Prevalence
|
| |
| Treatment
Admissions Reporting Abuse of Both Alcohol and Drugs: 1997-2007 March
2010 |
| Between 1997 and 2007, the proportion of substance abuse treatment admissions
reporting co-abuse of alcohol and drugs declined from 45.3 to 39.4 percent
[SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| The
Cocaine Trade March
2010 |
| Home Affairs Committee - Seventh Report [Parliament, UK] |
| |
| UK Drug
Situation: UK Focal Point on Drugs 2009 Edition March 2010 |
| Annual Report to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
268-page PDF [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University,
UK] |
| |
| Garda
Recorded Crime Statistics 2004-2008 February 2010 |
| Chapter 10 Controlled Drug Offences [Central Statistics Office, Ireland] |
| |
| Understanding
illicit drug markets, supply-reduction efforts, and drug-related crime
in the European Union February 2010 |
| In this study we reviewed literature and RAND’s previous work in this
area, and we gathered insights from European experts and policymakers. Full
report - Summary [RAND,
USA] |
| |
| INCB
Annual Report 2009 February 2010 |
| [International Narcotics Control Board] |
| |
| Narcotic
Drugs Technical Report February 2010 |
| Report for 2009 [International Narcotics Control Board] |
| |
| Psychotropic
Substances Technical Report February 2010 |
| Report for 2009 [International Narcotics Control Board] |
| |
| Drug
Policy Timeline February 2010 |
| The Australian (illicit) drug policy timeline has been updated: 1985-2010
[DPMP, Australia] |
| |
| Center for Medicinal
Cannabis Research: Report to the California Legislature February
2010 |
| As a result of the vision and foresight of the California State Legislature
Medical Marijuana Research Act (SB847), the CMCR has successfully conducted
the first clinical trials of smoked cannabis in the United States in more
than 20 years [ Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, USA] |
| |
| Drug
use monitoring in Australia February 2010 |
| 2008 annual report on drug use among police detainees. 3.21 MB PDF [Australian
Institute of Criminology] |
| |
| Drug
Use in New Zealand February 2010 |
| Key results of the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey. 233-page
PDF [Ministry of Health, New Zealand] |
| |
| Winter
Rapid Assessment February
2010 |
| UNODC report is based on farmers' intentions at the time of planting.
While most of the poppies are still under the ground, this assessment of
the situation gives a first indication of what Afghanistan's opium poppy
harvest will look like in 2010 [UNOCD] |
| |
| The
Use of Mephedrone (M-cat, Meow) in Middlesbrough February
2010 |
| December 2009 by Dr. Russell Newcombe [Lifeline, UK] |
| |
| Cannabis
supply and young people February 2010 |
| How do young people obtain cannabis? A snapshot view from a large city
and rural villages. Summary - Full
report [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK] |
| |
| Smoking,
drinking and drug use among young people in England January
2010 |
| Findings by region, 2006 to 2008. PDF
Report [NHS Information Centre, UK] |
| |
| Drug
Use in New Zealand January 2010 |
| Key results of the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey - PDF [Ministry
of Health, New Zealand] |
| |
| Scottish
Crime and Justice Survey 2008-09: Drug Use January 2010 |
| The publication presents
statistics on adults' experiences of illict drug use in Scotland since
the age of 16 [Scottish Government, UK] |
| |
| Crime
in England and Wales: Quarterly Update to September 2009 January
2010 |
| These recorded crime statistics are heavily influenced by policing priorities,
and may reflect changes in the policing of drug crime more than real changes
in its incidence. Police
Force Area tables [Home Office, UK] |
| |
| SALSUS
2008 January
2010 |
| Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS)
2008 National Report - national survey of 13 - 15 year olds [NHS Scotland,
UK] |
| |
| NSDUH Report
- Substance Use Treatment Need and Receipt among People Living in Poverty January
2010 |
| Combined 2006 to 2008 data indicate that 3.7 million persons aged 12
or older living in poverty were in need of substance use treatment in the
past year [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Illicit Drug
Use among Older Adults January 2010 |
| An estimated 4.3 million adults aged 50 or older, or 4.7 percent of adults
in that age range, had used an illicit drug in the past year, based on
data from 2006 to 2008 [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Prince's Trust
fears unemployment effect on youths January 2010 |
| A YouGov poll
of more than 2,000 people aged between 16 and 25 showed one in 10 of those
who had been out of work had turned to drugs or alcohol abuse [BBC, UK] |
| |
| Substance
misuse among young people December 2009 |
| Data for 2008-09 [National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK] |
| |
| Afghanistan
Opium Survey 2009 December 2009 |
| The Afghanistan Opium Survey 2009 confirms that market forces are moving
against the Afghan drugs trade as prices, revenues and excess production
have put a damper on supply. 147-page PDF [UNODC] |
| |
| NSW
recorded crime statistics quarterly updates December 2009 |
| Quarterly update September 2009. 19-page PDF [NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics
and Research, Australia] |
| |
| Opium
Poppy Cultivation in South-East Asia December 2009 |
| While focusing on the opium problem (mostly in rural communities), we
should not lose sight of rapidly increasing production and use of synthetic
drugs (mostly in cities) in the Greater Mekong region. It would be a Pyrrhic
victory for drug control if South-East Asia’s appetite for opium was simply
replaced by a new craving for ampethamine-type stimulants. 119-page PDF
[UNODC] |
| |
| Alcohol and other
drug treatment services in Australia 2007-08 December 2009 |
| Findings from the National Minimum Data Set [AIHW, Australia] |
| |
| The TEDS
Report - Characteristics of Adolescent Heroin Admissions December
2009 |
| On average, adolescent heroin admissions were 14.8 years old when they
first used heroin and 16.3 years old at admission to treatment, indicating
approximately 18 months of use before entering treatment [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| HIV/AIDS surveillance
in Europe 2008 December
2009 |
| Joint WHO/Europe and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
(ECDC) surveillance report on HIV/AIDS in the WHO European Region. 5MB
PDF [WHO/ECDC] |
| |
| Drugs
in Wales, 2008-09 December
2009 |
| The latest National Statistics on Drugs in Wales produced by the [Welsh
Assembly Government, UK] |
| |
| Statistics
on Drug Misuse: England, 2009 November
2009 |
| This annual statistical report presents a range of information on drug
misuse amongst both adults and children. It also includes a focus on young
adults. The report is primarily concerned with the use of illicit drugs.
