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Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. (2024) Recently encountered uncontrolled novel benzodiazepines and related compounds (2024 update). London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

Simon Community Scotland, Public Health Scotland. (2024) How to save a life: emergency response to a drug overdose, and harm reduction advice. Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.

Center for Forensic Science Research & Education. (2024) Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) trend reports. URL: https://www.cfsre.org/nps-discovery/trend-reports

Tran, Anh Dam and Grebely, Jason and Chambers, Mark and Degenhardt, Louisa and Farrell, Michael and Bajis, Sahar and Larance, Briony (2024) Health utility among people who regularly use opioids in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review , Early online .

Health Research Board. Irish National Focal Point to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2024) Ireland: national report for 2023 - drug markets and crime. Dublin: Health Research Board.

McClements, Anne Marie and Scarlett, Mary and Stewart, Bill (2024) Statistics from the Northern Ireland substance misuse database: 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023. Belfast: Northern Ireland. Department of Health.

Robinson, Janet and Doherty, Jim (2024) Drug and Alcohol Trends Monitoring System (DATMS) 2023: year 8. Dublin: Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force.

Kelleher, Cathy and Keegan, Erica and Lyons, Suzi (2024) Deaths among people who were homeless at time of death in Ireland, 2020. Dublin: Health Research Board.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2024) European Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN Plus): data and analysis. URL: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/data-fac...

Ivers, Jo-Hanna and Dunne, Neil (2024) North Dublin Regional DATF alcohol research 2023: an exploration of the nature and extent of alcohol use within North County Dublin. Dublin: North Dublin Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force.

Hendriks, Stevie and Ranson, Janice M and Peetoom, Kirsten and Lourida, Ilianna and Tai, Xin You and de Vugt, Marjolein and Llewellyn, David J and Köhler, Sebastian (2024) Risk factors for young-onset dementia in the UK Biobank. JAMA Neurology , 81 , (2) , pp. 134-142.

Bushnell, Greta A and Rynn, Moira A and Gerhard, Tobias and Keyes, Katherine M and Hasin, Deborah S and Cerdá, Magdalena and Nyandege, Abner and Olfson, Mark (2024) Drug overdose risk with benzodiazepine treatment in young adults: comparative analysis in privately and publicly insured individuals. Addiction , 119 , (2) , pp. 356-368.

Scottish Drugs Forum. (2023) On alert: New opioids and benzos in Scotland’s drugs supply (SDF Webinar). Scottish Drugs Forum.

McNamara, Sinead and Killeen, Nicki and Eagleton, Marie and Keenan, Eamon (2023) HSE emerging drug trend monitoring. Year 2 results from the Syringe Analysis Programme 2022. The identification of injecting trends in the Dublin and Midland Region through the application of syringe analysis methodology. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2023) UNODC Early warning advisory (EWA) on new psychoactive substances (NPS). URL: https://www.unodc.org/LSS/Home/NPS

National Poisons Information Service. (2023) National Poisons Information Service report 2022 to 2023. London: UK Health Security Agency.

Krotulski, Alex J and Walton, Sara E and Papsun, Donna M and Fogarty, Melissa F and Logan, Barry K (2023) 4’-Chlorodiazepam – NPS Discovery new drug monograph. United States: Center for Forensic Science Research & Education.

International Narcotics Control Board. (2023) Global Opioids Project: Fentanyl, opioids and benzodiazepines with no known legitimate uses. URL: https://www.incb.org/incb/en/opioids_project/fenta...

An Garda Siochana. (2023) An Garda Síochána annual report 2022. Dublin: An Garda Siochana.

Public Health Scotland. (2023) Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) quarterly ​report. Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.

McAuley, A and Palmateer, N and Goldberg, D J and Shivaji, T and Ritchie, T and Licence, K and Carter, D and Hutchinson, S J (2023) Increased risk of non-fatal overdose associated with non-prescribed benzodiazepine use in Scotland, UK. International Journal of Drug Policy , Early online .

Durand, Louise and Keenan, Eamon and O'Reilly, Deirdre and Bennett, Kathleen and O'Hara, Andy and Cousins, Gráinne (2023) Prescription drugs with potential for misuse in Irish prisons: analysis of national prison prescribing trends, by gender and history of opioid use disorder, 2012 to 2020. BMC Psychiatry , 23 .

