HRB National Drugs Library
Youth Workers
Some key documents
Factsheet: young people, drugs and alcohol: the Irish situation. HRB National Drugs Library
Ireland: national report – prevention chapter. HRB
(2025) ESPAD Ireland 2024: results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs. ESPAD
(2025) Trends in health behaviours, outcomes and contexts: 1998-2022. The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study. DOH & University of Galway
(2024) A spatial examination of alcohol availability and the level of disadvantage of schools in Ireland. BMC Public Health and summary
(2024) Adolescent mental health & adversity: profiles & trends in the west of Ireland from 2018-2022. Executive summary. UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre
(2024) Youth prevention toolkit: e-cigarettes and other nicotine delivery systems. HSE
(2023) Cocaine and crack cocaine health-related harms in the South Inner City. South Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force.
(2022) Families of people who use drugs: health and social responses. EU Drugs Agency
(2020) Strengths and challenges of the YAP Community Based Advocate Model. University of Galway
Resource: Ireland, Addiction treatment services map
What Works Ireland Evidence Hub - provides information about prevention and early intervention programmes that have been evaluated and shown to improve outcomes for children and young people.
See also our prevention page and family & young people page
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This webpage was updated in June 2025. The results found by clicking on the subject links above are updated as we add items to the collection