Brian Galvin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6900072 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Galvin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Galvin |
| SIGNATURE | GALVIN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Health Research Board |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5639-1819 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Trends in cocaine use and cocaine-related harms in Ireland
Multiple databases show significant increases in cocaine-related harm since 2000. Responding to cocaine-related health problems and prevention efforts focused on cocaine constitute a public health priority
Early and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drug use in early adulthood in Ireland
Age at first alcohol and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict substance use in early adulthood when considered jointly in extensively adjusted models. These findings highlight the continued urgent need for public health interventions that address factors associated with early alcohol use and support adolescents who use alcohol in a high-risk manner given their elevated risk of progression to more serious substance use as adults
Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) use and harms in Ireland
These data suggest that HHC has become a prominent feature of the Irish drug landscape. Given its harm potential, it will be important to monitor HHC use and related health harms
The role of foresight in public policy
Foresight plays an important role in public policy development. The foresight learning process brings together various actors in the policy community and incentivizes them to think about the future. It encourages new ways of thinking and approaches to strategy and is a practical approach to using the future to inform decisions and actions in the present. Foresight faces challenges in becoming embedded in the policy process. One of these challenge…
Factors associated with public awareness of the relationship between alcohol use and breast cancer risk
As breast cancer is a prevalent disease among women in Ireland, it is essential that the public, in particular women who drink, are made aware of this association. Public health messages that highlight the health risks associated with alcohol use, and which target individuals with lower educational levels, are warranted
Relationships between age at first substance use and persistence of cannabis use and cannabis use disorder
Among people who report past cannabis use, it is those with a more precocious pattern of early use of substances, including alcohol, and especially tobacco and cannabis, who are more likely to report ongoing, heavy and problematic cannabis use. Secondary prevention initiatives should prioritise people with a pattern of very early onset substance use
Drinking patterns and the distribution of alcohol-related harms in Ireland
Our results indicate that the majority of alcohol consumption and related harms in the Irish population are accounted for by low- and moderate-risk drinkers, and specifically by those who engage in heavy episodic drinking. A population-based approach to reducing alcohol-related harm is most appropriate in the Irish context. Immediate implementation of the measures in the Public Health (Alcohol) Act (2018) is necessary to reduce alcohol-related ha…
The role of foresight in public policy
Foresight plays an important role in public policy development. The foresight learning process brings together various actors in the policy community and incentivizes them to think about the future. It encourages new ways of thinking and approaches to strategy and is a practical approach to using the future to inform decisions and actions in the present. Foresight faces challenges in becoming embedded in the policy process. One of these challenge…
Drinking patterns and the distribution of alcohol-related harms in Ireland
Our results indicate that the majority of alcohol consumption and related harms in the Irish population are accounted for by low- and moderate-risk drinkers, and specifically by those who engage in heavy episodic drinking. A population-based approach to reducing alcohol-related harm is most appropriate in the Irish context. Immediate implementation of the measures in the Public Health (Alcohol) Act (2018) is necessary to reduce alcohol-related ha…
Relationships between age at first substance use and persistence of cannabis use and cannabis use disorder
Among people who report past cannabis use, it is those with a more precocious pattern of early use of substances, including alcohol, and especially tobacco and cannabis, who are more likely to report ongoing, heavy and problematic cannabis use. Secondary prevention initiatives should prioritise people with a pattern of very early onset substance use
Factors associated with public awareness of the relationship between alcohol use and breast cancer risk
As breast cancer is a prevalent disease among women in Ireland, it is essential that the public, in particular women who drink, are made aware of this association. Public health messages that highlight the health risks associated with alcohol use, and which target individuals with lower educational levels, are warranted
Trends in cocaine use and cocaine-related harms in Ireland
Multiple databases show significant increases in cocaine-related harm since 2000. Responding to cocaine-related health problems and prevention efforts focused on cocaine constitute a public health priority
Early and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drug use in early adulthood in Ireland
Age at first alcohol and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict substance use in early adulthood when considered jointly in extensively adjusted models. These findings highlight the continued urgent need for public health interventions that address factors associated with early alcohol use and support adolescents who use alcohol in a high-risk manner given their elevated risk of progression to more serious substance use as adults
Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) use and harms in Ireland
These data suggest that HHC has become a prominent feature of the Irish drug landscape. Given its harm potential, it will be important to monitor HHC use and related health harms
The role of foresight in public policy
Foresight plays an important role in public policy development. The foresight learning process brings together various actors in the policy community and incentivizes them to think about the future. It encourages new ways of thinking and approaches to strategy and is a practical approach to using the future to inform decisions and actions in the present. Foresight faces challenges in becoming embedded in the policy process. One of these challenge…
Biostatistics (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Epidemiology (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Pathology (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 works)