, Michael P . (2011) Minimum quality standards in drug demand reduction EQUS. Zurich: Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction. 77 p.

[Evidence resource] Ventura, Mireia and Noijen, Judith and Bücheli, Alexander and Isvy, Alexandre and van Huyck, Catherine and Martins, Daniel and Nagy, Constanze and Schipper, Vivian and Ugarte, Miren and Valente, Helena . (2012) Drug checking service: good practice standards. Brussels: Nightlife Empowerment & Well-Being Implementation Project. 107 p.

[Article] Doyle, Pat (2018) Shelter costs in Ireland and the transition to secure more effective responses to homelessness. Homeless in Europe , Spring 2018 , pp. 13-16.

[Report] Abbé Pierre Foundation, FEANSTA. (2018) Third overview of housing exclusion in Europe 2018. Brussels: Feantsa.

[Evidence resource] Dewhirst, Timothy and Lee, Wonkyong Beth [BMJ] . (2018) Editorial: Who is the target? Package health warnings and the role of market segmentation. BMJ Publishing. Tobacco Control, 27 (3) 1 p. /10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054277

[Report] Ireland. Department of Health. (2017) Diagnosis, staging and treatment of patients with lung cancer: National clinical guideline no. 16. Dublin: Department of Health.

[Evidence resource] Institute of Alcohol Studies, Centre for Mental Health. [IAS] (2018) Alcohol and mental health: policy and practice in England. London: Institute of Alcohol Studies. 20 p.

[Report] Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care. (2017) Interim report of the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care. Dublin: Houses of the Oireachtas.

[Evidence resource] Agabio, Roberta and Trogu, Emanuela and Pani, Pier Paolo [The Cochrane Library] . (2018) Antidepressants for the treatment of people with co-occurring depression and alcohol dependence. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008581.pub2

[Evidence resource] Mayhugh, Rhiannon E and Rejeski, W Jack and Petrie, Meredith R and Laurienti, Paul J and Gauvin, Lise [PLOS One] . (2018) Differing patterns of stress and craving across the day in moderate-heavy alcohol consumers during their typical drinking routine and an imposed period of alcohol abstinence. Public Library of Science. PLoS ONE, 13 (4)

[Evidence resource] United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. [UNODC] (2018) Bulletin on narcotics. Alternative development: practices and reflections. Vienna: United Nations. 172 p.

[Evidence resource] Rodway, Cathryn and Tham, Su-Gwan and Ibrahim, Saied and Turnbull, Pauline and Windfuhr, Kirsten and Shaw, Jenny and Kapur, Nav and Appleby, Louis . (2016) Suicide in children and young people in England: a consecutive case series. Elsevier. The Lancet. Psychiatry, 3 (8)

[Video] RTE. (2018) RTE television programme. All bets are off. RTE.

[Article] Brandt, Simon D and King, Leslie A and Evans-Brown, Michael (2014) The new drug phenomenon. Drug Testing and Analysis , 6 , (7-8) , pp. 587-597.

[Evidence resource] Brady, Joanne E and Giglio, Rebecca and Keyes, Katherine M and DiMaggio, Charles and Li, Guohua . (2017) Risk markers for fatal and non-fatal prescription drug overdose: a meta-analysis. Injury Epidemiology, 4 (1)

[Evidence resource] Kuppili, Pooja Patnaik and Parmar, Arpit and Gupta, Ankit and Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh . (2018) Role of yoga in management of substance-use disorders: a narrative review. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 9 (1) 117-22. doi: 10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_243_17

[Evidence resource] Thornton, Louise K and Chapman, Cath and Leidl, Dana and Conroy, Chloe and Teesson, Maree and Slade, Tim and Koning, Ina and Champion, Katrina E and Stapinski, Lexine and Newton, Nicola C . (2018) Climate schools plus: an online, combined student and parent, universal drug prevention program. Elsevier. Internet Interventions, 12 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2018.03.007

[Evidence resource] Meister, SA . (2018) A review of workplace substance use policies in Canada. Strengths, gaps and key considerations. Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. 90 p.