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Trends in drug misuse deaths in England, 1999-2013
The briefing is therefore designed to provide local authority commissioners and drug treatment providers with further insight on the current situation and recent trends in relation to drug misuse deaths (Public Health England)
Report on the prevention of drug-related crime
ICPC wrote a report for the Government of Canada on the prevention of drug-related crime. More precisely, the study focus on the legislative frameworks and programmes to prevent violent behavior associated with the acquisition and use of drugs International Centre for the Prevention of Crime)(
Managing drug users’ high suicide risk
A new NDARC resource assists co-ordinated approach
Naloxone – preliminary advice from the working group updating Drug Misuse and Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management
The working group updating the 2007 national clinical guidelines on drug treatment has published some preliminary advice on naloxone before addressing its supply and use more fully in the published update next year. The advice covers naloxone dosing in overdose situations, take-home naloxone products that can be supplied and training that should be provided, now and following legislation to make naloxone more widely available from October 2015 onwards (Public Health England)
Precursor chemical licensing
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals (Home Office)
WHO calls for urgent action to curb hepatitis
WHO is alerting people to the risks of contracting hepatitis from unsafe blood, unsafe injections, and sharing drug-injection equipment
Alternatives to punishment for drug-using offenders
Based on the options provided by the international drug control legal framework, this paper considers the rehabilitative measures of treating, educating or reintegrating drug users as alternatives or additions to conviction or punishment that are established in the laws of many countries in Europe today (EMCDDA)
National Ice Taskforce
National Ice Taskforce present its interim report to the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Sydney (Australian Government)
Paul Hayes appointed to lead substance misuse sector ‘Collective Voice’ Project
A group made up of third sector providers including Addaction, Blenheim, Cranstoun, CRI, Lifeline Project, Phoenix Futures, Swanswell and Turning Point have appointed Paul Hayes, to lead and develop the “Collective Voice” Project to ensure the voice of the drug and alcohol sector and those who uses its services are adequately heard
Drug misuse: findings from the 2014 to 2015 CSEW
This release examines the extent and trends in illicit 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 2014/15 Crime Survey for England and Wales (Home Office)
Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England – 2014
This report contains results from an annual survey of secondary school pupils in England in years 7 to 11 (mostly aged 11 to 15). 6,173 pupils in 210 schools completed questionnaires in the autumn term of 2014 (HSCIC)
Steroids and Image Enhancing Drugs
This document summarises key findings from the second year of the SIEDs survey, with a particular focus of the report being on the specific drugs of use (CPH)
IDPC recommendations for the “ZERO DRAFT” of the UNGASS outcome document
Four specific UN actions to include in the UNGASS Outcome Document (IDPC)
Public health functions to be exercised by NHS England
Public health services for people in prison or other places of detention, including those held in the Children &Young People’s Secure Estate (Public Health England)
Alternatives to punishment for drug-using offenders
Based on the options provided by the international drug control legal framework, this paper considers the rehabilitative measures of treating, educating or reintegrating drug users as alternatives or additions to conviction or punishment that are established in the laws of many countries in Europe today (EMCDDA)
Draft Council conclusions on the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Drugs 2013-2016
Regarding minimum quality standards in drug demand reduction in the European Union
The state of the sector: disinvestment in drug treatment is putting lives at risk!
John Jolly writes a worrying report card on the state of the drug and alcohol treatment sector and gives a call to action for us all (SMMGP)
Safety in prisons: HM Chief Inspector’s warning on the way out
The annual report from the HM Inspectorate for Prisons (HMI) was published this week, and it makes for challenging reading (MEAM)
EU drugs agency steps up cooperation with National Security Council of Armenia
This cooperation takes place within the EMCDDA’s mandate for cooperation with third (non-EU) countries in consultation with its Management Board and the European Commission (EMCDDA)