This report explores the feasibility, acceptability, and practical considerations of developing a peer-based needle exchange service, with additional hepatitis C awareness and testing capacity, in Hackney (LJWG)
Bibliography: All Publications
How People Living in Canada Consume and Acquire Cannabis
Assessing Progress in Minimizing Harms and Establishing a Safe Supply Chain – Report at a Glance (CCSA)
Report: Substance misuse related deaths in the criminal justice system
The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAPDC) and the Royal College of General Practitioners Secure Environments Group (RCGP SEG) have highlighted the need for a whole-systems approach to tackle substance misuse in the criminal justice system – in order to prevent substance misuse-related deaths amongst prisoners and those released back into the community (IAPDC)
Commission proposes stronger mandate for EU Drugs Agency as illicit market proliferates
The Commission is proposing today to strengthen the mandate of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, transforming it into the European Union Drugs Agency (European Commission)
Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2020
This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update statistics on deaths from drug overdose in the United States, showing rates by demographic group and by specific types of drugs involved (such as opioids or stimulants), with a focus on changes from 2019 to 2020 (CDC)
ACMD annual report 2017 to 2019
Provides a summary of the main issues the ACMD considered between January 2017 and December 2019
ACMD advice on consumer cannabidiol (CBD) products
Report from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) on consumer cannabidiol (CBD) products
Summary of assessments, findings and recommendations of the 44th World Health Organization’s (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD)
11–15 October 2021
From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives
A 10-year plan to cut crime and save lives by reducing the supply and demand for drugs and delivering a high-quality treatment and recovery system (Home Office)
Trends in drug-related-hospitalisations in Australia, 2019-20
There were 62,757 drug-related hospitalisations (excluding alcohol and tobacco) among Australians in 2019-20, equivalent to 0.56% of all hospitalisations in Australia (NDARC)
Combining medication and adjunct services for opioid use disorder
Identifying cost-saving combinations that reduce risk of overdose and death (Recovery Research Institute)
Drug-related infectious diseases: health and social responses
This miniguide on responding to drug-related infectious diseases is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide 2021 (EMCDDA)
GDS 2021 Global Report
We wanted to focus on how COVID-19 changed people’s drug using behaviours especially with regard to alcohol, cannabis and cocaine, how people balance reducing harm and maximizing pleasure when using drugs, and whether microdosing has moved beyond those seeking to improve creativity and work performance to self-treatment for mental health issue (Global Drugs Survey)
Women’s Report
In February 2021, the Taskforce had a discussion about the particular issues facing women who use drugs and their families – download (Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce)
Opioid overdose: An opportune time to link individuals to treatment?
he current study described initial outcomes of an assertive outreach method for opioid use disorder patients who had a recent nonfatal overdose, revealing its potential for enhancing treatment engagement and retention (Recovery Research Institute)
Pathways into, through and out of Residential Rehabilitation in Scotland
Results from the Residential Rehabilitation Providers Survey
Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021
Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory Select Committee on the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021
Reporting Desk for New Drugs – Annual Report 2020
Together, the information from the Reporting Desk for New Drugs gives an indication of the situation regarding new psychoactive substances being present in the Netherlands on the illicit drug market (Trimbos Institute)
Substance misuse treatment for adults: statistics 2020 to 2021
Statistics on alcohol and drug misuse treatment for adults from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
Drug-related hospital statistics Scotland 2020 to 2021
Public Health Scotland
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