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The Department of Health asked the Health Research Board (HRB) to ascertain the knowledge, opinions and behaviours of the general public in relation to alcohol consumption and whether they agreed or disagreed with some of the measures proposed i[...]This publication includes known data on blood-borne viral infections among drug users in Ireland. There is a description of current and potential sources of such data in Ireland. The analysis presented is based on disease notifications reported [...]This paper presents new NDRDI figures on drug-related deaths and deaths among drug users in 2008, and updates previously published figures for the years 1998-2007. Overview: * In the 11-year period 1998–2008 a total of 4,064 drug-related death[...]The data presented in this paper describe what is known about trends in drug-related deaths and deaths among drug users in Ireland between 1990 and 2002. The current and potential sources of data in Ireland on drug-related deaths and deaths amon[...]The link between drugs and crime in Ireland exists simply by virtue of prevailing legislation which defines as criminal offences the importation, manufacture, trade in and possession, other than by prescription, of most psychoactive substances. [...]This report, from the Health Research Board, shows strong evidence of the increase of alcohol-related illness presenting to Irish hospital services. Against a background of previous reports on alcohol use in Ireland, this report shows that alcoh[...]This Statistical Bulletin provides information regarding treated drug misuse in the Republic of Ireland for 1997 and 1998. Drug misuse which occurs outside the treatment context is not included - its extent is unknown. The Statistical Bulletin i[...]Homelessness and unemployment among problem drug users could eventually undermine the benefits of the treatment they receive, according to this report. Measures to reduce homelessness, improve employment skills and increase education levels amon[...]The illicit drug market can be understood as incorporating three interrelated levels or dimensions. The global or international market incorporates drug production and international trafficking; the middle market involves the importation and dis[...]