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M. GERVIN ; R. HUGHES ; L. BAMFORD ; B. P. SMYTH ; E. KEENAN | 2001ENGLISH : We explored the frequency of commencing opiate use by "chasing the dragon" to "come down" off Ecstasy and the stability of heroin smoking in young opiate takers by assessing 102 subjects in Dublin using a semistructured interview. Ni[...]Rapport
This research examines the links between homelessness and drug use and the nature of drug use amongst the homeless population in Tallaght. It also explores the reasons behind their homelessness; examines the policies and practices of local autho[...]Article : Périodique
D. KORF ; A. BENSCHOP ; B. WERSE ; G. KAMPHAUSEN ; K. FELVINCZI ; K. DABROWSKA ; S. HERNRIQUES ; T. NABBEN ; L. WIECZOREK ; M. BUJALSKI ; Z. KALO ; E. HEARNE ; M. C. VAN HOUT |Use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) across Europe remains a public health challenge. The study describes potentials and limitations of methods in a transnational survey of recent marginalised, nightlife and online community NPS users in Ger[...]Chapitre
Les données préliminaires d'une étude qualitative sur le développement de la problématique de l'usage de drogue sur les quartiers les plus marginalisés de Dublin, sont présentées. L'étude met en évidence la corrélation entre problème de drogue, [...]Périodique
A. O'GORMAN | 1998FRANÇAIS : L'usage problématique de drogues et principalement celui des opiacés a été identifié comme problème social majeur en Irlande. Le problème est concentré à Dublin intra muros et dans les régions où la pauvreté, le chômage multigénérati[...]Livre
Les communications des intervenants à la conférence qui s'est tenue à Amsterdam du 26 au 28 septembre 1996 apportent un éclairage critique sur la situation actuelle des politiques et des pratiques en matière de drogue dans l'union européenne. El[...]Congrès
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U. MONS ; G. E. NAGELHOUT ; S. ALLWRIGHT ; R. GUIGNARD ; B. VAN DEN PUTTE ; M. C. WILLEMSEN ; G. T. FONG ; H. BRENNER ; M. PÖTSCHKE-LANGER ; L. P. BREITLING |Objectives: To measure changes in prevalence and predictors of home smoking bans (HSBs) among smokers in four European countries after the implementation of national smoke-free legislation. Design: Two waves of the International Tobacco Control[...]Article : Périodique
C. GIESE ; D. IGOE ; Z. GIBBONS ; C. HURLEY ; S. STOKES ; S. McNAMARA ; O. ENNIS ; K. O'DONNELL ; E. KEENAN ; C. DE GASCUN ; F. LYONS ; M. WARD ; K. DANIS ; R. GLYNN ; A. WATERS ; M. FITZGERALD ; Outbreak Control team |In February 2015, an outbreak of recently acquired HIV infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) was identified in Dublin, following similar outbreaks in Greece and Romania in 2011. We compared drug and risk behaviours among 15 HIV cases a[...]Rapport
Sénat | Paris : Sénat | Les documents de travail du Sénat - Série législation comparée, ISSN 1263-1760 | 2005La loi 91-32 du 10 janvier 1991, dite loi Évin, pose à l'article 16 le principe de l'interdiction de fumer dans tous les locaux à usage collectif. Le décret 92-478 du 29 mai 1992, qui détermine les conditions d'application de l'interdiction de f[...]Rapport
Cette note concerne le régime applicable à l'interdiction de fumer en voiture en présence d'enfants dans 9 pays, dont 6 d'Europe (Allemagne, Espagne, Irlande, Italie, Pays-Bas et Royaume-Uni [Angleterre]), 2 d'Amérique du Nord (Canada et États-U[...]Périodique
P. MCARDLE ; A. WIEGERSMA ; E. GILVARRY ; S. McCARTHY ; M. FITZGERALD ; B. KOLTE ; A. BRINKLEY ; BLOM M. ; STOECKEL I. ; PIEROLINI A. ; I. MICHELS ; R. JOHNSON ; S. QUENSEL | 2000FRANÇAIS : Cette étude internationale porte sur les facteurs sous-jacents des variations internationales dans les taux de consommation de drogues sur un échantillon représentatif de jeunes de 15 ans dans 5 villes (Brême : 871, Dublin : 983, Gr[...]Article : Périodique
Safer injecting facilities (SIFs) have been introduced in many countries throughout Europe over a number of years, and more recently have been established in Canada and Australia. This study, which was conducted in Dublin, sought to examine the [...]Article : Périodique