74-page PDF. Excel
format [The Health and Social Care Information Centre, UK] |
| |
| New
report on synthetic drugs trend in Asia November
2009 |
| While countries in the region have increased their efforts to tackle
the problem, a new UNODC report (Patterns
and Trends of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants and Other Drugs in East and South-East
Asia 10 MB PDF) highlights the continued need for joint efforts, both
at the national and regional levels [UNODC] |
| |
| New
report on Vancouver’s illicit drug use epidemic November
2009 |
| Report prepared by the Urban Health Research Initiative of the British
Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. 53-page PDF [UHRI, Canada] |
| |
| The
Afghan Narcotics Industry November
2009 |
| While the economic and narcotics situation in Afghanistan may be improving,
there are still areas: mainly the south (and some parts of the west) where
the situation is significantly worse since the invasion and though now
improving, are still at astonishingly high levels of production of opium,
violence, and corruption. 2.3MB PDF [Center for Strategic and International
Studies] |
| |
| Breaking
the News or Fueling the Epidemic? November
2009 |
| Association between News Media Report Volume and Opioid-Related Mortality
[PLoS] |
| |
| Ontario Student Drug
Use and Health Survey November 2009 |
| This survey is important because it provides reliable, current information
about the health behaviour, risk behaviour, attitudes and beliefs of Ontario
children and adolescents. Highlights 346
Kb - Detailed
findings 1.7 Mb [Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada] |
| |
| Perceptions
of crime and anti-social behaviour November
2009 |
| Findings from the 2008/09 British Crime Survey. 49-page PDF [Home Office,
UK] |
| |
| Deaths
among drug users - a new report (Ireland) November
2009 |
| The first national report on
trends in deaths among drug users due to traumatic or medical causes [Health
Research Board, Ireland] |
| |
| How
theDepartment of Health Influences healthy living November
2009 |
| The use of behaviour change programmes in public health. 90-page PDF
[RAND] |
| |
| Mental
Health, Abuse, Drug Use and Crime: Does Gender Matter? November
2009 |
| Theories on the causal relationship between drug use and crime in Australian
literature have often overlooked the influence of gender as a confounding
variable [Australian Institute of Criminology] |
| |
| Evaluation
of Wirral Life Education Centre on the health and wellbeing of primary
school children November 2009 |
| An evaluation of a national charity working locally with primary schools,
parents and carers, and others in the community to help children make healthy
choices. 56-pahe PDF [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University,
UK] |
| |
| Longitudinal
analysis of the Offending, Crime and Justice Survey 2003–06 November
2009 |
| This report presents longitudinal analysis of self reported data on offending,
drug use and anti-social behaviour amongst young people (initially aged
10 to 25) from the Offending,
Crime and Justice Survey, which was carried out annually between
2003 and 2006. 45-page PDF [Home Office, UK] |
| |
| Latest
drug trends across Europe. HRB compares Irish situation with European
findings November 2009 |
| This briefing note compares the situation here in Ireland with Europe
[Health Research Board, Ireland] |
| |
| Keeping
tabs on synthetic drugs November 2009 |
| Globally, there are significantly more users of synthetic drugs than
there are users of heroin and cocaine combined [UNODC] |
| |
| Female Substance
Abuse Treatment Admissions Aged 12 to 17 November 2009 |
| Marijuana and alcohol accounted for 80 percent of all primary substances
of abuse reported by adolescent female admissions [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Understanding
the ‘Spice’ phenomenon November 2009 |
| Although advertised as an ‘exotic incense blend which releases a rich
aroma’ and ‘not for human consumption’, when smoked, Spice products have
been reported by some users to have effects similar to those of cannabis
[EMCDDA] |
| |
| Market
innovation and sophistication challenge drug policies, says EMCDDA November
2009 |
| Europe is faced with an increasingly complex and volatile synthetic drug
market, says the EU drugs agency [EMCDDA] |
| |
| The
Invisible Tide November 2009 |
| Towards an International Strategy to Deal with Drug Trafficking Through
West Africa. 44-page PDF [International Peace Institute] |
| |
| Trends
in alcohol- and drug-related ED and primary care visits: data from three
U.S. national surveys (1995–2005) October 2009 |
| These data suggest that drug-related ED visits are continuing to increase,
although the increase has not been as substantial between 2000 and 2005,
as that which was observed between 1995 and 2000, and highlight the opportunity
provided by the ED and primary care settings for screening and brief intervention
for substance-related problems. 7-page PDF [NIH, USA] |
| |
| The NSDUH Report -
Injection Drug Use and Related Risk Behaviors October 2009 |
| Combined 2006 to 2008 data indicate that an annual average of 425,000
persons aged 12 or older (0.17 percent) used a needle to inject heroin,
cocaine, methamphetamine, or other stimulants during the past year [SAMHSA,
USA] |
| |
| Shooting
Up: Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2008 October
2009 |
| A 32-page PDF update [Health Protection Agency, UK] |
| |
| Addiction,
Crime and Insurgency: The Transnational Threat of Afghan Opium October
2009 |
| The above link is to the interactive version - Read the 152-page PDF
version here [UNODC] |
| |
| The
state of young people October 2009 |
| Male and female teenagers aged 15–19 years had the highest hospitalisation
rates for acute intoxication from alcohol among all age groups. 139-page
PDF [Australian Government Office for Youth] |
| |
| An
overview of the 2009 IDRS: The Regular Injecting Drug User Survey findings October
2009 |
| [IDRS, Australia] |
| |
| An
overview of the 2009 EDRS: The Regular Ecstasy User Survey findings October
2009 |
| [EDRS, Australia] |
| |
| Repertoires
of distinction October
2009 |
| Exploring patterns of weekend polydrug use within local leisure scenes
across the English night time economy. 29-page PDF [Criminology and Criminal
Justice, UK] |
| |
| Statistics
from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System October
2009 |
| Annual NDTMS report. 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009 [NTA, UK] |
| |
| Substance
Misuse, 2008-09 October 2009 |
| The latest statistics for Substance Misuse in Wales. 76-page
PDF [Welsh Assembly Government Department for Social Justice
and Local Government, UK] |
| |
| Estimating
the National and Local Prevalence of Problem Drug Misuse in Scotland October
2009 |
| This report outlines the results of research funded by the Scottish Government
and the University of Glasgow, commissioned by the Information and Statistics
Division of the NHS in Scotland. The research was carried out jointly by
the Centre for Drug Misuse Research at the University of Glasgow and Health
Protection Scotland to provide national and local estimates of the prevalence
of problem drug misuse within Scotland for the year 2006. 58-page PDF [ISD
Scotland, UK] |
| |
| Assessing
the Scale and Impact of Illicit Drug Markets in Scotland October
2009 |
| This report provides initial estimates of the size and value of the
illicit drugs market, and estimates of the social and economic cost of
illicit drug use in Scotland for the year 2006 [Scottish Government, UK] |
| |
| Cocaine
Trafficking to Europe October 2009 |
| Options of Supply Control. 37-page PDF [German Institute for International
and Security Affairs] |
| |
| Trends in
Methamphetamine Admissions to Treatment: 1997-2007 October
2009 |
| Admissions to substance abuse treatment for primary methamphetamine abuse
were more than twice as likely in 2007 to be aged 40 or older (23 percent)
compared with admissions in 1997 (10 percent) [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| The
Scottish Health Survey 2008 September 2009 |
| Including alcohol consumption
[Scottish Government, UK] |
| |
| Welsh
Health Survey 2008 September 2009 |
| Including alcohol consumption [Welsh Assembly Government, UK] |
| |
| LDAN
Briefing on Domestic Violence and Substance Misuse September
2009 |
| It is important to address the underlying complexities of both the substance
misuse and violent behaviour to fully support and protect the families
and individuals involved [LDAN, UK] |
| |
| Comparing
the drug situation across countries: Problems, Pitfalls and Possibilities September
2009 |
| This briefing paper seeks to compare the drugs situation in a number
of developed countries. Data from six European countries, the United States,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand are included [Beckley Foundation Drug
Policy Programme] |
| |
| The
Victorian Drug Statistics Handbook September 2009 |
| Patterns of drug use and related harm in Victoria for the period July
2006 to June 2007. 288-page PDF [Mental Health and Drugs Division Department
of Human Services (Victoria), Australia] |
| |
| National
Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings 2008 September
2009 |
| The survey is the primary source of information on the use of illicit
drugs, alcohol, and tobacco in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population
of the United States aged 12 years old or older [SAMHSA, UK] |
| |
| School
System Referrals to Substance Abuse Treatment September
2009 |
| Schools were more likely than the criminal justice system to refer children
and adolescents to substance abuse treatment for the first time (88 vs.