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2023) Spotlight on… Non-medical use of benzodiazepines. URL: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/spotlights/non-medica...

Calder, Robert (2023) Addictions Edited: the monthly take-home podcast. Series 1, 2023. London: Society for the Study of Addiction.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2023) Most recent data from the European Syringe Collection and Analysis Project Enterprise (ESCAPE): data explorer, analysis and key findings. URL: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/data-fac...

Ashe, Hannah and Cully, Grace and Kinahan, James and Jeffers, Anne and Cotter, Marie and Rochford, Sheila and Cassidy, Eugene and Arensman, Ella and Daly, Caroline and Kelleher, Eric (2023) A detailed investigation of high lethality Intentional Drug Overdose (IDO) via retrospective emergency department chart review. Dublin: HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention.

Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, Public Health Ontario. (2023) Characteristics of substance-related toxicity deaths in Ontario. Stimulant, opioid, benzodiazepine, and alcohol-related deaths. Toronto: ODPRN.

HRB National Drugs Library. (2023) Factsheet: Sedatives and tranquilisers - the Irish situation. Dublin: HRB National Drugs Library.

Karamouzian, Mohammad and Rafat, Bijan and Kolla, Gillian and Urbanoski, Karen and Atkinson, Kate and Bardwell, Geoff and Bonn, Matthew and Touesnard, Natasha and Henderson, Nancy and Bowles, Jeanette and Boyd, Jade and Brunelle, Caroline and Eeuwes, Jolene and Fikowski, Jill and Gomes, Tara and Guta, Adrian and Hyshka, Elaine and Ivsins, Andrew and Kennedy, Mary Clare and Laurence, Gab and Martignetti, Lucas and Nafeh, Frishta and Salters, Kate and Tu, David and Strike, Carol and Pauly, Bernadette and Werb, Dan (2023) Challenges of implementing safer supply programs in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy , 120 .

Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR). (2023) New benzodiazepines – bromazolam. Edinburgh: Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR).

Millar, Sean (2023) Adolescent Addiction Service report, 2023. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 85, Spring 2023 , pp. 24-25.

Health Research Board. Health Research Board reports latest drug-related deaths figures. (24 Jun 2023)

National Working Group for Dual Diagnosis. (2023) Model of care for people with mental disorder and co-existing substance use disorder (dual diagnosis). Dublin: Health Service Executive.

Lynn, Ena and Devin, Joan and Craig, Sarah and Lyons, Suzi (2023) Deaths among people who were homeless at time of death in Ireland, 2019. Dublin: Health Research Board.

Berry, Karen and Calder, Robert and Davies, Natalie (2023) Addictions Edited podcast. A medication-based intervention for people who use benzodiazepines. London: Society for the Study of Addiction.

Cousins, Gráinne and Durand, Louise and O'Kane, Aoife and Tierney, Julie and Maguire, Richard and Stokes, Siobhán and O'Reilly, Deirdre and Arensman, Ella and Bennett, Kathleen E and Vázquez, María Otero and Corcoran, Paul and Lyons, Suzi and Kavanagh, Yvonne and Keenan, Eamon (2023) Prescription drugs with potential for misuse: protocol for a multi-indicator analysis of supply, detection and the associated health burden in Ireland between 2010 and 2020. BMJ Open , 13 , (3) .

Adolescent Addiction Service. Murray, Denis (2023) Adolescent addiction service report 2023. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

Berry, Karen and Matheson, Catriona and Schofield, Joe and Dumbrell, Joshua and Parkes, Tessa and Hill, Duncan and Kilonzo, Mary and MacLennan, Graeme and Stewart, Duncan and Ritchie, Trina and Turner, Michael (2023) Development of an intervention to manage benzodiazepine dependence and high-risk use in the context of escalating drug related deaths in Scotland: an application of the MRC framework. BMC Health Services Research , 23 , (1) .