B. P. SMYTH ; J. BARRY ; E. KEENAN |Background: The incidence of hepatitis C (HCV) infection among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Dublin is particularly high by international standards. The most robust predictor of an IDU's HCV status is his or her total number of lifetime injecti[...]Article : Périodique
Le 29 mars 2004, l'Irlande est devenue le premier pays à introduire une loi qui interdit de fumer dans les lieux publics, y compris dans les restaurants et les pubs. Plus d'un an après cette mesure, quel est le bilan de cette action spectaculair[...]Rapport
Introduction: Lean, also known as Purple Drank, Barre, Sizzurp or Syrup, refers to a drink that is made from over the counter (OTC) medications and used for psychoactive effect. It typically contains codeine and promethazine and has been referre[...]Article : Périodique
Introduction: Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) continue to pose challenges to law enforcement authorities, public health officers and policymakers as suppliers continuously adapt to control measures, thus remaining highly dynamic in introduci[...]Périodique
S. ALLWRIGHT ; G. PAUL ; B. GREINER ; MULLALLY B. J. ; PURSELL L. ; A. KELLY ; B. BONNER ; D'EATH M. ; B. McCONNELL ; J. P. McLAUGHLIN ; D. O'DONOVAN ; E. O'KANE ; I. J. PERRY | 2005ENGLISH : Objectives: To compare exposure to secondhand smoke and respiratory health in bar staff in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland before and after the introduction of legislation for smoke-free workplaces in the Republic. Desig[...]Texte legislatif
Premier ministre ; Ministère des affaires étrangères et européennes ; F. FILLON ; B. KOUCHNER ; N. SARKOZY | 2009Est autorisée la ratification de l'accord entre l'Irlande, le Royaume des Pays-Bas, le Royaume d'Espagne, la République italienne, la République portugaise, la République française et le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, établ[...]Périodique
FRANÇAIS : Recommandations de la DGS concernant une épidémie liée à une bactérie anaérobie et qui a touché sévèrement (syndrome infectieux) au moins 88 toxicomanes intraveineux, dont 40 sont décédés, en Angleterre, Ecosse et Irlande depuis le [...]Livre
KURZER P. | Cambridge - New York : Cambridge University Press | Themes in European Governance | 2001FRANÇAIS : L'intégration européenne a-t-elle une influence sur les cultures nationales ? La légendaire diversité culturelle de l'Europe est-elle entrain de diminuer ? L'auteur examine ces questions importantes en comparant l'interdiction de l'a[...]Périodique
C. M. COMISKEY | 2001Public health planning continues to be troubled by the uncertainty of the extent of hidden drug use. Methods for estimating the prevalence of opiate use are discussed. These include multisource enumeration, death multiplier, multiple indicator, [...]Rapport
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Conseil de l'Europe ; Groupe Pompidou ; K. O'HIGGINS ; P. DUFF | Strasbourg : Conseil de l'Europe | 1996FRANÇAIS : Dans le cadre de l'étude multi-villes sur l'abus de drogues, chaque cité participante transmet annuellement sous forme de tableaux ses indicateurs épidémiologiques (consommation, abus, overdoses mortelles et non mortelles, injections[...]Rapport
Conseil de l'Europe ; Groupe Pompidou ; R. MORAN ; M. O'BRIEN ; P. DUFF | Strasbourg : Conseil de l'Europe | 1998FRANÇAIS : Dans le cadre de l'étude multi-villes sur l'abus de drogues, chaque cité participante transmet annuellement sous forme de tableaux ses indicateurs épidémiologiques (consommation, abus, overdoses mortelles et non mortelles, injections[...]Rapport
HRB (Ireland) ; M. O'BRIEN ; R. MORAN ; T. KELLEHER ; P. CAHILL | Dublin : Health Research Board (HRB) | 1999This 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[...]Périodique
K. McELRATH ; MCEVOY K. | 2002ENGLISH : Similar to other sociological studies of Ecstasy use, the authors' research suggests that Ecstasy users tend to report positive effects of the drug. However, we also observed that most users experienced at least one adverse psycholog[...]Chapitre