68 percent) [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Blueprint
drugs education: the response of pupils and parents to the programme September
2009 |
| This executive summary (which comes from the final report), focuses on
the second stage of the Blueprint evaluation. It sets out to assess how
pupils and parents responded to the programme, pupils’ awareness and knowledge
of drug use, their perception of drug use and acceptability of drug use
among same-age peers, and the quality and frequency of parent-child communication
on drugs [Home Office, UK] |
| |
| Trends
in treated opiate and cocaine use across Ireland September
2009 |
| Latest figures from the HRB show that the number of people presenting
for treatment for opiate (mainly
heroin) and cocaine use
is continuing to rise [HRB, Ireland] |
| |
| National
Registry of Deliberate Self Harm annual report 2008 September
2009 |
| Drug overdose was the most common method of self harm in 2008, involved
in 72% of cases, more often used by women (79%) than men (64%). 54-page
PDF [National Suicide Research Foundation, Ireland] |
| |
| Afghan
Opium Survey September 2009 |
| Summary of findings. 42-page PDF [UNODC] |
| |
| Clearing
the Smoke on Cannabis: Cannabis Use and Driving August 2009 |
| This is the third in a series of reports that reviews the effects of
cannabis use on various aspects of human functioning and development. In
this report, the effects of cannabis use on driving are discussed. 8-page
PDF [CCSA, Canada] |
| |
| The
TEDS Report - -Heroin and Other Opiate Admissions to Substance Abuse
Treatment August 2009 |
| On 2007, opiates accounted for almost one fifth (19 percent) of all substance
abuse treatment admissions [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Deaths related
to drug poisoning in England and Wales, 2008 August 2009 |
| The number of deaths related to drug poisoning, which includes deaths
involving both legal and illegal drugs, for males was 2,075 in 2008, an
increase of 8 per cent compared to 2007 and the highest number since 2001
[Office of National Statistics, UK] |
| |
| Drug
Related Deaths in the UK Annual Report 2009 August 2009 |
| An annual
report which analyses drug-related deaths that have occurred
in the preceding calendar year and comments on emerging trends. An executive
summary of
the annual report is also published [International Centre for Drug
Policy St George's, London University, UK] |
| |
| National
Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents August
2009 |
| This 14th annual “back-to-school survey” continues the unique effort
of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia
University to track attitudes of teens and those, like parents, who influence
them. 67-page PDF [CASA, USA] |
| |
| Substance Abuse
Treatment Admissions for Smoked Substances: 1992 to 2007 August
2009 |
| This report examines changes in the drug use and demographic characteristics
of substance abuse treatment admissions for smoked substances between 1992
and 2007 [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| FEAD (Film Exchange on Alcohol and
Drugs) August 2009 |
| A resource that brings short video presentations from leading figures
in the alcohol and drugs field direct to your screen. The contributors
cover a range of topics honestly and directly - including: achievements,
problem areas, and reflections on the field's history. Many people have
found the website useful in helping discussions and expanding on practice
and theory. Please feel free to use the material to enrich your events,
seminars, groups, teaching etc |
| |
| Youth
alcohol and drug use in rural Ireland - parents' views August
2009 |
| Life in contemporary rural Ireland is influenced by dominant social changes
in terms of the normalisation of alcohol and drug use in youth subcultures,
with increased fragmentation of traditional rural family norms and values,
emerging acceptability of alcohol and drug use in recreation time and the
widespread availability of alcohol and drugs [Journal of Rural and Remote
Health, Ireland] |
| |
| Infants
Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine Reach Their Teens August 2009 |
| Longitudinal study investigates cocaine's impact on adolescent development
[Case Western Reserve University, USA] |
| |
| Drug
Related Deaths in Scotland in 2008 August
2009 |
| Statistics of drug-related deaths in 2008 and earlier years, broken down
by cause of death, selected drugs reported, age and sex [General Register
Office for Scotland, UK] |
| |
| ACMD
report on the major cannabinoid agonists August
2009 |
| This report draws on much of the evidence cited in the European Monitoring
Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) recent assessment of the synthetic
cannabinoid receptor agonists, based on an expert meeting held in Lisbon
on 6th March 2009. 29-page PDF [ACND, UK] |
| |
| Drug
deaths in Fife 2008 July 2009 |
| A report on the findings of the Fife Drug Deaths Monitoring and Prevention
Group (Fife Drug and Alcohol Action Team) 87-page PDF [NHS Fife, UK] |
| |
| Country
overviews July 2009 |
| A structured synopsis of the trends and characteristics of national drug
problems. They consist of a summary of the national drug situation, key
statistics at a glance and a barometer showing the drug use prevalence
position of each country - July update [EMCDDA] |
| |
| Statistical bulletin 2009 July
2009 |
| The Statistical bulletin is published yearly by the EMCDDA and provides
access to the most recent statistical data relating to the drugs situation
in Europe [EMCDDA] |
| |
| Latest
volatile substance abuse death figures released July 2009 |
| VSA Report 22: Trends in deaths associates with abuse of volatile substances
1971-2007, which was compiled for the Department of Health, monitors trends
in deaths associated with the misuse of gas fuels, aerosols, glues, anaesthetic
agents and other solvent based products [DrugScope, UK] |
| |
| Drug Misuse
Declared: Findings from the 2008/09 British Crime Survey July
2009 |
| This annual statistical bulletin examines the prevalence and trends
of illicit drug use among a nationally representative sample of 16 to 59
year olds (with a particular focus on young people aged 16 to 24) resident
in households in England and Wales [Home Office UK] |
| |
| Smoking,
Drinking and
Drug use among young people in England in 2008 July 2009 |
| This survey is the latest in a series designed to monitor smoking, drinking
and drug use among secondary school pupils aged 11 to 15. Information was
obtained from 7,798 pupils in 264 schools throughout England in the autumn
term of 2008. [NHS Information Centre, UK] |
| |
| Methamphetamine:
a European Union perspective in the global context July 2009 |
| This study focuses on the supply and use of methamphetamine in Europe,
set in a global context. 32-page PDF [EMCDDA] |
| |
| New
Roadside Survey Shows Steady Decline in Alcohol Levels, while Driver
Drug Use is Detected July 2009 |
| The survey found 16.3 percent of nighttime weekend drivers were drug
positive. The survey focused on weekend nighttime drivers and found that
the drugs used most commonly by drivers were: marijuana (8.6 percent);
cocaine (3.9 percent); and over-the-counter and prescription drugs (3.9
percent) [NHTSA, USA] |
| |
| Counting
the homeless 2006 complete set July 2009 |
| Counting the homeless 2006 includes eight state and territory reports
on the homeless based on information collected from the Australian Bureau
of Statistics 2006 Census [AIHW, Australia] |
| |
| National
Forum on Drug Related Deaths in Scotland: Annual Report 2008-09 June
2009 |
| This is the second report from the National Forum on Drug-related Deaths
[Scottish Government, UK] |
| |
| Pseudoephedrine
Smurfing Fuels Surge in Large-Scale Methamphetamine Production in California June
2009 |
| The National Drug Intelligence Center collected and analyzed data and
reporting from 2007-through May 2009 related to methamphetamine production
and pseudoephedrine smurfing. This report draws upon data from the National
Seizure System, as well as information obtained through interviews with
federal, state, and local law enforcement officers [NDIC, USA] |
| |
| Statistics
from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System June
2009 |
| Assessment Report 1 June 2009.23-page PDF [UK Statistics Authority] |
| |
| Scottish
Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) June
2009 |
| The latest survey was carried out during the autumn term of 2008 with
a sample of over 10,000 pupils from S2 and S4 classes from across Scotland
3.41MB PDF [DMIS, Scotland, UK] |
| |
| National
Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data June 2009 |
| 2009 collection data guide [AIHW, Australia] |
| |
| Patterns
of mortality amongst individuals in contact with drug treatment services
in the North West of England June 2009 |
| This report details the causes of death of those identified, via the
National Drug TreatmentMonitoring System (NDTMS), as having died whilst
in contact with structured drug treatment services in the North West of
England between 2003/04-2007/08. 16-page PDF [Centre for Public Health,
John Moores University, UK] |
| |
| 2009
Annual Evidence Update - Drugs misuse treatment in offender populations June
2009 |
| As it is the first AEU, the period it covers is wider. Evidence is presented
from January 2005 to March 2009 [NHS Evidence , UK] |
| |
| Drug
Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland June 2009 |
| 2006/2007 Drug Prevalence Survey: Polydrug Use Results [National Advisory
Committee on Drugs, Ireland] |
| |
| Illicit
Drug Data Report 2007–2008 June 2009 |
| The Illicit Drug Data Report is produced by the Australian Crime Commission
(ACC) and is recognised as one of the most valuable tools for law enforcement
agencies, policy and decision makers, research bodies and other stakeholders
in combating illicit drugs [Australian Crime Commission] |
| |
| Major Report on U.S. Tobacco
Control Policies and Use Finds Stark Contrasts in Progress Among States June
2009 |
| The United States is becoming a nation of haves and have-nots when it
comes to tobacco control, according to a comprehensive
publication (16.34MB) on cigarette smoking prevalence and
policies in the U.S. that was released today [University at Buffalo, USA] |
| |
| Ensuring
U.S. Health Reform Includes Prevention and Treatment of Mental and Substance
Use Disorders June 2009 |
| A Framework for Discussion. 23-page PDF [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Indications
of Public Health in the English Regions 10: Drug Use June
2009 |
| A new report for the Chief Medical Officer released today by the (National)
Association of Public Health Observatories reveals the full extent of illicit
drug use in England. 204-page PDF [North West Public Health Observatory,
UK] |
| |
| Cocaine
trade and use in the UK June 2009 |
| First oral evidence session (9th June): Professor John Strang (Director,
National Addiction Centre) and DrugScope (Martin Barnes, Chief Executive
and Harry Shapiro, Director of Information and Communications). DrugScope
session starts at 31.50 [UK Parliament] |
| |
| The
Effects of Substance Use on Workplace Injuries June 2009 |
| This paper describes associations between substance use and occupational
injuries and proposes reasons that substance use may be linked to work-related
accidents. 55-page PDF [RAND, USA] |
| |
| Why
are the rates of hepatitis higher in Aboriginal injecting drug users.
Part 1 May
2009 |
| [Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League] |
| |
| Why
are the rates of hepatitis higher in Aboriginal injecting drug users.