Syrjanen, Rebekka and Greene, Shaun L and Castle, Jared W and Di Rago, Matthew and Hodgson, Sarah E and Abouchedid, Rachelle and Graudins, Andis and Schumann, Jennifer L (2023) Non-fatal intoxications involving the novel benzodiazepine clonazolam: case series from the Emerging Drugs Network of Australia - Victoria project. Clinical Toxicology , 61 , (4) , pp. 290-293.

Maust, Donovan T and Petzold, Kierstdea and Strominger, Julie and Kim, H Myra and Bohnert, Amy S B (2023) Benzodiazepine discontinuation and mortality among patients receiving long-term benzodiazepine therapy. JAMA Network Open , 6 , (12) .

O'Neill, Derek and Lyons, Suzi and Carew, Anne Marie (2023) National Drug Treatment Reporting System: 2022 drug treatment demand. Dublin: Health Research Board.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2023) UN convention decisions 1961 - 2022. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Primary Care Reimbursement Service. (2023) GMS benzodiazepine and Z drug claims [Ireland].

Soeiro, Thomas and Pradel, Vincent and Lapeyre-Mestre, Maryse and Micallef, Joëlle (2023) Systematic assessment of non-medical use of prescription drugs using doctor-shopping indicators: a nationwide, repeated cross-sectional study. Addiction , 118 , (10) , pp. 1984-1993.

Ingram, Carolyn and MacNamara, Isobel and Buggy, Conor and Perrotta, Carla (2023) Priority healthcare needs amongst people experiencing homelessness in Dublin, Ireland: a qualitative evaluation of community expert experiences and opinions. PLoS ONE , 18 , (12) .

Domzaridou, Eleni and Carr, Matthew J and Millar, Tim and Webb, Roger T and Ashcroft, Darren M (2023) Non-fatal overdose risk associated with prescribing opioid agonists concurrently with other medication: Cohort study conducted using linked primary care, secondary care and mortality records. Addiction , 118 , (12) , pp. 2374-2383.

HSE drugs.ie. (2023) Harm reduction for different types of drugs. URL: https://www.drugs.ie/drugs_info/campaign/

Conlan, K and McGrath, J and Teeling, M and MacAvin, M J and Bennett, K and Gallagher, L (2023) Antipsychotic prescribing in GMS paediatric and young adult population in Ireland 2005-2015: repeated cross-sectional study. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , 40 , (3) , pp. 343-352.

Russell, Cayley and Law, Justine and Bonn, Matthew and Rehm, Jürgen and Ali, Farihah (2022) The increase in benzodiazepine-laced drugs and related risks in Canada: the urgent need for effective and sustainable solutions. International Journal of Drug Policy , 111 .

Northern Ireland. Department of Health. (2022) Statistics from the Northern Ireland substance misuse database 2021/22. Belfast: Department of Health.

Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. (2022) ACMD advice on the classification and schedule of Remimazolam. London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

Ezquerra-Romano, Ivan and Uszpolewicz, Julie and Stewart, Lauren, eds. Bright, Joanna and Martin, AJ and Richards, Monica and Morie, Marie (2022) The benzo research project: ​an evaluation of recreational benzodiazepine use amongst UK young people (18-25). London: Benzo Research Project.

Bushnell, Greta A and Gerhard, Tobias and Keyes, Katherine and Hasin, Deborah and Cerdá, Magdalena and Olfson, Mark (2022) Association of benzodiazepine treatment for sleep disorders with drug overdose risk among young people. JAMA Network Open , 5 , (11) .

Gittins, Rosalind and Vaziri, Roya and Maidment, Ian (2022) Surveying over the counter and prescription only medication misuse in treatment services during COVID-19. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment , 16 .

Public Health Wales, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre. (2022) Harm Reduction Database Wales: drug related mortality annual report 2021-22. Cardiff: Public Health Wales.

National Patient Safety Office. (2022) National Healthcare Quality Reporting System: report 2021/2022. Dublin: Department of Health.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2022) Current NPS threats: volume V. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Condron, Ita (2022) Drug treatment in Ireland, 2015–2021. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 82, Summer 2022 , pp. 18-20.

Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce. (2022) Scottish drug deaths taskforce evidence paper. Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce.