L. VINGOE | 2000FRANÇAIS : Ce chapitre résume les discussions d'un groupe de travail de l'OEDT mis en place pour explorer le rôle de la recherche qualitative dans l'identification de nouvelles tendances en matière de consommation de drogues au sein de l'Union[...]Article : Périodique
The emergence of ‘legal highs’ or ‘new psychoactive substances’ (NPS) on the Irish market is reflective of their appearance in many countries, with some notable exceptions. The official response to the situation is examined here by looking at Ir[...]Article : Périodique
K. VALLANCE ; A. VINCENT ; N. SCHOUERI-MYCHASIW ; T. STOCKWELL ; D. HAMMOND ; T. K. GREENFIELD ; J. MCGAVOCK ; E. HOBIN |OBJECTIVE: Media coverage of alcohol-related policy measures can influence public debate and is often more aligned with interests of the alcohol industry than public health. The purpose of this study was to examine the framing of news coverage o[...]Article : Périodique
The research was undertaken at a time of increasing public concerns for drug- and alcohol-related public nuisance in the city center of Dublin, Ireland. Rapid Assessment Research was conducted involving qualitative interviewing with drug service[...]Article : Périodique
B. P. SMYTH ; J. FAGAN ; K. KERNAN |Because the outcome of methadone and buprenorphine substitution treatment in adolescents is unclear, we completed a retrospective cohort study of 100 consecutive heroin-dependent adolescents who sought these treatments over an 8-year recruitment[...]Rapport
D. J. KORF ; H. RIPER ; M. FREEMAN ; R. LEWIS ; I. GRANT ; E. JACOB ; C. MOUGIN ; M. NILSON | Lisbon : OEDT / EMCDDA | Insights, ISSN 1606-1683 | 1999FRANÇAIS : On observe des différences significatives à l'intérieur de l'Europe dans le travail de proximité avec les usagers de drogues tant dans les fondements théoriques, politiques, sociaux et pratiques que dans la façon dont ces activités [...]Rapport
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This publication provides an overview of issues related to drug misuse in Ireland, focusing on information available up to mid-2000. The term ‘drug misuse’, as used in this report, refers to the taking of a legal and/or illegal drug that harms t[...]Article : Périodique
G. SANDER ; A. SCANDURRA ; A. KAMENSKA ; C. MACNAMARA ; C. KALPAKI ; C. F. BESSA ; G. N. LASO ; G. PARISI ; L. VARLEY ; M. WOLNY ; M. MOUDATSOU ; N. H. PONTES ; P. MANNIX-McNAMARA ; S. LIBIANCHI ; T. ANTYPAS |While the last decade has seen a growth of support for harm reduction around the world, the availability and accessibility of quality harm reduction services in prison settings is uneven and continues to be inadequate compared to the progress ac[...]Périodique
HOGAN D. M. | 2003ENGLISH : The lifestyle associated with opiate dependence, including drug taking, the buying and selling of drugs, and contact with other drug users, carries potential risks for the safety and well-being of children of drug-using parents. Base[...]Périodique
P. KAVANAGH ; J. DUNNE ; J. FEELY ; MAGUIRE | 2001Since the early 1990s ring-substituted derivatives of amphetamine have been abused widely in the Republic of Ireland. The main ring-substituted amphetamines being abused include methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDM[...]Livre
Report 1: Private Lives - Public Issues. An investigation into the Health Status of Female Drug Users - Marie Lawless. Report 2: Maintaining or Enabling? An Evaluation of a Methadone Prescribing Service in Dublin City - Marie Lawless and Gemma[...]Article : Périodique
The synthetic cathinone derivative club drug 'mephedrone' [4-methylmethcathinone (4MMC)] has been recognized in the EMCDDA early warning system since 2008 [EMCDDA (2010a). 'Article 5 of the Council Decision' council decision 2005/387/JHA of 10 M[...]Article : Périodique
Opioid misuse tests the extent to which we can adhere to a multi-sectoral approach to public health. It reflects the intersection between healthcare, criminal justice and cultural issues in a phenomenon that is harmful to the health of individua[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : Comment concevoir une politique en matière de drogues ? Les membres de la plate-forme Recherche du Groupe Pompidou de 17 pays européens ont étudié ce sujet en tenant compte du contexte politique national, de l'influence des conventi[...]Article : Périodique
