A5091455752- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Research in Social Sciences
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Community Health and Development
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Health Services Management and Policy
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
- Business Strategies and Innovation
Health Research Board
2011-2025
University College Cork
2022
Trinity College Dublin
2019
University Hospital Galway
2006
From a secondary prevention perspective, it is useful to know who at greatest risk of progressing from substance initiation riskier patterns future use. Therefore, the aim this study was determine relationships between age first use alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use, frequency whether onset related having disorder (CUD).We analysed data Ireland's 2010/11 2014/15 National Drug Prevalence Surveys, which recruited 5134 7005 individuals respectively, aged 15 years over, living in private...
Abstract Background Public awareness of the carcinogenic effects alcohol is low, particularly association between use and risk developing breast cancer. Breast cancer third most common in Ireland remains high. This study examined factors related to risk. Methods Using data from Wave 2 national Healthy Survey, a representative sample 7,498 Irish adults aged 15 + years, descriptive logistic regression analyses were conducted investigate relationships demographic characteristics, type drinker...
Early and risky adolescent alcohol use have each been associated with adult consumption. However, it remains unclear whether these behaviours independently predict later-life substance when considered jointly, research examining links substances other than is limited. This study addresses gaps by longitudinal associations between age at first use, alcohol, tobacco, cannabis drug in early adulthood, aims to identify critical periods for public health interventions. Growing Up Ireland a...
<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background: </bold>Increased cocaine supply has coincided with increased global use. In 2019 Ireland had one of the highest last-year rates use in Europe. However, there is a lack data on health-related impacts European countries over time. <bold>Methods: </bold>This retrospective, multi-source database study utilised from national databases to evaluate following time trends: (1) prevalence use; (2) number cocaine-related hospital discharges; (3) psychiatric...
According to the prevention paradox, majority of alcohol-related harms in population occur among low-to-moderate risk drinkers, simply because they are more numerous population, although high-risk drinkers have a higher individual experiencing harms. In this study we explored paradox Irish by comparing alcohol-dependent (high-risk) low-risk and non-dependent who engage heavy episodic drinking (HED).Data were generated from 2013 National Alcohol Diary Survey (NADS), nationally representative...
Research has demonstrated positive associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use behaviours in young adults. However, many of these are based on cross-sectional data. The pathway ACEs misuse among emerging adults is also not fully understood few studies have investigated potential mediating factors.
Knowledge of factors relating to patterns cannabis use is important for informing drug policy. This study determined associated with recent and current use. In addition, we explored related having a disorder (CUD)-defined using the Diagnostic Statistical Manual Psychiatric Disorders-among users.We analyzed data from Ireland's 2010-11 2014-15 National Drug Prevalence Surveys, which recruited 5134 7005 individuals respectively, aged 15 years or more, living in private households. Multinomial...
An ongoing population-based register of cerebral palsy (CP) in the West Ireland was established 2002 to calculate prevalence CP and monitor epidemiological trends area. Children were only included if they at least 5 years age; children with postneonatal also included. Eighty-five identified, giving an overall for period 1990 1999 1.88 per 1000 neonatal survivors (95% confidence interval 1.5-2.4). Males accounted 68% (n=51) females 32% (n=24) all cases. Among infants weighing less than 1500g...
Background and objectives Epidemiological studies show that the use of cannabis is related to other illicit drugs, including stimulants such as cocaine ecstasy. However, few have examined how patterns relate stimulants. In this research we determined relationships between recent stimulant use, drawing on data from two large nationally representative surveys. We also explored frequency relates whether subjects with a disorder (CUD)–defined abuse or dependence–are more likely be users...