This paper examines the demographics of methamphetamine users and their employment, education and health outcomes using data from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey, the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program, the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services data collection and the National Prisoner Health Data Collection (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Bibliography: Interventions – Prevention
Best practice portal
The relaunched Best practice portal is designed to help you find practical and reliable information on what works (and what doesn’t) in the areas of prevention, treatment, harm reduction and social reintegration (EMCDDA)
Changing Scotland’s relationship with alcohol (PDF)
Recommendations for further action (Alcohol Focus Scotland)
Education sector responses to the use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs (PDF)
This booklet has been developed through an international consultation process led by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Communities That Care (CTC): a comprehensive prevention approach for communities
In this EMCDDA Paper we make an analysis of five studies evaluating the effectiveness of CTC, mainly from outside the EU. The results of our analysis lead us to conclude that further investigation of this prevention model within the European context appears to be merited
Commission proposes a new EU Action Plan on Drugs to enhance action against drug use and trafficking
Building on the findings of the evaluation of the EU Drugs Strategy for 2013-2020 and the Action Plan for 2013-2016, the new Action Plan on Drugs provides a strengthened response to the newly-emerging health and security challenges in the area of illicit drug use and trafficking
Communities That Care (CTC): a comprehensive prevention approach for communities
In this EMCDDA Paper we make an analysis of five studies evaluating the effectiveness of CTC, mainly from outside the EU. The results of our analysis lead us to conclude that further investigation of this prevention model within the European context appears to be merited
Drug misuse prevention: targeted interventions
This guideline covers targeted interventions to prevent misuse of drugs, including illegal drugs, ‘legal highs’ and prescription-only medicines. It aims to prevent or delay harmful use of drugs in children, young people and adults who are most likely to start using drugs or who are already experimenting or using drugs occasionally (NICE)
Blood Borne Viruses
Australian Medical Association position statement
DrugScope library archive
Wellcome Institute
‘What Works’ in Drug Education and Prevention?
This literature review examines the evidence of effectiveness of different types of drug prevention and education for children and young people, principally that which is delivered in schools (Scottish Government)
HIV and Injection Drug Use
Syringe Services Programs for HIV Prevention (CDC)
Public Health England Health & Justice annual review 2015/16 (PDF)
4.3 Preventing and reducing substance misuse in the CJS
Public health successes and missed opportunities (PDF)
Trends in alcohol consumption and attributable mortality in the WHO European Region, 1990–2014
The CUPID Project: Understanding and preventing hepatitis C transmission within heterosexual couples
Main findings and recommendations for policy and practice (UNSW, Australia)
Young people – substance misuse JSNA support pack 2017-18: commissioning prompts
Good practice prompts for planning comprehensive interventions (Public Health England)
Prevention of harm caused by alcohol exposure in pregnancy
Rapid review and case studies from Member States (WHO)
A Healthier Start: Addressing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Opioid Misuse during Pregnancy
In collaboration with partners across federal government, SAMHSA is sharpening its focus on opioid-dependent pregnant women. And with a $1 billion, two-year investment of new, mandatory funding in the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Budget proposal to bolster our efforts, we’re expanding and intensifying our work to prevent and treat opioid dependence, including identification and treatment of NAS
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) resource pack
A resource pack on new psychoactive substances for educators and practitioners working with young people (Home Office)
Hepatitis C among drug users in Europe: epidemiology, treatment and prevention
A state of the art review of the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Europe and an overview of the way preventive measures are currently implemented in European countries set the scene (EMCDDA)