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Murphy, Karen (2010) Communities of interest - female sex workers. In: Community drugs problem: defining the problem - defending the responses conference, 15 October 2010, Dublin.

Thesis

Maloney, Eavanna (2023) The lived experience of adherence to HIV medication in the context of homelessness and addiction. MSc thesis, Dublin City University.

Murphy, Brendan (2022) A lifetime of living sober: an exploration of how people with an alcohol use disorder use self-help groups in pursuance of a lifetime of sobriety, using Alcoholics Anonymous as an exemplar. PhD thesis, Ulster University.

Whyte, Monica (2021) My nest is full: portraits of multigenerational households of families living with or recovering from addiction. PhD thesis, University of Bedfordshire.

Moran, Lisa (2019) The lived experience of 'opioid use disorder' in Ireland in the 21st century. Other thesis, University of Limerick.

O'Reilly, Laura (2014) Stigma and identity: an exploration of drug use in West Dublin. PhD thesis, Trinity College Dublin.

Hughes, Benedict Gerard (2014) Sexual addiction : an investigation of a contested concept. PhD thesis, Trinity College Dublin.

Woods, Marguerite (2008) 'Keeping Mum' : a qualitative study of women drug users' experience of preserving motherhood in Dublin. PhD thesis, Trinity College Dublin.

Lee, Jennifer (2006) Women's experiences of disclosure of their drug use and dependence to the maternity services in Dublin. MSc thesis, Trinity College Dublin.

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Audio

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Alcohol Action Ireland. (2024) Alcohol uncovered podcast. Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland.

Citywide. (2024) Untold stories podcast series 2. Dublin: Citywide.

Citywide. (2023) Untold stories podcast series 1. Dublin: Citywide.

Bell, Jimmy (2022) Ballymun does recovery podcast. Dublin: .

Ivers, Jo-Hanna and Losty, Sandra (2022) Let's talk about recovery. Women and recovery - blocks, barriers and building each other up.

McDonnell, Abigail (2021) See Change sessions with Alittlegail. S3 E13: Getting uncomfortable talking about addiction and overdoses. Kildare: See Change.

Teaching Resource

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News

[Department of Health] Minister Burke announces funding of €830,000 for drug treatment services under the Women’s Health Action Plan. (18 Jul 2024)

[Irish Examiner] , Griffin, Niamh Women earning more than €35k annually are most at risk for babies having fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. (07 Apr 2024)

[thejournal.ie] , O'Cearbhaill, Muiris and Raleigh, David The 'hidden victims' of the hidden addiction: Problem gambling and its impact on family members. (04 Jun 2023)

[thejournal.ie] , McNally, Tadgh Stigma around drug use preventing people from coming forward to access key supports. (09 Dec 2022)

[thejournal.ie] , Ruane, Lynn Lynn Ruane: A mature society accepts that drug use is normal and does not punish addiction. (20 Feb 2022)

[Irish Times] , O'Donnell, Chris How we treat homeless people with mental illness and addiction must change. (26 Oct 2021)

[Volteface] , Kowalski, Katya Editorial: the moral complexities of drug policy. (08 Apr 2021)

[EchoLive.ie] , Lambert, Sharon We should be alarmed at high level of addiction deaths. (20 Aug 2020)

[Irish Examiner] , Hoare, Padraig ‘A major shift on homelessness is needed now’ after street deaths. (15 Aug 2020)

Press Association. [breakingnews.ie] Project aims to tackle stigma surrounding addiction. (06 Mar 2020)

Merchants Quay Ireland. [Merchants Quay Ireland] Six in ten people in Ireland have experience of addiction, new poll finds. (05 Mar 2020)

[Ana Liffey Drug Project] , Duffin, Tony Campaigners call for care and compassion towards people who use drugs. (16 Dec 2019)

[Dublin Inquirer] , Buckley, Anne It's time to build the supervised injecting facility. (09 Jan 2019)

[The Times] , Hourihan, Anne Marie Addiction can’t be left to desperate families. (21 Nov 2018)

[Independent.ie] , Kelly, Clara Dr Ciara Kelly: We can't judge patients, just try to help them. (12 Nov 2018)

[Irish Times] , Crawley, Peter A tale of two brothers: ‘Philly stayed with football. John went into drugs’. (22 Oct 2018)

[Lovin Dublin] A Dublin event is fighting the stigma surrounding addiction this weekend. (14 Sep 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , Mcgrath, Dominic 'People tend to start doing cocaine because it's so much more socially acceptable'. (10 Sep 2018)

Press Association. [Irish Examiner] Fianna Fáil criticised over ‘cruel, mocking’ post on drugs policy. (09 Aug 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , Ryan, Orla 'Some families lost four of five children to drugs': Being a GP in Dublin's inner city. (25 May 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , Duffy, Ronan 'You junkie, you addict' - How stigma can prevent drug users getting the help they need. (27 Feb 2018)

[Irish Times] , Freyne, Patrick My friend said: ‘Heroin will get rid of the pain.’ And it did. (27 Jan 2018)

[The Guardian] , Morris, James The media has a problem with alcoholism – and it's stopping people getting help. (22 Nov 2017)

[HIV Ireland] HIV Ireland launches National HIV stigma survey: survey to explore HIV stigma & discrimination. (01 Mar 2017)

[thejournal.ie] , Hennessy, Michelle These are the words you used to describe homelessness. (01 Oct 2014)

[St Patrick's Mental Health Services] Stigma associated with mental health issues still prevalent in society. (10 Sep 2014)

[thejournal.ie] , Duffin, Tony Opinion: Addiction is often boiled down to sound bites – but the truth is complex. (31 Aug 2014)

[thejournal.ie] ‘Once you say you’re HIV positive, you can’t take it back’. (07 Jun 2014)

[Independent.ie] , Horan, Niamh 'You don't hear of the boys in well-off areas being stopped'. (09 Mar 2014)

[Irish Examiner] , Ring, Evelyn Young, poor men most affected by stigmatisation when using social services. (22 Feb 2014)

[Citywide] Press Ombudsman upholds Citywide complaint. (13 Jun 2011)