Part 2 May
2009 |
| [Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League] |
| |
| Substance
Use among Women During Pregnancy and Following Childbirth May
2009 |
| Combined 2002 to 2007 data show that past month alcohol use among women
aged 18 to 44 was highest for those who were not pregnant and did not have
children living in the household but comparatively low for women in the
first trimester of pregnancy, and even lower for those in the second or
third trimester [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| National Prescription
Drug Threat Assessment 2009 May 2009 |
| This assessment examines current nonmedical use of prescription-type
psychotherapeutic drugs and discusses their distribution, the societal
impact of diversion and abuse, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
that have been established legislatively in many states to stem diversion
and abuse [NDIC, USA] |
| |
| Lowering
Expectations May 2009 |
| Supply Control and the Resilient Cocaine Market [WOLA] |
| |
| National
Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection: 2008 report May
2009 |
| 2008 report presents data on the 41,000 clients accessing pharmacotherapy
for the treatment of opioid addiction, the 1,400 prescribers participating
in the delivery of pharmacotherapy treatment, and quantitative information
about the prescribing sector (AIHW, Australia) |
| |
| Drug
Use, Sex Work and the Risk Environment in Dublin May 2009 |
| The physical, economic and social environments within
which drug-using sex workers find themselves impact on their construction
of ‘risk’ and ‘harm’. 208-page PDF [NACD, Ireland] |
| |
| Seizures
of Drugs in England and Wales,2007/08 May 2009 |
| This publication presents figures for drug seizures made
by law enforcement agencies in England and Wales during 2007/08. 18-page
PDF [Home Office, UK] |
| |
| Drug
use: an overview of general population surveys in Europe May
2009 |
| A meta-analysis of 25 population surveys on drug use
in Europe [EMCDDA] |
| |
| Assessing
the Operation of the Global Drug Market: Report 1 April 2009 |
| This report is an attempt to address the challenges and
reviews what is known about the operation of various markets. It offers
a theoretical account for a number of the features [RAND] |
| |
| Estimating
the size of the global drug market: A demand-side approach: Report 2 April
2009 |
| This report uses data on the prevalence of drug use,
retail prices, and consumption patterns to generate country-level consumption
and retail expenditure estimates for cannabis, heroin, cocaine, and amphetamine-type
substances [RAND] |
| |
| Issues
in estimating the economic cost of drug abuse in consuming nations: Report
3 April 2009 |
| This report presents a conceptual framework for constructing
an estimate of the global cost of drug use. However, we conclude that it
is not possible at this time to develop a meaningful comparative estimate
of the cost of drug use across countries [RAND] |
| |
| The
TEDS Report - - Treatment Outcomes among Clients Discharged from Outpatient
Substance Abuse Treatment April 2009 |
| Among clients discharged from outpatient service settings
in 2005, treatment completion was highest among those who reported primary
alcohol abuse and lowest among those who reported primary opiate or primary
cocaine abuse [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Children
Living with Substance-Dependent or Substance-Abusing Parents: 2002 to
2007 April 2009 |
| Combined data from 2002 to 2007 indicate that over 8.3
million children under 18 years of age (11.9 percent) lived with at least
one parent who was dependent on or abused alcohol or an illicit drug during
the past year [NSDUH, SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| The
harmful health effects of recreational ecstasy: a systematic review of
observational evidence April 2009 |
| This review aims to address the question: 'What are the
harmful health effects of taking ecstasy (MDMA) for recreational use?'
It does not examine the harmful indirect and/or social effects, such as
effects on driving and road traffic accidents and the consequences of any
effect MDMA may have on sexual behaviour. Full
text 3.9 MB PDF [Health Technology Assessment, UK] |
| |
| Methadone-Associated
Overdose Deaths April 2009 |
| Factors Contributing to Increased Deaths and Efforts
to Prevent Them. 55-page PDF [GAO, USA] |
| |
| The
NSDUH Report: Concurrent Illicit Drug and Alcohol Use March
2009 |
| Because of possible additive or interactive drug effects,
data from SAMHSA's 2006 and 2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
were pooled to examine the likelihood of multiple concurrent substance
use [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| European
School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs March
2009 |
| Use of illicit drugs among 15–16-year-old school
students, appears to have stabilised or slightly fallen, according to the
latest European study (20-page
PDF) of this group published by ESPAD [EMCDDA] |
| |
| Population
in custody monthly tables January 2009 England and Wales January 2009 March
2009 |
| Decreases were seen in motoring and drug offences,
down by 18 and 9 per cent respectively. 14-page PDF [Department of Justice,
UK] |
| |
| Wasted
opportunities March 2009 |
| Problematic alcohol and drug use among gay men and bisexual
men. 52-page PDF [Sigma Research] |
| |
| Thematic
paper: Women’s voices — experiences and perceptions of women
facing drug problems March 2009 |
| This review presents quotations gleaned from interviews
with women in eight countries. Through these testimonies, the report illustrates
how qualitative research can provide glimpses into the experiences and
perceptions of women facing drug issues that statistics alone cannot provide. 24-page
PDF [EMCDDA] |
| |
| Alcohol
Statistics Scotland 2009 February
2009 |
| This biennial publication from ISD Scotland presents
the latest available information from a range of national data sources
relating to alcoho. 132-page PDF [ISD Scotland, UK] |
| |
| ACMD
hepatitis C report (2009) February 2009 |
| It is likely that over 80% of current HCV infections
are due to injecting drugs and that around 50% of injecting drug users
(IDU) in the UK are infected with HCV. 46-page PDF [Advisory Council on
the Misuse of Drugs, UK] |
| |
| Drug
Use and HIV: A Warning for Sub-Saharan Africa February 2009 |
| A major report! exploring the current developments in
sub-Saharan Africa regarding HIV and drug use. 37-page PDF [STOP AIDS NOW] |
| |
| The
harmful health effects of recreational ecstasy: a systematic review of
observational evidence February 2009 |
| Recreational use of ecstasy is associated with long-term
deficits in neurocognitive function, particularly verbal memory, but the
effect may be small. Ecstasy rarely causes death in isolation but a range
of acute harms are reported, in particular hyperthermia and hyponatraemia. Full
PDF [Health Technology Assessment, UK] |
| |
| The
NSDUH Report: Trends in Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers:
2002 to 2007 February 2009 |
| The rate of past month nonmedical use of pain relievers
did not differ significantly between 2002 and 2007 among the overall general
population aged 12 and older but did differ by age group during this period
[SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| Drug
Use and HIV risk among young people in sub-Saharan Africa February
2009 |
| This report describes the results of an exploratory study
commissioned by STOP AIDS NOW! in order to explore current developments
regarding HIV and drug use in the sub-Saharan region. 37-page PDF [Stop
Aids Now] |
| |
| 2007
National Drug Strategy Household Survey: detailed findings January
2009 |
| This report extends the analysis presented in the 2007
National Drug Strategy Household Survey: first results by providing more
detailed information on drug use prevalence, drug-related behaviours and
incidents, and support for drug-related policy and legislation [AIHW, Australia] |
| |
| Drug
Misuse Statistics Scotland 2008 December 2008 |
| An annual compendium presenting the latest available
information from a range of national data sources relevant to drug misuse. 174-PDF [DMIS,
UK] |
| |
| Drug
use, impaired driving and traffic accidents December 2008 |
| This literature review provides a comprehensive report
on the relationship between drug use, impaired driving and traffic accidents.