OBJECTIVE: Alcohol use during pregnancy can harm the developing fetus. The exact amount, pattern, and critical period of exposure necessary for harm to occur are unclear, although official guidance often emphasizes precautionary abstention. The [...]Article : Périodique
G. COUSINS ; L. DURAND ; A. O'KANE ; J. TIERNEY ; R. MAGUIRE ; S. STOKES ; D. O'REILLY ; E. ARENSMAN ; K. E. BENNETT ; M. O. VAZQUEZ ; P. CORCORAN ; S. LYONS ; Y. KAVANAGH ; E. KEENAN |Introduction: There is an increasing concern about the misuse of prescription drugs. Misuse refers to the intentional repurposing of prescribed drugs and/or the use of illicitly sourced prescription drugs, which may be counterfeit or contaminate[...]Périodique
J. LONG ; S. ALLWRIGHT ; J. BARRY ; S. REAPER REYNOLDS ; L. THORNTON ; F. BRADLEY ; J. V. PARRY | 2001Objectives: To determine the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen, hepatitis C virus, and HIV in entrants to Irish prisons and to examine risk factors for infection. Design: Cross sectional, anonymous survey, with self completed [...]Périodique
S. ALLWRIGHT ; F. BRADLEY ; J. LONG ; J. BARRY ; L. THORNTON ; J. V. PARRY | 2000FRANÇAIS : Neuf des 15 prisons irlandaises (soit 1366 détenus) ont participé à cette étude basée sur les témoignages des détenus (questionnaires sur les facteurs de risques) et l'analyse biologique d'anticorps. La prévalence d'anticorps était d[...]Rapport
This is a report of the findings of a national 3-source capture-recapture study to estimate the number of problem opiate users in the Irish population for the year 2006. The capture-recapture methodology is the principal indirect method for esti[...]Article : Périodique
Heroin use continues to drive opioid-related overdoses and mortality globally (Degenhardt & Hall, 2012). Not-as-prescribed use of prescription opioids increases the number of victims of this epidemic (Logan, Liu, Paulozzi, Zhang, & Jones, 2013).[...]NouveautéRapport
D. BELLEROSE ; S. LYONS ; A. M. CAREW ; S. WALSH ; J. LONG | Dublin : Health Research Board (HRB) | HRB Trends Series, ISSN 2009-0250 | 2010The data presented in this paper describe trends in problem benzodiazepine use in Ireland. The paper describes treated problem benzodiazepine use as recorded by the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) for the years 2003-2008, and po[...]Article : Périodique
P. HAKKARAINEN ; A. O'GORMAN ; F. LAMY ; K. KATAJA |The use of multiple psychoactive substances is a widespread phenomenon among people who use drugs. Yet the concept of polydrug use is poorly defined in the social sciences. As a result, theoretical and empirical knowledge of polydrug use is unde[...]Rapport
OEDT = EMCDDA ; L. VAN AERTS ; J. DE MORAIS ; M. EVANS-BROWN ; R. JORGE ; A. GALLEGOS ; R. CHRISTIE ; T. NÉFAU ; G. PLANCHUELO ; R. SEDEFOV | Lisbon : OEDT / EMCDDA | Rapid communication | 2022The purpose of this report is to examine the current situation, risks and responses to the recreational use of nitrous oxide in Europe. To support this, the report also provides a state-of-the-art review of the chemistry, pharmacology and toxico[...]Article : Périodique
Background: The study aimed to trial an adapted version of the School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction Project (SHAHRP) in Northern Ireland. The intervention aims to enhance alcohol-related knowledge, create more healthy alcohol-related attitud[...]Congrès
Ce séminaire "Réduction des risques" a rassemblé des représentants et professionnels de terrain de 21 pays. Il s'agissait d'abord de redéfinir le concept de "Réduction des risques" et de montrer qu'il s'agit bien d'une approche et non d'un progr[...]Article : Périodique
S. STALLINGS-SMITH ; A. ZEKA ; P. GOODMAN ; Z. KABIR ; L. CLANCY |Background: Previous studies have shown decreases in cardiovascular mortality following the implementation of comprehensive smoking bans. It is not known whether cerebrovascular or respiratory mortality decreases post-ban. On March 29, 2004, the[...]Périodique
