Key Outcomes of the National Summit (Harm Reduction Australia)
Archives for July 2018
Bibliography: All Publications
People who inject drugs: HIV and viral hepatitis monitoring
Data tables and commentary for the unlinked anonymous monitoring surveys of infections and risk among people who inject drugs (Public Health England)
Drug Misuse: Findings from the 2017/18 Crime Survey for England and Wales
This release examines the extent and trends in drug use among a nationally representative sample of 16 to 59 year olds resident in households in England and Wales, and is based on results from the 2017/18 Crime Survey for England and Wales (Home Office)
Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery 2017 – 2025
Ireland’s “Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery” strategy sets out the Government’s response to addressing the harm caused by substance misuse in our society over the next eight years (DoH Ireland)
Criminal Justice Project
Impact of Restriction on Bail on offenders who use Class A drugs in Liverpool (Public Health Institute)
Cannabis-derived medicinal products recommended to be available on prescription
The ACMD has recommended that cannabis-derived medicinal products should be placed in Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001
Key Findings from RAND Health’s Research on Opioid Policy
This policy brief highlights key findings from RAND research on opioid-related issues across a spectrum of policy areas including prevention, treatment, quality of care, and supply (RAND)
Public health guidance on prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings
This evidence-based guidance aims to support the planning and implementation of effective programmes to prevent and control the transmission of infectious diseases in prison settings in the European region (EMCDDA)
The lost decade
Neglect for harm reduction funding and the health crisis among people who use drugs (Harm Reduction International)
Guidelines for naloxone provision upon release from prison and other custodial settings
This work is a product of the project “My first 48 hours out – comprehensive approaches to pre and post prison release interventions for drug users in the criminal justice system”. The project, led by the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences/Germany, received funding from the European Union for the period 2017-2018
Advice on scheduling of cannabis-derived medicinal products
Advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to the Home Office about the scheduling of cannabis-derived medicinal products
Health and Justice Annual Review 2017/18
While this report highlights some of the key developments and projects undertaken by the team over the course of the last financial year, it is not intended to describe every aspect of the national Health and Justice work programme
Europe’s legal cannabis market set to become worth more than €115 billion
A new report “European Cannabis Report” from industry advisors, Prohibition Partners, suggests that Europe will become the largest legal cannabis market in the world once all countries have introduced legislation and regulation during the next 10 years (Manufacturing Chemist)
What does the research evidence tell us about what Australians think about the legal status of drugs? A 2018 update
This bulletin summarises data from a nationally representative survey of Australians (The National Drug Strategy Household Survey) which asks people their opinions about the legal status of drug in 2016 (NDARC / DPMP)
Overlap between youth justice supervision and alcohol and other drug treatment services: 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2016
Compared with the age-equivalent Australian population, those who had youth justice supervision were 30 times as likely to have an alcohol and other drug treatment service, and those who received an alcohol and other drug treatment service were 30 times as likely to have youth justice supervision (AIHW)
The effectiveness of rehabilitative services for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people: a rapid evidence assessment (PDF)
A rapid evidence assessment (REA) was conducted to explore the research evidence looking at the effectiveness of rehabilitative correctional interventions in reducing reoffending or substance misuse, among BAME people (Ministry of Justice )
Overlap between youth justice supervision and alcohol and other drug treatment services: 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2016
Compared with the age-equivalent Australian population, those who had youth justice supervision were 30 times as likely to have an alcohol and other drug treatment service, and those who received an alcohol and other drug treatment service were 30 times as likely to have youth justice supervision (AIHW)
Drug and alcohol treatment outcomes: measuring effectiveness
Outcome monitoring forms and guidance on how alcohol and drug treatment outcomes information is collected and how it can be used to improve local services (Public Health England)
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons annual report: 2017 to 2018
The annual report of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018
Secure setting drug and alcohol treatment business definitions
Business definitions for secure setting drug and alcohol treatment providers to input data onto the national drug treatment monitoring system (NDTMS)