2.9MB PDF [EMCDDA] |
| |
| Youth07
Reports December 2008 |
| Just released! These reports are from Youth07, the second
national youth health and wellbeing survey conducted in 2007 [Youth07,
New Zealand] |
| |
| Drug
Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland December 2008 |
| 2006/2007 Drug Prevalence Survey: Cannabis Results. 48-page
PDF [NACD, Ireland] |
| |
| National
Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits December
2008 |
| Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2006 [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| In
aqua veritas? Assessing illicit drugs in wastewater December
2008 |
| Wastewater analysis, a promising prospect for drug monitoring 2.2MB
report [EMCDDA] |
| |
| Drug-Related
Deaths in the UK-Annual Report 2008 November 2008 |
| Increase in the number of Drug-Related Deaths. 3-page
PDF [International Centre for Drug Policy, St George’s, University
of London, UK] |
| |
| National
Prison Entrants' Bloodborne Virus & Risk Behaviour Survey Report
2004 & 2007 November 2008 |
| Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitic C, Hepatitis B, and risk
behaviours among Australian prison entrants. 148-page PDF [NDRI, Australia] |
| |
| Trends
in drug-related deaths and deaths among drug users in Ireland, 1998 to
2005 November 2008 |
| This data gives a reliable estimate of the total burden
of mortality related to drug use in Ireland. 24-page PDF [HRb, Ireland] |
| |
| 2008
Annual report: the state of the drugs problem in Europe November
2008 |
| The report on the state of the drugs problem in Europe
presents the EMCDDA's yearly overview of the drug phenomenon. This is an
essential reference book for policymakers, specialists and practitioners
in the drugs field or indeed anyone seeking the latest findings on drugs
in Europe [EMCDDA] |
| |
| Drug
Misuse Declared October 2008 |
| Findings from the 2007/08 British Crime Survey. 82-page
PDF [Home Office, UK] |
| |
| Substance
Misuse, 2007-08 October 2008 |
| The latest statistics for
Substance Misuse in Wales produced by the [Welsh Assembly Government, UK] |
| |
| HIV/AIDS,
viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia Annual
Surveillance Report October
2008 |
| The Annual Surveillance Report provides
a comprehensive analysis of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible
infections in Australia [UNSW, Australia] |
| |
| 2007
annual report on drug use among police detainees October
2008 |
| This report presents both self-report and urinalysis
data from participating detainees for the calendar year 2007. 2.7MB
PDF [Drug Use Monitoring in Australia] |
| |
| Focus
on Gender October
2008 |
| This report, one in a series of follow-up reports from
the Canadian Addiction Survey (2004), presents an analysis of alcohol and
illicit drug use with respect to gender [Canadian Addiction Survey. 79-page
PDF (CAS)] |
| |
| 2007
National Survey on Drug Use & Health: National Results October
2008 |
| This report presents the first information from the 2007
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual survey of the
civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12
years old or older [SAMHSA, USA] |
| |
| New
markets for synthetic drugs [September 2008] |
| UNODC's new Global Amphetamine-Type Stimulants Assessment
Report warns that synthetic drugs such as ecstasy, amphetamine and methamphetamine
- the drugs of modern times - are becoming more popular in developing countries. 128-page
PDF [UNODC] |
| |
| 2007
National Drug Strategy Household Survey: state and territory supplement [August
2008] |
| This report presents data on patterns of drug use in
each of the states and territories. It supplements the national findings
from the '2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: first results'
report, published in April 2008 [AIHW, Australia] |
| |
| Country
overviews [August 2008] |
| Country overviews provide a structured synopsis of the
trends and characteristics of national drug problems. They consist of a
summary of the national drug situation, key statistics at a glance and
a barometer showing the drug use prevalence position of each country [EMCDDA] |
| |
| Statistical bulletin 2008 [August
2008] |
| The Statistical bulletin 2008 is now available and gives
access to the most recent data relating to the drugs situation in Europe
[EMCDDA] |
| |
| 2008
Marijuana Sourcebook [August 2008] |
| 2008 Marijuana Sourcebook contains important data on
marijuana in the United States including the latest use patterns and trends,
health effects, criminal justice aspects, supply sources, and information
regarding so-called “medical marijuana.”. 28-page PDF [Pushing
Back, ONDCP, USA] |
| |
| Trends
in deaths associated with abuse of volatile substances 1971 - 2006 [August
2008] |
| Annual report 57-page PDF [St George's, University of
London, UK] |
| |
| Statistics
on drug misuse: England, 2008 [August 2008] |
| This annual statistical report presents information on
drug misuse among both adults and children. It includes a focus on young
adults [NHS Information Centre, UK] |
| |
| Crime
in England and Wales 2007/08 [July 2008] |
| Findings from the British Crime Survey and police recorded
crime 237-page PDF [Home office, UK] |
| |
| Drug
Use, Smoking and Drinking among young people in England 2007 [July
2008] |
| This report
5.26MB full PDF contains results from an annual survey of secondary
school pupils aged in years 7 to 11 (mostly aged 11 to 15). Overall,
7,831 pupils in 273 schools in England completed questionnaires in the
autumn term of 2007 [NHS, UK] |
| |
| Drug
Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland 2006/2007 [June 2008] |
| Drug Prevalence Survey: Regional Drugs Task Force (Ireland) & Health
and Social Services Board (Northern Ireland) Results. 44-page PDF [NACD,
Ireland] |
| |
| World
Drug Report 2008 [June 2008] |
| As in previous years, the present Report is based on
data obtained primarily from the annual reports questionnaire (ARQ) sent
by Governments to UNODC in 2007, supplemented by other sources when necessary
and where available Full 8.85 MB PDF [UNODC] |
| |
| New
Columbia University Report: Marijuana: Rite of Passage or Russian Roulette? [June
2008] |
| Despite reported declines in teen marijuana use, in 2007
almost 11 million teens report having used marijuana. For those using the
drug, four alarming trends are of grave concern for parents and teens.
52-page PDF [CASA, USA] |
| |
| Crystal
Clear: The Social Determinants of Gay Men's Use of Crystal Methamphetamine
in Victoria [May 2008] |
| Australian comparative analysis of crystal methamphetamine
use by gay men. (via Policy
Pointers) 77-page PDF [ARCSHS, Australia] |
| |
| 2007
AIDS epidemic update [April 2008] |
| 2007 edition provides the most recent estimates of the
AIDS epidemic and explores new findings and trends in the epidemic’s
evolution [UNAIDS] |
| |
| 2007
National Drug Strategy Household Survey: first results [April
2008] |
| Comparisons with previous surveys are presented, along
with population estimates of the numbers of consumers of tobacco, alcohol
and illicit drugs. 290KB
PDF without questionnaire [AIHW, Autralia] |
| |
| Drugs
and driving in Australia [April 2008] |
| A survey of community attitudes, experience and understanding.
104-page PDF [Drug Info, Australia] |
| |
| Correlation
(European Network Social Inclusion & Health) Report - Marginalisation,
Social Inclusion and Health [April 2008] |
| This article describes approaches to improve the situation
regarding particular target groups, such as drug users, sex workers, (undocumented)
migrants and youth at risk. 30-page PDF [IDPC] |
| |
| New
Zealand Police, NZ-ADAM Annual Report 2007 [April 2008] |
| New Zealand Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (NZ-ADAM)
is a programme which seeks to measure drug and alcohol use among people
who have recently been apprehended by police [NZ-ADAM, New Zealand] |
| |
| Rural,
regional and remote health: indicators of health status and determinants
of health [March 2008] |
| Including a section on alcohol and illicit drugs [AIHW,
Australia] |
| |
| National
Forensic laboratory Information System - Mid-year report 2007 [March
2008] |
| This report provides the results of substances analyzed
by state and local laboratories from January 2007 through June 2007, including
national and regional estimates for the most frequently identified drugs
[DEA, USA] |
| |
|
HB
and its precursor GBL: an emerging trend case study [March
2008]
|
|
Concerns are increasing in the EU about the use of chemicals employed
in the manufacture of the recreational drug GHB. 32-page PDF [EMCDDA]
|
| |
|
Trends
in treatment for problem alcohol use in Ireland, 2004 to 2006 [March
2008]
|
|
Health Research Board publishes preliminary figures. 32-page PDF [Health
Research Board, Ireland]
|
| |
|
EMCDDA Annual report
2007 [2007]
|
|
The report on the state of the drugs problem in Europe presents the
EMCDDA's yearly overview of the drug phenomenon [European Monitoring
Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction]
|
| |
|
Cannabis
in Australia - Use, supply, harms and responses [2007]
|
|
This monograph was written to provide an overview of the cannabis situation
in Australia at the present time, including patterns of use, supply,
harms and legislation. 475KB PDF [Drug Strategy Branch, Australian Government
Department of Health and Ageing, Australia]
|
| |
|
Drug
Consumption in Conflict Zones in Somalia [2007]
|
|
The excessive use of substances for self-medication in conflict zones
may be a form of coping with traumatic memories of atrocities, but the
choice of drug and the patterns of use have not been well studied amongst
former or current combatants in conflict zones in East Africa [PLoS,
USA]
|
| |
|
Illicit
Drug use in Australia: Epidemiology, use patterns and associated harm [2007]
|
|
The Report focusses on the epidemiology, use patterns and harm associated
with heroin, meth/amphetamines, cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy and LSD. It
also examines trends in the use of each of these drugs, including prevalence
of use, the demographic characteristics of users and routes of administration.
300KB PDF [National Drug Strategy, Australia]
|
| |
|
Latest
figures on smoking, drugs and alcohol consumption among young people
published [August 2007]
|
|
The proportion of secondary schoolchildren who drink or use drugs is
falling according to the full results of a survey published today by
[The Information Centre for Health and Social Care, UK]
|
| |
|
Illicit
Drug use in Australia: Epidemiology, use patterns and associated harm [2007]
|
|
The Report focusses on the epidemiology, use patterns and harm associated
with heroin, meth/amphetamines, cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy and LSD. It
also examines trends in the use of each of these drugs, including prevalence
of use, the demographic characteristics of users and routes of administration.