Lynch, Tom and Ryan, Cristín and Bradley, Colin and Foster, D and Huff, Christy and Hutchinson, Sharon and Lamberson, Nicole and Lynch, Lily and Cadogan, Cathal (2022) Supporting safe and gradual reduction of long-term benzodiazepine receptor agonist use: development of the SAFEGUARDING-BZRAs toolkit using a codesign approach. Health Expectations , 25 , (4) , pp. 1904-1918.

Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation. (2022) What’s contaminating Toronto’s drug supply? insights from samples checked by Toronto’s drug checking service January 1 - December 31, 2021. Toronto: Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2022) New psychoactive substances: 25 years of early warning and response in Europe. An update from the EU Early Warning System. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Pandemic brought 'big wins' for those tackling drug addiction. (01 Apr 2022)

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2022) Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Coll, Seán and Walsh, Mary E and Fahey, Tom and Moriarty, Frank (2022) Hospital initiation of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in older adults and discontinuation in primary care. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy , 18 , (4) , pp. 2670-2674.

Lynn, Ena and Cousins, Gráinne and Lyons, Suzi and Bennett, Kathleen E (2022) Comparing characteristics of suicide to non-suicide drug poisoning deaths, by sex, in Ireland. Journal of Affective Disorders , 306 , pp. 80-89.

Smith, Joshua T and Sage, Mary and Szeto, Herb and Myers, Laura C and Lu, Yun and Martinez, Adriana and Kipnis, Patricia and Liu, Vincent X (2022) Outcomes after implementation of a benzodiazepine-sparing alcohol withdrawal order set in an integrated health care system. JAMA Network Open , 5 , (2) , e220158.

Adolescent addiction service. (2022) Adolescent addiction service report 2022. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

McMorrow, C and Nerney, D and Cullen, N and Kielty, J and vanLaar, A and Davoren, M and Conlon, L and Brodie, C and McDonald, C and Hallahan, B (2022) Psychiatric and psycho-social characteristics of suicide completers: a 13-year comprehensive evaluation of psychiatric case records and post-mortem findings. European Psychiatry , 65 , (1) , pp. 1-20.

Weiner, Scott G and El Ibrahimi, Sanae and Hendricks, Michelle A and Hallvik, Sara E and Hildebran, Christi and Fischer, Michael A and Weiss, Roger D and Boyer, Edward W and Kreiner, Peter W and Wright, Dagan A and Flores, Diana P and Ritter, Grant A (2022) Factors associated with opioid overdose after an initial opioid prescription. JAMA Network Open , 5 , (1) , e2145691.

Medical Bureau of Road Safety. (2022) Medical Bureau of Road Safety annual report 2020. Dublin: Medical Bureau of Road Safety.

Tardelli, Vitor S and Bianco, Martina CM and Prakash, Rashmik and Segura, Luis C and Castaldelli-Maia, João M and Fidalgo, Thiago M and Martins, Silvia S (2022) Overdose deaths involving non-BZD hypnotic/sedatives in the USA: trends analyses. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas , 10 , p. 100190. (In Press)

Organization of Teratology Information Specialists. (2022) Mother to baby: fact sheets [Internet]. Brentwood (TN): Organization of Teratology Information Specialists.

Day, Ed and Daly, Chris (2022) Clinical management of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Addiction , 117 , (3) , pp. 804-814.

O’Mahony, Desmond and McNamara, Eoin and McClintock, Rebecca and Murray, Aisling and Smyth, Emer and Watson, Dorothy (2021) Growing Up in Ireland: The lives of 20-year-olds: making the transition to adulthood. Dublin: ESRI; Trinity College Dublin; Department of Children Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Lynn, Ena (2021) Trends in drug poisoning deaths, by sex, in Ireland: a repeated cross-sectional study, 2004–2017. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 79, Autumn 2021 , pp. 20-21.

Edinoff, Amber N and Nix, Catherine A and Hollier, Janice and Sagrera, Caroline E and Delacroix, Blake M and Abubakar, Tunde and Cornett, Elyse M and Kaye, Adam M and Kaye, Alan D (2021) Benzodiazepines: uses, dangers, and clinical considerations. Neurology International , 13 , (4) , pp. 594-607.

