A new report released today by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) recommends 34 indicators (e.g., collecting anonymous data on the potential presence and types of drugs in hospitalized drivers) to better measure the impact of DID across Canada
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Interim monitoring report on statutory funded residential rehabilitation placements
Placements approved by Alcohol and Drug Partnerships between 01 April 2021 to 30 June 2022 (Public Health Scotland)
Australian Drug Trends 2022: Key Findings from the National Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) Interviews
his includes:
A report overviewing the key findings in 2022;
An infographic summarising key findings in 2022;
A methods document highlighting approaches to collating and presenting estimates; and
The executive summary, summarising key findings in 2022.
Experiences of Harm Reduction Service Providers During Dual Public Health Emergencies in Canada
This study initially set out to gain a better understanding of the effect of the overdose emergency from harm reduction service providers’ perspective. However, with the onset of COVID-19, CCSA expanded the study to identify the additional effects of dual public health emergencies (CCSA)
Exploring Differences between “Methamphetamine” and Other Offenders
The aim of the report was to conduct exploratory analyses on a dataset of individuals with, and without, methamphetamine offences to identify whether there were any differences between a sample of individuals with recorded methamphetamine offences and a sample of other offenders in the volume and harm of offending, victimisation, and incidents involved (New Zealand Police)
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)
Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England, 2021
This report contains results from the latest survey of secondary school pupils in England in years 7 to 11 (mostly aged 11 to 15), focusing on smoking, drinking and drug use. It covers a range of topics including prevalence, habits, attitudes, and wellbeing (NHS)
Minimising the harms from methamphetamine
This paper begins by providing an overview of how methamphetamine is used, by whom and why, how big the market is, what the harms are that it causes, and how it is currently regulated. We then recommend how we can reduce those harms by better implementing what the evidence tells us about how to lower demand and support people better using a (New Zealand Drug Foundation)
Actions Taken by the Biden-Harris Administration to Address Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic
At a time when overdose deaths, driven primarily by illicitly manufactured synthetic drugs, have reached a record high, the Biden-Harris Administration has significantly expanded access to evidence-based prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery support services, as well as taken action to reduce the supply of illicit drugs like fentanyl