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Contents: 1 The value of education in drug rehabilitation: report of new research 2 Trends in treated problem alcohol use 5 2011 report on the drugs situation in Europe 6 Results from the third general population survey in Ireland 8 National Drugs Conference of Ireland 2011 9 What are the Minister’s priorities? 10 Drugnet digest 11 Latest NDTRS drug treatment data now available on line 12 Drugnet Ireland 10 years on: what have we learned? 16 Service providers accredited in Community Reinforcement Approach 17 Review of motivational interviewing in addressing substance abuse 17 Employment and drug use: an emerging evidence base 18 Update on drug-related deaths and deaths among drug users 19 The national community detoxification initiative 21 Quantitative evidence of a heroin drought 23 New drink driving limits and penalties in Ireland 24 AAI conference addresses alcohol-related harms 25 Alcohol consumption and pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study 26 Children’s exposure to risks from parental drinking 27 A family affair? Seminar on parental substance misuse 28 Prioritising children in drug policy and practice 29 Impact of legislation to control head shops 30 Drug tests in Irish prisons 30 Neuroscience and addiction recovery – NEAR conference 31 ACAMH youth mental health conference 32 MQI annual review 2010 33 Drugs in focus – policy briefing 33 From Drugnet Europe 34 In brief 35 Recent publications 36 Upcoming event