This tool supports these efforts by providing an overview of this overdose prevention strategy, including the aims of Good Samaritan laws and types of protections they can offer (SAMHSA)
Archives for November 2017
Bibliography: All Publications
Shooting Up: infections among people who inject drugs in the UK
This Public Health England report describes the extent of infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United Kingdom
Drugs and the darknet: perspectives for enforcement, research and policy
A joint publication by the EMCDDA and Europol, presents the latest understanding of how darknet markets function, the threats they pose to health and security and how Europe can respond
Latest threat update estimates at least 720 County Lines drug dealing lines
The 2017 report brings together data from across UK law enforcement, and is the first to include returns from every police force in England and Wales, in addition to Police Scotland and British Transport Police (National Crime Agency)
New Psychoactive Substances: the response by probation and substance misuse services in the community in England
A joint inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation and the Care Quality Commission – download 59 page PDF
Drug testing in schools
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of random testing in schools, based on studies conducted among students aged 13 to 19 years, in the United States. Although different with regard to study design and the type of testing offered, all of the studies show that testing has little or no effect on drug use (EMCDDA)
The human and financial costs of drug addiction
This is an expansive subject, with a huge number of facets, and is covered by a huge amount of UK and international data. Transcript of debate (House of Commons, UK)
Exploring the Perils of Cross-national Comparisons of Drug Prevalence
Our preliminary efforts suggest that cross-national prevalence comparisons, policy analyses and, other projects such as estimating the global burden of disease could be improved by adjusting estimates from drug use surveys for differences in modality (RAND)
Afghan opium production jumps to record level, up 87 per cent: Survey
Opium production in Afghanistan increased by 87 per cent to a record level of 9,000 metric tons in 2017 compared with 2016 levels, according to the latest Afghanistan Opium Survey figures released by the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics and UNODC
Factsheet – Young people, drugs and alcohol: the Irish situation
This factsheet includes key Irish research on young people up to the age of 24. This factsheet will be updated as new data is published (HRB)
EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on a new psychoactive substance: methyl 1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-[phenyl(propanoyl)amino]piperidine-4-carboxylate (carfentanil)
In May 2017, the EMCDDA and Europol examined the available information on the new psychoactive substance methyl 1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-[phenyl(propanoyl)amino]piperidine-4-carboxylate (carfentanil), through a joint assessment (EMCDDA)
Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: update from the EMCDDA expert network
The report is based on the indicator’s annual expert meeting, held in Lisbon in June 2017, which brought together national experts from the 28 EU Member States, Norway, Turkey, European neighbourhood countries and partner organisations (EMCDDA)
Substance misuse and treatment in adults: statistics 2016 to 2017
National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) annual publication of alcohol and drug treatment activity statistics for adults in England
Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2017
This release presents figures for drug seizures made in April 2016 to March 2017 in England and Wales by the police (including the British Transport Police) and Border Force (Home Office)
National Naloxone Programme Scotland Monitoring Report 2016/17
This release from the Information Services Division presents information on the number of take-home naloxone kits issued by the National Naloxone Programme in Scotland (NHS Scotland)
Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK: registered in 2016
Deaths in the UK which are known to be direct consequences of alcohol misuse (ONS)
Non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in England: 2017 report
Report on non-fatal overdose monitoring data collected from the unlinked anonymous monitoring (UAM) survey of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs (PWID). Public Health England
NIDA launches two adolescent substance use screening tools
These tools can be self-administered or completed by clinicians in less than two minutes. They are being offered through the NIDAMED Web Portal
The opioid crisis in north America (PDF)
To mitigate the current crisis, the Global Commission on Drug Policy recommends …
Responding to the needs of ageing drug users
This paper outlines the main health and social issues for ageing drug users. The paper also outlines the interventions and initiatives currently being delivered in Europe to address these issues (EMCDDA)