This is an overview of the ICGP Substance Misuse Programme as it has developed with particular reference to the 20 years of the Methadone Treatment Protocol which came into effect October 1998 (Irish College of General Practitioners)
Archives for October 2018
Bibliography: All Publications
Global Drug Survey
Global Drug Survey runs the largest drug survey in the world. Over half a million people have taken part in our last 5 surveys. This year, GDS2019 is translated into 20 languages and with partners in over 35 countrie.
Police powers and procedures, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2018 (PDF)
This release contains statistics on the use of various police powers in England and Wales up to the year ending 31 March 2018 (Home Office)
Australian Drug Trends 2018
Key Findings from the National Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) Interviews (NDARC)
Taking stock: A decade of drug policy – A civil society shadow report
International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) has produced this Shadow Report, to contribute constructively to high-level discussions on the next decade in global drug policy
Crime in England and Wales: year ending June 2018
Crime against households and adults, also including data on crime experienced by children, and crimes against businesses and society (Office for National Statistics)
Preventing overdose deaths in Europe (Perspectives on drugs)
More than 9 000 lives were reported to be lost to drug overdoses in Europe (28 EU Member States, Turkey and Norway) in 2016, the latest reporting year, and this is an underestimate Download (EMCDDA)
Pregabalin and gabapentin to be controlled as class C drugs
New controls over prescription drugs pregabalin and gabapentin following rising fatalities (Home Office)
The Responsible Control of Drugs
Examines in detail how governments can take control of currently illegal drug markets through responsible regulation, thereby weakening criminal organizations that now profit from them (Global Commission on Drug Policy)
Review of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody 2016
This report summarises the findings of a review of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody in 2016 (Ministry of Justice)
Rescheduling of cannabis-based products for medicinal use:Written statement
Today, the Government is laying the Misuse of Drugs (Amendments) (Cannabis and Licence Fees) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”) in the House. These regulations reschedule cannabis-based products for medicinal use and will come into force on 1 November 2018 (Parliament, UK)
National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program
The National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program provides leading-edge, coordinated national research and intelligence on illicit drugs and licit drugs that can be abused, with a specific focus on methylamphetamine and other substances (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission)
Australian Drug Trends 2018: Key Findings from the National Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) Interviews
This year, we have provided a suite of products with the most up-to-date findings from interviews conducted annually from 2000-2018 with a cross-sectional sentinel group of people who regularly inject drugs recruited from all capital cities of Australia (IDRIS, NDARC)
Use of cocaine and higher purity forms of ecstasy and methamphetamine increases among people who use drugs
Useof cocaine and higher purity forms of ecstasy and methamphetamine is increasing among samples of people who use drugs, according to the 2018 Drug Trends Reports from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)
Alcohol, drugs and tobacco: commissioning support pack
Annual guidance on smoking, drinking and drug misuse for commissioners of tobacco control, drug and alcohol services for adults and young people (Public Health England)
Drug-related bloodborne viruses in Ireland (PDF)
The main risk factor for transmission of bloodborne viruses (BBVs) in drug users in Ireland is injecting opioids, particularly heroin (HPSC)
Preventing overdose deaths in Europe (Perspectives on drugs)
More than 9 000 lives were reported to be lost to drug overdoses in Europe (28 EU Member States, Turkey and Norway) in 2016, the latest reporting year, and this is an underestimate. Download (EMCDDA)