Dyer, Adam H and Laird, Eamon and Hoey, Leane and Hughes, Catherine F and McNulty, Helene and Ward, Mary and Strain, J J and Molloy, Anne M and Cunningham, Conal and McCarroll, Kevin (2021) Long-term anticholinergic, benzodiazepine and Z-drug use in community-dwelling older adults: What is the impact on cognitive and neuropsychological performance? International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 36 , (11) , pp. 1767-1777.

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. (2021) Risks and harms associated with the nonmedical use of benzodiazepines in the unregulated drug supply in Canada (CCENDU bulletin). Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2021) Non-medical use of medicines: health and social responses. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Milani, Sadaf Arefi and Raji, Mukaila A and Chen, Lu and Kuo, Yong-Fang (2021) Trends in the use of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, and serotonergic drugs among US women and men before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Network Open , 4 , (10) , e2131012.

Liu, Stephen and O'Donnell, Julie and Gladden, Matt and McGlone, Londell and Chowdhury, Farnaz (2021) Trends in nonfatal and fatal overdoses involving benzodiazepines — 38 States and the District of Columbia, 2019–2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , 70 , (40) , pp. 1136-1141.

Chua, Kao-Ping and Brummett, Chad M and Ng, Sophia and Bohnert, Amy S B (2021) Association between receipt of overlapping opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions from multiple prescribers and overdose risk. JAMA Network Open , 4 , (8) , e2120353.

Office for National Statistics. (2021) Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2020 registrations. London: Office for National Statistics.

Ray, Wayne A and Chung, Cecilia P and Murray, Katherine T and Malow, Beth A and Daugherty, James R and Stein, C Michael (2021) Mortality and concurrent use of opioids and hypnotics in older patients: a retrospective cohort study. PLoS Medicine , 18 , (7) , e1003709. (Submitted)

Au, Vivian Y O and Rosic, Tea and Sanger, Nitika and Hillmer, Alannah and Chawar, Caroul and Worster, Andrew and Marsh, David C and Thabane, Lehana and Samaan, Zainab (2021) Factors associated with opioid overdose during medication-assisted treatment: How can we identify individuals at risk? Harm Reduction Journal , 18 , (71) .

Moriarty, Frank and Savva, George M and Grossi, Carlota M and Bennett, Kathleen and Fox, Chris and Maidment, Ian and Loke, Yoon K and Steel, Nicholas and Kenny, Rose Anne and Richardson, Kathryn (2021) Cognitive decline associated with anticholinergics, benzodiazepines and Z-drugs: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology , 87 , (7) , pp. 2818-2829.

Wright, Jason D and Cogan, Jacob C and Huang, Yongmei and Tergas, Ana I and St Clair, Caryn M and Hou, June Y and Khoury-Collado, Fady and Gockley, Allison and Accordino, Melissa and Melamed, Alexander and Hershman, Dawn L (2021) Association of new perioperative benzodiazepine use with persistent benzodiazepine use. JAMA Network Open , 4 , (6) , e2112478.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2021) New benzodiazepines in Europe – a review. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Cadogan, Cathal A and Bradley, Colin P and Bennett, Kathleen (2021) Impact of changes in controlled drugs legislation on benzodiazepine receptor agonist prescribing in Ireland: a repeated cross-sectional study. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology , 77 , (6) , pp. 903-912.

[Irish Examiner] , Dunphy, Liz Special report: Benzodiazepines are ‘little ticking time bombs’ on the streets of Cork. (24 May 2021)

Public Health England. (2021) Drug Harms Assessment and Response Team. Quarterly summary for professionals: May 2021. London: Public Health England.

Adolescent addiction service. (2021) Adolescent addiction service report 2021. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

Toronto's Drug Checking Service. (2021) What's in Toronto's drug supply? Results from samples checked by Toronto's drug checking service January 1 - December 31, 2020. Toronto: Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation.