300KB PDF [National Drug Strategy, Australia]
|
| |
|
Supporting
the families of young people with problematic drug use
|
|
This report investigates the support needs of families who have, as
a family member, a young person who is misusing substances. 131-page
PDF [ANCD, Australia]
|
| |
|
Book
- Drug treatment demand data - Influence on policy and practice (2006) [2006]
|
|
The Pompidou Group has advocated the systematic and routine collection
of information on patients entering treatment for problem drug use (treatment
demand data) since the mid-1980s. Two decades later, the question now
being asked is whether or not this data has been used as evidence in
the development of policies and practices [Council of Europe]
|
| |
|
AIDS
in South Asia: Understanding and Responding to a Heterogeneous Epidemic [2006]
|
|
A 131-page PDF report analyzing South Asia's HIV/AIDS epidemic and offering
recommendations for halting its spread [World Bank, UNODC]
|
| |
|
New
Study on Drug Use among Secondary School Students in South America [2006]
|
|
First Comparative Study of Drug Use in the Secondary School Student
Population in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay,
Peru and Uruguay [Inter-American Observatory on Drugs]
|
| |
|
Annual report
2006: the state of the drugs problem in Europe [2006]
|
|
The full 104 -page PDF report in English via the multilingual downloads page [EMCDDA]
|
| |
|
UNAIDS/WHO AIDS Epidemic
Update: December 2006 [2006]
|
|
With maps and regional summaries, the 2006 edition provides the most
recent estimates of the epidemic’s scope and human toll, explores new
trends in the epidemic’s evolution [UNAIDS]
|
| |
|
Australian
trends in ecstasy and related drug markets 2006 [2006]
|
|
Findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS),
formerly known as the Party Drugs Initiative. Reports by state/territory
are also available [NDARC]
|
| |
|
'Drug
Trends 2006 - Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) [2006]
|
|
The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) is an ongoing project funded
by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and conducted
every year in every state and territory. The IDRS is primarily concerned
with four main drug classes: heroin, cocaine, cannabis and methamphetamine
[NDARC]
|
| |
|
National Drug Threat
Assessment 2006 released
|
|
The National Drug Threat Assessment 2006 addresses the status and outlook
of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and
abuse patterns associated with cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin,
MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs [NDIC, USA]
|
| |
|
2006
Report on the global AIDS epidemic: May 2006
|
|
This report includes country, regional and global estimates for the
HIV and AIDS epidemic at the end of 2005 and 2003. It also describes
the evidence, the success stories and the challenges that confront countries
and the international communitiy in responding to the epidemic [UNAIDS]
|
| |
|
Statistics
on drug use in Australia 2006
|
|
This report is the twelfth in a series originally titled Statistics
on Drug Abuse in Australia. The report provides a comprehensive summary
of major drug use statistical collections, with references to sources
of more detailed information [AIHW, Australia]
|
| |
|
Illicit
Drug Data Report 2005 - 2006
|
|
2.6Mb PDF [Australian Crime Commission]
|
| |
Monograph
#12 Popular culture and the prevention of illicit drug use: A pilot
study of popular music and the acceptability of drugs [December
2005]
|
| This Monograph (No. 12) describes the work of the team at ANU in exploring
the relationship between popular music and drug use. Popular culture has
significant potential to influence drug prevention efforts. Popular culture
represents and can create the norms and cultural milieu that can either
encourage or discourage drug use. To date, there has been little systematic
endeavour to study the relationships between popular culture and the milieu
it creates around drugs. This pilot study concentrated on one aspect of
popular culture – music. The team interviewed a small group of young
people and people from the music industry to begin to explore the complex
set of potential associations between music and drug use. |
| |
Monograph
# 10 Data sources on illicit drug use and harm in Australia [December
2005]
|
This Monograph (No. 10) provides a description and review of the routinely-collected
data
sources available in Australia that capture information on illicit drug use
and related harms. Based on work undertaken at the National Drug and Alcohol
Research Centre and Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, it is intended
as a reference document to provide interested persons with a guide to the
type and nature of the information available in Australia. It reviews available
data across four main domains; patterns and prevalence of use, health consequences,
market characteristics and drug crime. For a review of information available
on the economic aspects of illicit drug use and harm see Monograph 09 of
this series. |
| |
Monograph
#3 Estimating the prevalence of problematic heroin use in Melbourne [December
2005]
|
| This monograph (No. 03) reports on work that tested new methods for estimating
the prevalence of problematic heroin use in Melbourne. Using the non-fatal
heroin overdose data, three different capture-recapture methods were employed.
Estimates were derived for the year 2000 and the year 2003/2004. The lack
of plausibility of some estimates coupled with the poor ‘goodness-of-fit’ of
some models points to the need to continue to develop new methods for estimating
problematic heroin use. |
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|
11th Biennial California
Student Survey (CSS), 2005-06
|
|
The California Student Survey (CSS) is a mandated statewide project,
conducted since 1985. Every two years, the CSS presents a snapshot of
students’ risky and health-related behaviors, including drug, alcohol
and tobacco use; resilience and perception of school violence [SafeState,
USA]
|
| |
|
Cannabis
in Australia - Use, supply, harms and responses
|
|
This monograph was written to provide an overview of the cannabis situation
in Australia at the present time, including patterns of use, supply,
harms and legislation. 475KB PDF [Drug Strategy Branch, Australian Government
Department of Health and Ageing, Australia]
|
| |
|
Hallucinogenic mushrooms:
an emerging trend case study
|
|
Many young Europeans are experimenting with hallucinogenic (‘magic’)
mushrooms. The phenomenon may be driven by a broader consumer trend for
young people to actively seek out intense experiences and ‘natural highs’ and
by an increasing interest in organic products [EMCDDA]
|
| |
|
Consuming Passions
|
|
The ninth analysis of gay men’s HIV risk behaviours. 72-page PDF [Sigma
Research, UK]
|
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|
Occasional and
controlled heroin use - Not a problem?
|
|
This report explores the patterns of heroin use among a population of
non-dependent and controlled dependent heroin users who saw their use
as relatively problem-free.
|
|
Hamish Warburton, Paul J. Turnbull and Mike Hough
|
| |
|
High and Low
Frequency Oscillations in Drug Epidemics
|
|
We extend the two-dimensional model of drug use introduced in Behrens
et al. [1999, 2000, 2002] by introducing two additional states that model
in more detail newly initiated (“light”) users’ response to the drug
experience. Those who dislike the drug quickly “quit” and briefly suppress
initiation by others. Those who like the drug progress to ongoing (“moderate”)
use, from which they may or may not escalate to “heavy” or dependent
use. Initiation is spread contagiously by light and moderate users, but
is moderated by the drug’s reputation, which is a function of the number
of unhappy users (recent quitters + heavy users)
|
|
Jonathan P. Caulkins, Gustav Feichtinger, Alessandra Gragnani, GernotTragler
Carnegie Mellon, Heinz School 2005-5, May 2005
|
| |
|
The NSDUH Report: Demographic
and Geographic Variations in Injection Drug Use
|
|
Based on SAMHSA's 2002 to 2005 National Surveys on Drug Use & Health
[SAMHSA, USA]
|
| |
|
Youth Risk Behavior
Surveillance—United States, 2005
|
|
Since 1991, the prevalence of many health-risk behaviors among high
school students nationwide has decreased. However, many high school students
continue to engage in behaviors that place them at risk for the leading
causes of mortality and morbidity. The prevalence of many health-risk
behaviors varies across cities and states 112-page PDF [CDC, USA]
|
| |
|
National Drug Threat
Assessment 2005
|
|
This assessment addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat
to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns associated
with cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical
drugs, and other dangerous drugs
|
|
National Drug Inteligence Center USA
Product No. 2005-Q0317-003
|
| |
|
The DASIS Report: Heroin
- - Changes in How It Is Used, 1995-2005
|
|
Based on SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), annual admissions
to substance abuse treatment for primary heroin abuse increased from
228,000 in 1995 to 254,000 in 2005. However, the proportion of primary
heroin admissions remained steady at about 14% to 15% of all substance
abuse treatment admissions [SAMHSA, USA]
|
| |
|
Annual
report 2005: the state of the drugs problem in Europe
|
|
Overview of the European drugs phenomenon in 29 countries [EMCDDA]
|
| |
|
National
reports
|
|
Commissioned each year by the EMCCDA and produced by the National focal
points of the Reitox network, the National reports draw an overall picture
of the drug phenomenon at national level in each EU Member state
|
| |
|
Annual
report 2005: the state of the drugs problem in Europe IO
|
|
Overview of the European drugs phenomenon in 29 countries [EMCDDA]
|
| |
|
Global Illicit
Drug Trends
|
|
First released in 1999, these reports are now prepared annually by the
Research Section of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme
[United Nations]
|
| |
|
State Estimates of Substance
Use from the 2004-2005 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
|
|
This report presents State estimates for 23 measures of substance use
or mental health problems based on the 2004 and 2005 National Surveys
on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs). Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), NSDUH is an ongoing survey
of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States
aged 12 years or older [SAMHSA, USA]
|
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|
National Survey on Drug
Use and Health: Summary of Methodological Studies, 1971–2005
|
|
This report provides a comprehensive summary of methodological research
conducted on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. 144-page PDF
[SAMHSA, USA]
|
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|
Meth and Child Welfare:
Promising Solutions for Children, Their Parents and Grandparents
|
|
A 45-page US report that chronicles the harmful effects of methamphetamine
on children and their families [Policy Pointers, USA]
|
| |
|
A
Key to Methamphetamine-Related Literature
|
|
This document is a comprehensive, thematic index of methamphetamine-related
journal articles. (210-page PDF) [AIDS Institute, New York State Department
of Health, USA]
|
| |
An overview of the nature
and extent of illicit drug use amongst the Traveller community
|
|
An exploratory study 111-page PDF [National Advisory Committee on Drugs,
Ireland]
|
| |
|
Drug Misuse Declared
|
|
Findings from the 2005/06 British Crime Survey, England and Wales. 99-page
PDF [Home office, UK]
|
| |
|
World Drug Report
2005
|
|
This year's World Drug Report estimates that 200 million people, or
5% of the global population age 15-64, have consumed illicit drugs at
least once in the last 12 months [United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime]
|
| |
Enhanced Surveillance
of Risk Behaviours among Injecting Drug Users in Canada
|
|
Phase I of the surveillance system was undertaken in Edmonton, Regina,
Sudbury, Toronto, Victoria, and Winnipeg and was linked with a separate
study (by the SurvUDI group) at sites in Ottawa and in the province of
Quebec. This report presents the findings of the surveys undertaken between
2003 and 2005 at selected sites[Public Health Agency, Canada]
|
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|
The Ecstasy Industry
Exploring the Global Market
|
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Ecstasy has become a popular drug over the past 15 years. Its rise was
closely connected to a new youth culture, which began at the end of the
1980s. National and international drug control agencies responded to
ecstasy's growing popularity in their traditional manner: they prohibited
the substance
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Crime and Globalisation Programme TNI Briefing Paper 9, December 2004
[Transnational Institute]
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Drug Use Monitoring
in Australia : 2004 annual report on drug use among police detainees
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The Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) project has been in operation
since 1999. Over the years it has provided police, policy-makers, criminal
justice practitioners and other professionals with systematic empirical
data on illegal drug use among people detained and brought to a police
station or watchhouse.
