This paper presents some of the key findings of an innovative online survey of cannabis growers in Europe, Australia and North America. The International Cannabis Cultivation Questionnaire (ICCQ) present generated important findings about cannabis cultivation, along with policy insights and methodological lessons that would likely have been unattainable through other methods (EMCDDA)
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Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2021
Statistics of drug-related deaths in 2021 and earlier years, broken down by age, sex, substances implicated in the death, underlying cause of death, and NHS Board and Council areas (National Records of Scotland)
Cocaine Insights
The series Cocaine Insights, developed by UNODC in the framework of the CRIMJUST programme and in cooperation with partners and stakeholders at national, regional and international levels, delivers the latest knowledge and trends on issues related to cocaine markets in an accessible and informative format
A Report on British Columbia’s Unregulated Drug Supply
Drug checking trends across British Columbia January to December 2021 (BC Centre on Substance Use)
Urban–Rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, 2020
Drug overdose death rates, which have been rising over the past decade, differ by urban and rural counties across the United States (CDC)
Swift, Certain, Tough – New consequences for drug possession
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Overdose death rates increased significantly for Black, American Indian/Alaska Native people in 2020
Recent increases in deaths largely driven by illicitly manufactured fentanyl (CDC)
New Problem-Solving Courts to combat drug and alcohol-fuelled crime
Ground-breaking new courts will direct drug and alcohol abusers to tackle their addiction head-on or face tough consequences (Ministry of Justice )
National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019
This report presents key results from the 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey. It looks at people’s drug use throughout their lives and during the last 12 months, and examines how these patterns have changed over time. It also asks people for their opinions on a range of initiatives designed to reduce the harm caused by tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use, and for the first time provides perspectives on emerging initiatives, such as the availability of pill and other drug testing for potential drug users (AIHW)
The population of people injecting drugs in the UK is getting older
The median age of people who inject opiates and crack cocaine is increasing in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, according to a new study published in the journal Addiction. Based on survey data, the researchers concluded that the age of people currently injecting drugs, their age when they first started injecting drugs, and the number of years they had been injecting drugs have all increased (aidsmap)
Mapping prevention systems in the European Neighbourhood Policy area: a baseline for future monitoring and responses
This briefing describes the rationale and methodology of the prevention system mapping, presenting selected findings and highlighting key challenges encountered (EMCDDA)