Self-Harm, Methadone Use and Drug-Related Deaths amongst Those Registered As Being of No Fixed Abode or Homeless in Ireland
dc.contributor.author | Glynn, R W | |
dc.contributor.author | Lynn, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Griffin, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Fitzgerald, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Ward, M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-02T10:17:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-11-02T10:17:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-10 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/622628 | |
dc.description | This work aims to contribute to the evidence base regarding the health of those who experience homelessness in Ireland by collating data on methadone use, drug-related deaths and emergency department presentations due to self-harm. Data from the Central Methadone Treatment List (CTL), National Self-Harm Registry Ireland and the National Drug-Related Deaths Index were analysed. The percentage on the CTL registered as being of no fixed abode (NFA) or homeless increased from 2% to 7% from 2011-2014. The absolute number of presentations with deliberate self-harm from those of NFA increased by 49% from 2007-2014. The number of drug-related deaths amongst those of NFA or homeless and who died in Dublin fluctuated from 2004-13 with an overall upward trend. There is an urgent need to adequately resource and coordinate those services which aim to address factors (social and health inequalities, mental ill-health and addiction) which lead people into – and prevent them exiting from - homelessness. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Irish Medical Journal | en |
dc.subject | INFECTION CONTROL | en |
dc.subject | HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT | en |
dc.subject | IMMUNISATION | en |
dc.subject | DRUG ADDICTION | en |
dc.subject | SELF HARM | en |
dc.subject | HOMELESSNESS | en |
dc.subject.other | INFECTIOUS DISEASES | en |
dc.subject.other | PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT | en |
dc.subject.other | ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH | en |
dc.subject.other | HEALTH PROTECTION | en |
dc.subject.other | HEALTH IMPROVEMENT | en |
dc.subject.other | HEALTH SERVICE PLANNING | en |
dc.subject.other | HEALTH STATUS | en |
dc.subject.other | PUBLIC INFORMATION | en |
dc.title | Self-Harm, Methadone Use and Drug-Related Deaths amongst Those Registered As Being of No Fixed Abode or Homeless in Ireland | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Irish Medical Journal | en |