Australian Crime Commission
Carmen Schulte, Jenny Mouzos, Toni Makkai 2005 ISBN 0 642 53880 8 ;
ISSN 1326-6004
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Drugs
situation in southern Caucasus, 2004
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48-page PDF [Programme of Assistance for the Prevention of Drug Abuse
and Drug Trafficking in the Southern Caucasus - SCAD Programme]
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The 2004 National
Drug Strategy Household Survey - Australia
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Data collected in Australia's most comprehensive national survey on
drug issues [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare]
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Young
people and drugs - Flash Eurobarometer 2004
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The European Commission's "Justice and Home Affairs" Directorate
General did a Special Standard Eurobarometer survey in 2002 with 7,687
people aged between 15 and 24, representative of the European Union.
To study the evolution of the attitude of the target group with regard
to drugs, DG Justice and Home Affairs decided to carry out the study
again two years later using the Flash Eurobarometer with the same questionnaire
and a similar interview methodology The objective of the report is to
present the main results obtained from this survey and particularly to
compare them with the results observed previously at the European Union
level
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Realised by EOS Gallup Europe upon the request of the European Commission
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Drug Misuse Declared:
Findings from the 2003/04 British Crime Survey
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This statistical bulletin considers the extent of illicit drug use among
16 to 59 year olds in England and Wales in 2003/04 and trends in drug
use since 1996, based on data from the British Crime Survey. It particularly
focuses on young people and changes since 1998, which marks the beginning
of the Governments’ Drugs Strategy. These data are used for monitoring
the Home Office PSA (Public Sector Agreement) target
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NataliaChivite-Matthews, Anna Richardson, Joanne O'Shea, Jane Becker,
Natalie Owen, Stephen Roe and Joanne Condon
Home Office Statistical Bulletin
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2002-2004 SubState Report
of Substance Use & Serious Psychological Distress
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The new subState report uses the new treatment planning area definitions
provided by each State [SAMHSA, USA]
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Situational
analysis of illicit drug issues and responses in the Asia-Pacific region
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The body of this report provides a brief summary of the current illicit
drug use situation, country responses to illicit drug issues, and Australian
and international involvement in relation to illicit drugs for each country
[Australian Policy Online]
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Injecting drug
users in Europe
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It has been estimated that there are now 800,000 active drug injecters
living in the European Union. Drug injecting, which causes AIDS, is commonly
practised among the drug abusers in this part of the world, where it
quickly triggered a full-scale endemic of AIDS, HBV and HCV The various
member-countries have responded in different ways. But the rates of infection
are still alarmingly high everywhere: they are often above 50%, and in
some groups, 90% of the drug abusers have been contaminated with the
hepatitis C virus
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Lucas Wiessing
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Lisbon
2001
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Illicit Drug
Data Report 2003 - 2004
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This report is produced by the Australian Crime Commission (ACC). The
data contained in this report provides law enforcement, decision-makers,
National Illicit Drug Strategy stakeholders and research bodies with
a national overview of the illicit drug situation in Australia for the
2003–04 financial year
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Australian CriameCommision
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Drug Abuse
Warning Network, 2003: Interim National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency
Department Visits
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|
DAWN data and estimates for 2003 are not comparable to those for any
prior years. Therefore, no trends are presented. 2003 was a period of
transition between “old” and “new” DAWN. The transition to the new sample
of hospitals began in 2003, but is not yet complete. As a result, the
estimates in this publication are based on data from 260 hospitals and
apply only to the coterminous U.S. No estimates will be published for
metropolitan areas for 2003.
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DAWN Series D-26, DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 04-3972, Rockville, MD,
2004
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The Dynamic Character
of Drug Problems
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|
This paper makes three points. (1) Drug-related measures, such as the
number of users, have changed rapidly over time, suggesting that they
are not merely symptoms of underlying trends in the economy, demographics,
or other aggregates that change more slowly. (2) Drug markets are subject
to a wide range of feedback effects that can induce non-linearity into
dynamic behavior. (3) There are at least five classes of epidemic models
that reflect such non-linear dynamic behavior. Some of those classes
tend to be optimistic about the ability of drug control interventions
to reduce use; others are pessimistic. It is hoped that this discussion
and, in particular, the typology, can inform and elevate the debate about
drug policy, but it is unlikely to resolve that debate because of the
inability to demonstrate empirically which class(es) are most accurate
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Jonathan P. Caulkins
Carnegie Mellon, Heinz School 2002-13, Jan 2002
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HIV/AIDS
in prisons in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
|
|
This info sheet reviews what is known about HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C
in prisons, with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union. (28-page PDF) [Aidslaw, Canada]
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Licit and illicit drug
use in the Netherlands 2001
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The results of our second national drug use survey and a detailed description
of the methodologies we used to reach these results
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[Manja D. Abraham, Hendrien L. Kaal & Peter D.A. Cohen. CEDRO]
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The impact of urban
residency and lifestyle on illicit drug use in the Netherlands
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National drug use prevalence figures represent average rates of use
among the general population. It is argued here that these numbers mask
interesting and important differences between local areas
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[Manja D. Abraham. 1999. CEDRO]
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Licit and illicit
drug use in Amsterdam III
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Developments in drug use 1987 - 1997
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[Manja D. Abraham, Peter D.A. Cohen, Roelf-Jan van Til, and Marieke
P.S. Langemeijer. CEDRO]
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Rapid
situation assessment of Malaysia
|
|
This situation assessment of Malaysia, examining drug issues from a
public health and public security perspective, shows the complexity,
challenges and responses of drug use and HIV/AIDS. This report has been
produced on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Malaya
Medical Centre, with assistance of the Burnet Institute, The Centre for
Harm Reduction
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Burnet Institute
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The
Hidden Epidemic
|
|
In August 1997, the UNAIDS Asia Pacific Inter-Country Team commissioned
the Asian Harm Reduction Network to carry out a situation assessment
into Drug Use and HIV Vulnerability in South East and East Asia. This
report details the findings from the situation assessment
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Burnet Institute
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Revisiting
the Hidden Epidemic
|
|
The follow up to The Hidden Epidemic Revisited, carried out four years
later and broadened to cover the whole Asian region including south Asia,
found enormous changes in many areas
|
|
Burnet Institute
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Drugs
in a Multicultural Community: An Assessment of Involvement
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|
Drugs in a Multicultural Community: An Assessment of Involvement has
been a program of research into the involvement of ethnic communities
in Victoria with illicit drugs. The research was carried out for the
Victorian Government The current research is considered to represent
the most comprehensive study in this area to have been undertaken in
Australia
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Burnet Institute
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Injecting Drug
Use and Blood-Borne Viruses: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Victoria,
1990-1995
|
|
Most studies of injecting drug users (IDUs) have included only urban
IDUs; information about rural IDUs is scarce. Recognizing this, the Victorian
Injecting Drug Users Cohort Study (VICS) recruited IDUs from rural Victoria
as well as Melbourne, capital city of the state of Victoria, Australia.
