Synthetic cannabinoids represent the largest group of substances currently monitored in Europe by the EMCCDA through the EU Early Warning System. Current knowledge on these substances and trends in production, availability, use and harms are presented in this analysis (EMCDDA)
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Preventing overdose deaths in Europe
This analysis describes some of the factors that increase the risk of fatal and non-fatal overdoses and a number of interventions developed to prevent these events (EMCDDA)
Changes in Europe’s cannabis resin market
This analysis describes how the supply of cannabis resin in Europe is changing in response to competition and other market developments (EMCDDA)
Drug consumption rooms: an overview of provision and evidence
Supervised drug consumption facilities, where illicit drugs can be used under the supervision of trained staff, have been operating in Europe for the last three decades. These facilities primarily aim to reduce the acute risks of disease transmission through unhygienic injecting, prevent drug-related overdose deaths and connect high-risk drug users with addiction treatment and other health and social services (EMCDDA)
Where do the parties stand on drug policy?
UK General Election 2017 (GDPO)
European Drug Report 2017
What do the latest data tell us about the European drug market? What are the new trends in drug use among European adults and school students? What are the harms associated with drug use and what is being done to counter them? These and other questions are explored in the 2017 European Drug Report, our annual overview of the drug situation in Europe (EMCDDA)
List of most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation
The following is a list of the most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation showing their respective classifications under both the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (MDA) and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (MDR) (Home Office)
National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) 2016 key findings
The 2016 NDSHS show that younger people (aged under 30) were smoking less, drinking less and using fewer illicit drugs in 2016 than in 2001. However, for people in their 40s, 50s and 60s, there was little to no change in drug usage behaviours over this period but their use of some drugs has increased between 2013 and 2016 (AIHW)
Drug treatment in Ireland 2009-2015.
In this seven-year period 61,439 cases were treated for problem drug use (excluding alcohol). The number of cases rose from 7,479 in 2009 to 9,892 in 2015 (HRB)
Penal Reform International: Global Prison Trends 2017 (PDF)
The Global Prison Trends 2017 report by Penal Reform International, in collaboration with the Thailand Institute of Justice, provides a window to one of the least visible and least accessible government sectors, while highlighting some of the most intractable correctional issues for policy makers across the world