Minister Publishes Research Highlighting Links Between Social Deprivation and Addiction Treatment Demand
New research published by Minister Jennifer Murnane O’Connor highlights the relationship between social deprivation and addiction treatment demand across Ireland.
The Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor TD has published a detailed analysis of the relationship between addiction treatment and deprivation. The report aims to guide the planning, funding, and implementation of drug services by the Health Service Executive (HSE) Health Regions. It will promote an evidence-based method for service planning and delivery in line with the new National Drugs Strategy.
The report, titled ‘An Exploration of the Relationship Between Addiction Treatment and Geographic Deprivation’, is a joint project by Pobal and the Health Research Board (HRB). It analysed data from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System to find patterns in treatment demand, and cross-referenced this information with the Pobal deprivation index to evaluate how treatment demand relates to deprivation.
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