Examination of data collected from IDUs living in Melbourne and the Western
District revealed numerous differences in behaviour and serology
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Burnet Institute
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Drugs
and poverty: A literature review
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|
A report produced by the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) on behalf of the
Scottish Association of Alcohol and Drug Action Teams. key literature
review areas include deprivation, the causes of problem drug use, communities,
crime and social exclusion, employability and future policy implications
[SDF, UK]
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A
Key to Methamphetamine-Related Literature
|
|
This document is a comprehensive, thematic index of methamphetamine-related
journal articles. In its electronic format, it contains links from cited
articles to PubMed, a resource of the National Library of Medicine maintained
by the National Center for Biotechnology Information. 448-page PDF [Mark
R. Hammer, Divison of HIV Prevention, AIDS Institute, New York State
Department of Health, USA]
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Crystal
methamphetamine use in New South Wales
|
|
This paper provides an overview of crystal methamphetamine and its effects,
supply and distribution, and the characteristics of crystal methamphetamine
users [Parliament of New South Wales, Australia]
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|
Health
Research Board reviews levels of blood-borne viruses among injecting
drug users in Ireland
|
|
The number of injecting drug users with HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis
C is higher now than in early nineties according to a new report from
the Health Research Board. 105-page PDF [National
Documentation Centre, Ireland]
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|
A
European Manual of the Early Information Function for Emerging Drug
Phenomena
|
|
This summary presents the main results of a European collaborative work
on how to identify and understand early changes in drug use or new drugs
more quickly than by using standard monitoring systems.
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November 2003
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Estimating the
Relative Efficiency of Various Forms of Prevention at Different Stages
of a Drug Epidemic
|
|
Drug use and problems change dramatically over time in ways that are
often described as reflecting an epidemic cycle. We use simulation of
a model of drug epidemics to investigate how the relative effectiveness
of different types of prevention varies over the course of such an epidemic.
Doris A. Behrens, Jonathan P. Caulkins, GernotTragler, Doris Winkler
Carnegie Mellon, Heinz School 2002-9, Jul 2002
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|
The Dynamic Character
of Drug Problems
|
|
This paper makes three points. (1) Drug-related measures, such as the
number of users, have changed rapidly over time, suggesting that they
are not merely symptoms of underlying trends in the economy, demographics,
or other aggregates that change more slowly. (2) Drug markets are subject
to a wide range of feedback effects that can induce non-linearity into
dynamic behavior. (3) There are at least five classes of epidemic models
that reflect such non-linear dynamic behavior. Some of those classes
tend to be optimistic about the ability of drug control interventions
to reduce use; others are pessimistic. It is hoped that this discussion
and, in particular, the typology, can inform and elevate the debate about
drug policy, but it is unlikely to resolve that debate because of the
inability to demonstrate empirically which class(es) are most accurate
|
|
Jonathan P. Caulkins
Carnegie Mellon, Heinz School 2002-13, Jan 2002
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| |
|
Prevalence of substance
use, serious mental illness, related problems, and treatment in the
U.S.
|
|
2003 National Survey on Drug Use & Health [formerly called the National
Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA)] SAMHSA
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| |
|
Estimates and Projections
of the Hepatitis C Virus Epidemic in Australia 2002
|
|
[Australian National Council on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases]
|
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The
2001 National Drug Strategy Household Survey - Australia
|
|
The survey questions were in the context of reducing problems associated
with the use of alcohol, tobacco and heroin [Australian Institute of
Health and Welfare]
|
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|
Cannabis:
answers to your questions
|
|
This 23 page summary review of the current research and clinical literature
is based on the ANCD report Evidence-based answers to cannabis questions:
a review of the literature [Australian Policy Online]
|
| |
|
Evidence-based
answers to cannabis questions: a review of the literature
|
|
This brief review of the evidence answering key questions in relation
to cannabis was commissioned by the Australian National Council on Drugs
for an audience including media, politicians and their advisers, the
alcohol and other drugs sector, and interested members of the community
[Australian Policy Online]
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|
Inventory
of HIV Incidence and Prevalence Studies in Canada
|
|
The purpose of the inventory is to present studies in a manner that
allows for easy comparison and to encourage and facilitate a more timely
sharing of information [Public Health Agency of Canada]
|
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|
Substance
Misuse Research: Co-morbid Mental Health and Substance Misuse in Scotland
|
|
The research project investigated the nature, scope and impact of existing
service provision in Scotland for people with co-existing mental health
and substance misuse problems [Scottish Executive, UK]
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|
Drug use statistics
|
|
ABS publication reports on a range of national data sources, covering
prevalence and patterns of use, law and order, health, family and community
issues and economics [Australian Institute of Criminology]
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|
Young
people and drugs
|
|
Media reports and official publications have frequently portrayed drug
takers as lacking self-esteem, unable to resist peer pressure, seeking
oblivion, rejecting traditional norms, anti-social and willing to violate
laws. This research by a team at Demos tested these impressions by examining
young people's attitudes, through quantitative re-analysis of a survey
of 854 young people (respondents - divided into those who had tried and
had not tried illicit drugs) and a qualitative study of 110 young people
(interviewees - classified as non-users, recreational users and problem
users).
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation Social Policy Research 133 - November 1997
ISBN 1 85935 038 0 Perri 6, Ben Jupp, Helen Perry and Kristen Lasky
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Trends in Methamphetamine
/ Amphetamine Admissions to Treatment, 1993-2003
|
|
47 of the 50 States distinguish between methamphetamines and amphetamines
as primary substances of abuse in their reporting to TEDS. In these 47
States, methamphetamine was the primary drug in 86% of the combined methamphetamine/
amphetamine treatment admissions in 2003 [SAMHSA, USA]
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|
The
Next Big Thing? Methamphetamine in the United States
|
|
A 44-page report examining the extent of methamphetamine abuse in the
United States and contrasts the facts with media coverage [Policy Pointers,
USA]
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|
National Threat Assessments
|
|
NDIC's annual National Drug Threat Assessment gives policymakers and
counterdrug executives a timely, predictive report on the threat of drugs,
gangs, and violence. We synthesize the views of local, state, regional,
and federal agencies to produce a comprehensive picture of this threat.
U S Department of Justice
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ANCD
research paper 1—Heroin overdose: prevalence, correlates, consequences
and interventions
|
|
85 pages Australian National Council on Drugs
|
| |
|
ANCD
research paper 2—Structural determinants of youth drug use
|
|
91 pages Australian National Council on Drugs
|
| |
|
ACT
Trends in Ecstasy and Related Drug Markets 2004: Findings from the
Party Drugs Initiative (PDI)
|
|
The IDRS is a study that acts as a strategic early warning system for
trends and issues emerging from illicit drug markets in Australia.
|
|
Proudfoot, P., Ward, J., Buckingham, K. & Sparks, R.
NDARC Technical Report No. 227
|
| |
|
Comparative
Study of National Drug Use Student Surveys in 7 Countries
|
|
This report contains the main findings of nationwide surveys on drug
use carried out in 2003 in seven countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, and Uruguay. It also offers comparisons
of some of those findings. All of the surveys were carried out using
the methodology of the Inter-American Drug Use Data System (SIDUC)
|
|
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
|
| |
|
Statistics
on Drug Use in Australia 2000
|
|
Statistics on Drug Use in Australia 2000 is the ninth in a series originally
titled Statistics on Drug Abuse in Australia [AIHW]
|
| |
|
Federal Drug Offenders,
1999 with Trends, 1984-99
|
|
Describes offenders investigated for and charged with Federal drug offenses
during 1999. This report includes statistics describing type of drug
involved in the offense, criminal history of defendants charged, demographic
characteristics of defendants charged, defendants' role in the drug conspiracy,
and sentences imposed
|
|
Bureau of Justice Statistics
|
| |
|
Global Illicit
Drug Trends
|
|
First released in 1999, this report is now prepared annually by the
Research Section of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme.
Available here 1999 to 2003 [United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]
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