G. T. FONG ; A. HYLAND ; R. BORLAND ; D. HAMMOND ; G. HASTINGS ; A. McNEILL ; S. ANDERSON ; K. M. CUMMINGS ; S. ALLWRIGHT ; M. MULCAHY ; F. HOWELL ; L. CLANCY ; M. E. THOMPSON ; G. CONNOLLY ; P. DRIEZEN | 2006OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the psychosocial and behavioural impact of the first ever national level comprehensive workplace smoke-free law, implemented in Ireland in March 2004. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental prospective cohort survey: parallel cohort t[...]Rapport
Groupe Pompidou ; R. MUSCAT ; B. PIKE ; Coherent Policy Expert Group | Strasbourg : Conseil de l'Europe | 2012FRANÇAIS : Comment sont décrits les problèmes associés aux substances psychoactives, aux drogues illicites, à l'alcool et au tabac ? Comment les données de la recherche, les medias, les habitudes culturelles et les considérations politiques, éc[...]Congrès
The recently completed Comiskey study of the estimation of the prevalence of opiate users in Dublin was the first such study undertaken in Ireland, Prior to that concentration in research had generally been limited to small scale studies or stud[...]Article : Périodique
The objective was to assess need, evaluate projects, and devise a roadmap for future provision given budget cuts. The analysis of 30 substance misuse services in towns and rural areas of Ireland was conducted in 2010. Analysis revealed that 24,3[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : Il s'agit du rapport constitué de recueils de données concernant six villes (Barcelone, Berlin, Dublin, Glasgow, Lille et Turin), à propos de l'usage de drogue par voie intraveineuse, de l'infection par le VIH et des méthodes de pré[...]Rapport
L'étude EUREHA avait, dans un premier temps, permis de réaliser une analyse des publications internationales sur la réinsertion professionnelle des usagers de drogue, qui doit être un objectif essentiel de la prise en charge du toxicomane. Les p[...]Rapport
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Although not all drug use by a parent will impact on a child, it is recognised that for some children the effect of their parent's drug use continues from their infancy into their adult lives, and for this reason it is appropriate to use a child[...]Article : Périodique
B. P. SMYTH ; J. J. O'CONNOR ; J. BARRY ; E. KEENAN |Unsafe injecting results in increased rates of hepatitis C and HIV among populations of injecting drug users. It is well established that it is unsafe to use needles or syringes that have previously been used by another injecting drug user.1 The[...]Rapport
G. SCOBIE ; C. PATTERSON ; G. RENDALL ; L. BROWN ; R. WHITEHEAD ; E. SCOTT ; S. GRECI ; G. DONAGHY ; A. PULFORD ; S. SCOTT | Glasgow : Public Health Scotland | 2022Key messages: Restricting alcohol marketing is an area of policy-making action across Europe. It is consistent with the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendations for reducing harmful use of alcohol. This review looks at alcohol[...]Rapport
G. MOORE ; P. McCARTHY ; MACNEELA P. ; MACGABHANN ; PHILBIN M. ; D. PROUDFOOT | Dublin : NACD (National Advisory Committee on Drugs) | 2004This report presents a review of the research literature and the findings of preliminary research into the harm reduction practices of Irish drug services. The report is presented as eleven separate chapters outlined below. Chapter one, as wel[...]Rapport
ENGLISH : This report summarizes the existing evidence on methadone maintenance treatment for opioid dependent persons, in order to provide a knowledge base for the development of practice guidelines development. The Swiss Federal Office of Pu[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : Cette étude avait trois objectifs : (1) apporter un éclairage sur les tendances récentes dans le domaine des traitements de substitution au sein de l'Union européenne, et notamment sur les substances utilisées, l'éventail et l'étend[...]Rapport
This report presents the results of a study of substance use among young people in Ireland based on information collected in 2008 during face-to-face interviews with 991 people, aged between 15 and 18. The target population comprised school-atte[...]Article : Périodique
G. COUSINS ; F. BOLAND ; B. COURTNEY ; J. BARRY ; S. LYONS ; T. FAHEY |Aim: To assess whether risk of death increases during periods of treatment transition, and investigate the impact of supervised methadone consumption on drug-related and all-cause mortality. Design: National Irish cohort study. Setting: Prim[...]Livre
