Improving the mental health of those in prison will require a step change in effort and resources (National Audit Office)
Archives for June 2017
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Illicit Drug Data Report
Our Illicit Drug Data Report (IDDR) informs Australia’s understanding of the illicit drug threat (ACIC)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2015–16
In 2015–16, about 796 alcohol and other drug treatment services provided just over 206,600 treatment episodes to an estimated 134,000 clients (AIHW)
Project Inform releases new report on safer consumption spaces in the U.S
The time is right to unite for a national movement – download (Project Inform)
Public expenditure on supply reduction policies
This report takes a first step towards a systematic analysis, by examining a set of representative attempts to estimate public expenditure on supply reduction interventions (EMCDDA)
Public expenditure on supply reduction policies
Although it is mainly confined to supply reduction expenditures, in order to set the context, it describes the proportion that total drug-related expenditure represents of national public spending and; presents the balance between demand and supply reduction spending for a number of European countries (EMCDDA)
Older People with Drug Problems in Scotland: (PDF)
A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Health and Social Support Needs (Scottish Drugs Forum)
Public expenditure on supply reduction policies
Evaluating drug policy is an integral part of a cost-efficient approach to tackle illicit drugs. This report takes a first step towards a systematic analysis, by examining a set of representative attempts to estimate public expenditure on supply reduction interventions (Health Research Board, Ireland)
The Right Turn Veteran-Specific Recovery Service Evaluation (PDF)
Each year roughly 17,000 people leave the UK Armed Forces and the vast majority make a successful transition into civilian society. A small but increasing number of ex-forces personnel however experience poor physical and mental health, substance misuse and/or come into contact with the criminal justice sector. Poor transition is estimated to have cost the UK £98 million in 2015 alone (Sheffield Hallam University)
Police diversion for cannabis offences: Assessing outcomes and cost-effectiveness
This study compared the cost-effectiveness and outcomes of three kinds of diversions—cautions, expiation and warnings—with the traditional criminal justice system response of charging the offender (AIC)
National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) 2016 key findings
The National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) collects information on alcohol and tobacco consumption, and illicit drug use among the general population in Australia. It also surveys people’s attitudes and perceptions relating to tobacco, alcohol and other drug use. Survey findings relate mainly to people aged 14 years or older (AIHW)
World Drug Report 2017
To celebrate 20 years since its inception, the World Drug Report 2017 is presented in a new five-booklet format designed to improve reader friendliness while maintaining the wealth of information contained within (UNODC)
Patient Characteristics of Opioid-Related Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits Nationally and by State, 2014 (PDF)
Between 2005 and 2014 there was a dramatic increase nationally in hospitalizations involving opioids: the rate of opioid-related inpatient stays increased 64 percent, and the rate of opioidrelated emergency department (ED) visits nearly doubled (HCUP)
Methiopropamine: a review of the evidence of use and harm
A review of the evidence of use and harm of Methiopropamine (MPA) by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)
General Report of Activities 2016 – Key achievements and governance: a year in review
The General Report of Activities is an annual publication providing a detailed progress report of the EMCDDA’s activities over a 12-month period. It catalogues the Centre’s achievements in each area of its annual work programme. The report is a useful information source for all those seeking comprehensive information on the Centre and its work (EMCDDA)
Precursor chemical import and export authorisation wallchart
This chart outlines the authorisation requirements for importing chemicals into the UK and the requirements for exporting them to different countries across the world (Home Office)
Evidence-based interventions for managing illicit drug dependence
Medical professionals have a key role to play in managing the harms (see Box 1) associated with illicit drug dependence (BMA)
An Overview of the Nation’s Behavioral Health
The Barometer is a unique compilation of facts and figures on issues such as substance use, serious mental illness, serious thoughts of suicide, and related treatment. The findings are broken down into major groups according to age, gender, racial and ethnic categories, income, and access to health insurance (SAMHSA)
High-risk drug use and new psychoactive substances
This report provides a first look at the emergence of more problematic forms of use of new psychoactive substances among a range of demographic groups, including opioid and amphetamine injectors, prisoners, the homeless and men who have sex with men. It explores, in particular, the use of synthetic cathinones, synthetic cannabinoids and new synthetic opioids, as well as related harms and responses (EMCDDA)
Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study
The project in question analysed wastewater in over 60 European cities and towns (hereinafter referred to as ‘cities’) to explore the drug-taking habits of those who live in them. The results provide a valuable snapshot of the drug flow through the cities involved, revealing marked geographical variations (EMCDDA)