| Study Title |
A28 National Drug Treatment Reporting System |
| Data Owner |
Health Research Board (www.hrb.ie) |
| Description |
The National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) is an epidemiological database on treated problem drug and alcohol use in Ireland. Data are collected on service provision, main and additional problem substances, initial treatment provision, risk behaviours and main socio-demographic characteristics of treated cases. |
| Primary Function |
The Health Research Board supplies service providers and policy-makers with relevant data from the NDTRS to inform local and national substance misuse policy and planning. |
| Key Variables |
ID Other; Sex; DOB; Age Yr; County; Geog Sub County; Geog Other; Labour Force Status; Nationality; Household Race/Ethnicity; Traveller |
| Themes |
Health; Social/Emotional/Behavioural |
| Unit Of Observation |
Individual case |
| Start Date |
1990 (Dublin only); 1995 (rest of Ireland) |
| Frequency |
Continuous |
| Target Population |
Individual case |
| Format |
Separate record for each new visit for treatment. |
| Method |
Both paper-based and electronic. |
| Most Recent Publication |
2011. See:
- Health Research Board (2011) Trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland 2005 to 2010. Available at:
www.hrb.ie/health-information-in-house-research/alcohol-drugs/
ndtrs/ndtrs-publications/
- Web updates also available at: www.hrb.ie |
| Access Further Information |
Health Research Board (www.hrb.ie) |
| Notes |
The Irish NDTRS complies with compulsory data requirements for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (www.emcdda.europa.eu/). |