Deux circulaires ont lancé dès 1991 le concept de "réseaux ville hôpital" et en 1994 celui de "réseaux de santé". C'est lors de la réforme hospitalière de 1996 qu'est apparue dans la loi l'expression "réseaux de soins", autre concept qui figurai[...]Périodique
M. MULCAHY ; D. S. EVANS ; S. K. HAMMOND ; REPACE J. L. ; M. BYRNE | 2005Objective: To investigate whether the Irish smoking ban has had an impact on secondhand smoke (SHS) exposures for hospitality workers. Design, setting, and participants: Before and after the smoking ban a cohort of workers (n = 35) from a samp[...]Article : Périodique
Internationally, service user involvement has become a common feature of public policy and more specifically public health policy in the recent decades. In a general context, the involvement of service users in health services has been well docu[...]Article : Périodique
B. WERSE ; A. BENSCHOP ; G. KAMPHAUSEN ; M. C. VAN HOUT ; S. HENRIQUES ; J. P. SILVA ; K. DABROWSKA ; L. WIECZOREK ; M. BUJALSKI ; K. FELVINCZI ; D. KORF |Given the multiple ways of regulations and market situations for new psychoactive substances (NPS), it is of interest how NPS users procure their drugs in different countries as well as in different user groups. Data comes from a face-to-face an[...]Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND: Very few countries regulate maximum cigarette pack size. Larger, non-standard sizes are increasingly being introduced by the tobacco industry. Larger portion sizes increase food consumption; larger cigarette packs may similarly incre[...]Article : Périodique
A. E. J. MERTENS ; A. E. KUNST ; V. LORANT ; J. ALVES ; A. RIMPELA ; L. CLANCY ; M. A. G. KUIPERS |Introduction: European estimates of adolescent smoking cessation are lacking and studies on the role of schools in quit behaviour are scarce. We aimed to describe smoking cessation attempts and success among adolescents in Europe and explored th[...]Article : Périodique
B. P. SMYTH ; P. JAMES ; W. CULLEN ; C. DARKER |Highlights: Problematic use of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) fell dramatically after legislation. While some use of NPS persisted, it was greatly reduced after the legal ban. Adolescents who continued to use NPS did so in a lower risk m[...]Article : Périodique
Research shows that social norms interventions, which aim to educate individuals and groups on their actual attitudinal and behavioural norms relating to alcohol, cigarette and drug use, incur some success in reducing positive attitudes to subst[...]Rapport
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[...]Article : Périodique
G. E. NAGELHOUT ; B. VAN DEN PUTTE ; S. ALLWRIGHT ; U. MONS ; A. McNEILL ; R. GUIGNARD ; F. BECK ; M. SIAHPUSH ; L. JOOSSENS ; G. T. FONG ; H. DE VRIES ; M. C. WILLEMSEN |Background: Legal tobacco tax avoidance strategies such as cross-border cigarette purchasing may attenuate the impact of tax increases on tobacco consumption. Little is known about socioeconomic and country variations in cross-border purchasing.[...]Périodique
M. SCULLY ; GEOGHEGAN N. ; P. CORCORAN ; TIERNAN M. ; E. KEENAN | 2004ENGLISH : The health needs of pregnant opioid dependent women are increasingly being recognized by health care professionals. These women generally receive limited antenatal care. Maternal and neonatal outcomes are also poorer compared to non-[...]Rapport
The current report reviews the scientific evidence on standardised or "plain" packaging, and the extent to which plain packaging regulations would help Ireland to achieve its tobacco control objectives. Plain packaging is a form of marketing r[...]Livre
FRANÇAIS : Chaque chapitre concerne un pays et présente une vue synthétique de l'histoire de l'usage d'alcool et de drogues illicites, de la situation épidémiologique, des politiques mises en oeuvres, et des perspectives futures.Rapport
H. STÖVER ; L. C. HENNEBEL ; J. CASSELMANN | London : ENDSP ; Cranstoun Drug Services Publishing | 2004Compared to services offered in the community, access to substitution treatment in prisons is inadequate in many countries across Europe. This study uncovers obstacles to the introduction of substitution treatment and explores limitations that p[...]Rapport