O'Carroll, Austin and Wainwright, David (2021) Conversations of exclusion: an ethnographic exploration of doctor-patient interactions that result in homeless patients being excluded from the healthcare service. BJGP Open , 0031 . (In Press)

Walshe, Catherine (2021) Brief interventions targeting long-term benzodiazepine and Z-drug use in primary care. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 76, Winter 2021 , pp. 29-30.

Health Service Executive. (2021) Guidance on appropriate prescribing of benzodiazepines and z-drugs (BZRA) for the treatment of anxiety and insomnia. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

Heikkinen, Milja and Taipale, Heidi and Tanskanen, Antti and Mittendorfer-Rutz, Ellenor and Lähteenvuo, Markku and Tiihonen, Jari (2021) Real-world effectiveness of pharmacological treatments of alcohol use disorders in a Swedish nation-wide cohort of 125 556 patients. Addiction , 116 , (8) , pp. 1990-1998.

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. (2021) Benzodiazepines. Sydney: University of New South Wales.

HSE drugs.ie. (2021) New benzodiazepines. URL: https://www.drugs.ie/newbenzos/

Haran, Maeve and Kelly, John R and Kennedy, Liam and Hennigan, Kieran and Farid, Huma and Herteu, Cristina and Kreisel, Anna and Salehin, Shamus and O' Sullivan, Marie and Keating, Shay and Ivers, Jo-Hanna and Scully, Mike (2021) An audit of the cervical screening programme in the National Drug Treatment Centre (NDTC). Irish Journal of Medical Science , 190 , (4) , pp. 1379-1386.

Krotulski, Alex and Papsun, Donna and Mata, Dani and Ellefsen, Kayla and Shoff, Elisa and Shanks, Kevin and Sofalvi, Szabolcs and Kacinko, Sherri and Lewallen, Wayne and Vikingsson, Svante and Logan, Barry (2021) Recommended scope for NPS testing in the United States. Based on trends observed in Q1 2021. Arizona: Society of Forensic Toxicologists.

National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction. (2021) Standardised alcohol & other drug (AOD) screening & withdrawal tools. URL: https://aodscreening.flinders.edu.au/about-collect...

Lynn, Ena and Cousins, Gráinne and Lyons, Suzi and Bennett, Kathleen E (2021) Trends in drug poisoning deaths, by sex, in Ireland: a repeated cross-sectional study from 2004 to 2017. BMJ Open , 11 , (9) .

Coleman, A and Lambert, Sharon and Bradley, C and Horan, A (2021) The impact of Covid-19 on medical professionals benzodiazepine prescribing practices. Irish Medical Journal , 114 , (9) , p. 478.

Viswanathan, Meera and Cook Middleton, Jennifer and Stuebe, Alison and Berkman, Nancy and Goulding, Alison N and McLaurin-Jiang, Skyler and Dotson, Andrea B and Coker-Schwimmer, Manny and Baker, Claire and Voisin, Christiane and Bann, Carla and Gaynes, Bradley N (2021) Maternal, fetal, and child outcomes of mental health treatments in women: a systematic review of perinatal pharmacologic interventions. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Eogan, Maeve and Gleeson, J and Ferguson, W and Jackson, V and Lawless, Marie and Cleary, Brian (2021) A decade of DOVE: multidisciplinary experience from an obstetrics addiction clinic. Irish Medical Journal , 114 , (5) , p. 352.

Xu, Kevin Y and Hartz, Sarah M and Borodovsky, Jacob T and Bierut, Laura J and Grucza, Richard A (2020) Association between benzodiazepine use with or without opioid use and all-cause mortality . JAMA Network Open , 3 , (12) , e2028557.

National Patient Safety Office. (2020) National Healthcare Quality Reporting System annual report 2020. Dublin: Department of Health.

Crew. (2020) Benzos. Information guide on use, effects, safety and help. Edinburgh: CREW.

Dillon, Lucy (2020) LSE report on Irish response to Covid-19. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 75, Autumn 2020 , pp. 9-10.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2020) Global synthetic drugs assessment 2020. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2020) Current NPS threats volume III. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

[US Food and Drug Administration] FDA requiring labeling changes for benzodiazepines. (23 Sep 2020)

May, Colette and Downey, Carol and Power, John D and Kavanagh, Pierce V (2020) An unusual detection of tert-butyl-4-anilinopiperidine-1-carboxylate in seizures of falsified 'Xanax' tablets and in items in a suspected heroin seizure submitted by Irish law enforcement. Drug Testing and Analysis , 12 , (9) , pp. 1387-1392.

