Harms associated with prescription drug misuse in Ireland: A national observational study of trends in treatment demand, non-fatal intentional drug overdoses and drug related deaths 2010–2020
While benzodiazepines account for the greatest overall harm with respect to treatment demand, IDOs and DRDs, gabapentinoids (primarily pregabalin) had the largest annual increase in harm over the study period.
Authors
- Paul E. Corcoran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1201-7136)
- Kathleen Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2861-7665)
- Caroline Daly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5994-3279)
- Gráinne Cousins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2985-7668)
- Eamon Keenan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3395-3831)
- Louise Durand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5842-6747)
- Ella Arensman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0376-1203)
- Suzi Lyons
Institutions
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- University College Cork (IE)
- Health Service Executive (IE)
- Health Research Board (IE)
- National Suicide Research Foundation (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Published
- 2025-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112669
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51
Funders
- Health Research Board
- Health Research Board