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Introduction: The online drug marketplace called 'Silk Road' has operated anonymously on the 'Deep Web' since 2011. It is accessible through computer encrypting software (Tor) and is supported by online transactions using peer to peer anonymous [...]Périodique
B. P. SMYTH ; J. BARRY ; E. KEENAN | 2001FRANÇAIS : Parmi 246 usagers (UDIs) en traitement à Dublin, 173 (70,3%) reconnaissent partager leurs seringues. Les caractéristiques significativement associées à ce comportement sont : des parents au chômage, un abandon précoce de l'école, un[...]Article : Périodique
La consommation de tabac est l'une des principales causes évitables de mortalité : l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) estime actuellement à 4,9 millions le nombre de décès annuels dus au tabac, ce chiffre étant appelé à augmenter dans les[...]Article : Périodique
Introduction and Aims: This paper examines the level of public support for alcohol control policies during a period of policy evolution in Ireland. Design and Methods: A comparison of attitudes to alcohol policy at three points in time was und[...]Article : Périodique
Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke is a serious public health concern and while all EU Member States have enacted some form of regulation aimed at limiting exposure, the scope of these regulations vary widely and many countries have failed to[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : L'objectif de la phase II du projet de soutien par les pairs est d'inciter les organisations professionnelles et bénévoles à mettre en oeuvre cette méthode de soutien. Un des moyens essentiels a été l'organisation de 10 séminaires e[...]Article : Périodique
This research describes and analyses recent policy developments in Ireland in relation to the practice of selling psychoactive substances which, while not themselves illegal, mimic the effects of commonly used illegal drugs. These so-called ‘leg[...]Rapport
HRB (Ireland) ; J. CONNOLLY | Dublin : Health Research Board (HRB) | Overview, ISSN 1649-7198 | 2005The 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[...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : Aims: To examine drinking habits and experiences of adverse consequences of drinking among men and women in Ireland 2002 and to compare some results with earlier European studies using similar data and methods. Methods: Data on self-[...]Article : Périodique
D. BARRY ; H. SYED ; B. P. SMYTH |Drug injection carries with it many risks and it is therefore important to understand its origins. We interviewed 104 young opioid users with median age of 22 years. The median age of first opioid use was 16 years, this being heroin chasing in 9[...]Rapport
C. ARNOLD | Dublin : NACD (National Advisory Committee on Drugs) | NACD Research working paper series, ISSN 2009-4426 | 2011The first paper in the series deals with the potency of various cannabis products on the Irish market, in terms of its content of the main psychoactive component THC (short for Tetrahydrocannabinol). The NACD hopes to update the data in this rep[...]Article : Périodique
AIM: To describe the process through which Ireland changed its policies towards smoking in work-places and distil lessons for others implementing or extending smoke-free laws. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, MEASUREMENTS: This analysis is informe[...]Rapport
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform launches the Report of its Inquiry into New Psychoactive Substances ('legal highs') on the 14th January 2013. The Inquiry began in 2011 and was initiated in response to the rapid developme[...]Périodique
S. E. J. BELL ; L. J. BARRETT ; D. THORBURN BURNS ; A. C. DENNIS ; SPEERS S. J. | 2003ENGLISH : Here we report the results of the largest study yet carried out on composition profiling of seized ecstasy tablets by Raman spectroscopy. Approximately 1500 tablets from different seizures in N. Ireland were analysed and even though [...]