[Irish Examiner] HSE warns about bogus pills being sold over internet. (31 Aug 2020)

HSE National Social Inclusion Office. (2020) The changing nature of the benzodiazepine market.: new combinations emerging in Ireland. drugs.ie Feature , 6 p..

Millar, Sean (2020) Street tablet use in Ireland – results from a Trendspotter study on use, markets, and harms. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 74, Summer 2020 , pp. 1-4.

Daly, Caroline and Griffin, Eve and McMahon, Elaine and Corcoran, Paul and Webb, Roger T and Witt, Katrina and Ashcroft, Darren M and Arensman, Ella (2020) Repeat self-harm following hospital-presenting intentional drug overdose among young people—a national registry study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 17 , (17) .

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2020) Impact of COVID-19 on patterns drug use and drug-related harms in Europe. Lisbon: EMCDDA.

Brar, Rupinder and Bruneau, Julie and Butt, P and Goyer, Marie-Ève and Lim, R and Poulin, G and Sereda, A and Robinson, S and Ross, J and Wood, E (2020) Medications and other clinical approaches to support physical distancing for people who use substances during the COVID-19 pandemic: National rapid guidance document. Vancouver: Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse.

HSE Social Inclusion. [Health Service Executive] , Keenan, Eamon Advisory notice by HSE Social Inclusion to addiction services in Ireland. (01 May 2020)

Hyshka, K and Dong, K and Meador, Karine and Speed, K and Abele, B and LeBlanc, S and McFarlane, Anne and McNeil, R and Salokangas, E and Schoen, E and Wild, TC (2020) Supporting people who use substances in shelter settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Edmonton; Alberta: Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse.

Bruneau, Julie and Rehm, J and Wild, TC and Wood, E and Sako, A and Swansburg, J and Lam, A (2020) Telemedicine support for addiction services: National rapid guidance document. Montreal, Quebec: Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse.

[Irish Times] , Gallagher, Conor Over-prescription of tablets helping to drive illicit street trade. (28 Apr 2020)

Vold, Jørn Henrik and Skurtveit, Svetlana and Aas, Christer and Chalabianloo, Fatemeh and Kloster, Pia Synnøve and Johansson, Kjell Arne and Fadnes, Lars Thore (2020) Dispensations of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, and gabapentinoids to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy; a prospective cohort study in Norway from 2013 to 2017. BMC Health Services Research , 20 , (352) , p. 352.

Vivolo-Kantor, Alana M and Hoots, Brooke E and Scholl, Lawrence and Pickens, Cassandra and Roehler, Douglas R and Board, Amy and Mustaquim, Desiree and Smith, Herschel and Snodgrass, Stephanie and Liu, Stephen (2020) Nonfatal drug overdoses treated in emergency departments - United States, 2016-2017. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , 69 , (13) , pp. 371-376.

Tori, Marco E and Larochelle, Marc R and Naimi, Timothy S (2020) Alcohol or benzodiazepine co-involvement with opioid overdose deaths in the United States, 1999-2017. JAMA Network Open , 3 , (4 e202361) , e202361.

Adolescent addiction service. (2020) Adolescent addiction service report 2020. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. (2020) Novel benzodiazepines: a review of the evidence of use and harms of novel benzodiazepines. London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

[Irish Examiner] , Walsh, Rowena Bitter pill: Benzodiazepine medication by Irish over-65s in Ireland highest in OECD. (29 Feb 2020)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Study shows Dublin hospital has third highest number of drug-related medical emergencies. (19 Feb 2020)

O'Callaghan, Michael Edmund and Regan, Liam and Wilson, Maria and Byrne, Emmett and Hollywood, Brid and O'Kelly, Fergus and O'Ciardha, Darach (2020) Acceptability and accuracy of oral fluid drug testing for patients on methadone maintenance. Irish Journal of Medical Science , 189 , pp. 557-561.

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