The number of people who regularly attended needle and syringe programmes (NSP) in Wales in order to access safe equipment to inject drugs, reduced by more than a quarter in 2021-22, compared to 2019-20 (Public Health Wales)
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Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada
Presented here are the most recent available data on overdoses and deaths involving opioids and/or stimulants from January 2016 to September 2022 in Canada, where available (Government of Canada)
EU Drugs Agency: Commission welcomes political agreement on new fully-fledged Agency
The Commission welcomes today’s political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on a stronger mandate which establishes a new EU Drugs Agency. The new Agency builds on the achievements of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Can buprenorphine-equipped ambulances help link overdose survivors to addiction treatment?
This study examined preliminary outcomes of an innovative model where overdose survivors receive ambulance-based buprenorphine and addiction treatment linkage (Recovery Research Institute)
Global reviews of injecting drug use highlight inadequate coverage of interventions for people who use drugs
Lead researcher, NDARC’s Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt said the landscape has changed since the last review, including increased support for research across multiple low-income and middle-income countries, shifts in patterns of drug use, the development of targets for reductions in HIV and viral hepatitis infection, and the inclusion of drug dependence treatment as one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (NDARC)
Searching the grey literature to access research on illicit drug use, blood borne virus, and coverage of interventions among people who are incarcerated
This technical report outlines websites associated with various databases and organisations that could provide grey literature resources related to illicit drug use, blood borne virus, and coverage of interventions amongst people who are incarcerated (NDARC)
Wastewater samples from over 100 European cities reveal latest drug-taking trends
The latest findings from the largest European project in the science of wastewater analysis are released today in Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study (EMCDDA)
Shooting Up: infections among people who inject drugs in the UK
This report describes the extent of infections and injecting-related harms among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United Kingdom (UK Health Security Agency)
Global Report on Cocaine 2023
UNODC
Interim monitoring report on statutory funded residential rehabilitation placements
Placements approved by Alcohol and Drug Partnerships between 1 April 2021 and 31 December 2022 (Public Health Scotland)
The death penalty for drug offences: global overview 2022
This report, our twelfth on the subject, continues our work of providing regular updates on legislative, policy and practical developments related to the use of capital punishment for drug offences, a practice which is a clear violation of international standards (Harm Reduction International)
Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2021 to 2022
Statistics for alcohol and drug misuse treatment in prisons and other secure settings from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
Report 18 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program
Report 18 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program covered sampling in August and October 2022. In August, 58 wastewater sites were monitored nationally, covering approximately 57% of the Australian population Download report
Global launch of the Annual Report 2022
INCB
Peer naloxone supply project
An evaluation of three pilot areas,(SDF)
Women and drugs: health and social responses
This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide. It provides an overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and social responses for women who use drugs, and reviews the availability and effectiveness of the responses (EMCDDA)
Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Workforce Programme
This programme aims to transform the lives of those affected by drug and alcohol misuse by improving the quality and capacity of the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery workforce (NHS Health Education England)
Publication of ACMD’s review on nitrous oxide
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has today (6 March 2023) published an updated harms assessment of nitrous oxide
Optimising personalised care for adults prescribed medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms
Framework for action for integrated care boards (ICBs) and primary care (NHS England)
Monitoring Data Report 2022
Together with more than one hundred organizations and individuals from thirty-four European countries, C-EHRN set up for itself the task to provide an in-depth look at Harm Reduction in Europe – download report
