An analysis of law enforcement seizures of illegal drugs in five key regions of the United States revealed a rise in methamphetamine and marijuana (cannabis) confiscations during the COVID-19 pandemic (NIDA)
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Syringe Distribution Programs Can Improve Public Health During the Opioid Overdose Crisis
Such initiatives can reduce overdose rates and infectious disease, increase use of treatment (PEW)
Scottish drug misuse database
This release by Public Health Scotland presents the information available from the Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) on people presenting for initial assessment at specialist drug treatment services in 2019/20
College publishes report on drug-related deaths in Scotland
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (“the College”) has launched a new report on drug-related deaths in Scotland, based on the views of leading experts
Report 12 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program
The twelfth report covers around 56 per cent of the population, which equates to about 13.2 million people. Fifty-six wastewater treatment plants across Australia participated in the August 2020 collection, which monitored the consumption of 13 substances (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission)
Key findings from the ‘Australians’ Drug Use: Adapting to Pandemic Threats’ (ADAPT) Study Wave 3
The Australians’ Drug Use: Adapting to Pandemic Threats (ADAPT) Study is exploring the short and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experiences of Australians who use illicit drugs (NDARC)
Steps Toward Evidence-Based Regulation of Controlled Cannabinoids in Non-Medicinal CBD Products
Steps Toward Evidence-Based Regulation of Controlled Cannabinoids in Non-Medicinal CBD Products addresses the most pressing questions that precede the formulation of Government policy on cannabidiol (CBD), making the crucial recommendation of a medically considered lower limit for THC content in non-controlled cannabinoid-containing products; the “zero-threshold” (e Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group)
Homicide in England and Wales: year ending March 2020
Analyses of information held within the Home Office Homicide Index, which contains detailed record-level information about each homicide recorded by police in England and Wales
European Syringe Collection and Analysis Enterprise (ESCAPE) – generic protocol
This protocol documents a new approach that has been developed to monitor substances injected by people who inject drugs through analytically confirmed data at the local level: the analysis of residual content of used syringes (EMCDDA)
An analysis of drugs in used syringes from sentinel European cities: results from the ESCAPE project, 2018 and 2019
This report presents new findings from the ESCAPE (European Syringe Collection and Analysis Project Enterprise) network, based on the chemical analysis of the contents of used syringes across sentinel sites in Europe (EMCDDA)
Single programming document 2021–2023
The new Single programming document sets out the EMCDDA’s activities for the period 2021–2023, marking the start of a new five-year roadmap under Strategy 2025
Maximising access to drug treatment while minimising diversion of medications
A new EMCDDA report looks at striking the balance
The Future of the Cocaine Trade to Europe
The flow of cocaine to Europe may have suffered along with most licit businesses due to the Covid-19 crisis, but few believe the damage to the drug trade will be permanent. The pandemic has accelerated certain aspects of the evolution of cocaine smuggling that will shape its future (InSight)
10% of teenagers have tried hard drugs by age 17
Almost a third of 17-year-olds have tried cannabis and one in 10 have tried harder drugs, such as cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine, with similar rates of experimentation regardless of parents’ education level, finds a new UCL study
Understanding high death rates of people with multiple and complex needs
Many people experiencing homelessness, drug and alcohol problems, mental ill health, and repeat offending die early as they become desensitised to death through suffering vast loss and lack of hope, new research has revealed (Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health)
Northern Territory Drug Trends 2020: Key Findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) Interviews
A report overviewing the key findings in 2020
An infographic summarising key findings in 2020
Participation and involvement of drug users in health services and policy making
This paper identifies the facilitators and barriers, which contribute to or jeopardise the process of drug users participation (European Harm Reduction Network)
Government of Canada supports four safer drug supply projects in British Columbia
Life-saving initiatives will provide pharmaceutical-grade medication as alternative to toxic illegal drug supply during COVID-19 outbreak and beyond (Government of Canada)
Groundbreaking drug decriminalization law goes into effect today
people will no longer be arrested and jailed for possession of small amounts of drugs, thanks to Oregonians who voted overwhelmingly for ballot Measure 110. Oregon is the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize simple possession of all drugs (Health Justice Recovery Alliance)
Drug seizures and arrests in Northern Ireland, period ending 31 December 2020
Quarterly update of class A, B and C drug seizure incidents and arrests by Police Service of Northern Ireland
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