The nation’s continuing increase in drug overdoses is fuelling the evolution of a more dangerous and complicated epidemic (AMA)
Bibliography: All Publications
Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce: One Year Report
This report details the work and achievements of the Drug Deaths Taskforce following its establishment in July 2019
United Kingdom drug situation: Focal Point annual report
Annual report and data tables from the UK Focal Point on Drugs on the national prevalence, impact, prevention and treatment of drug use (Home Office)
NDCP Releases Data on Coca Cultivation and Production in Peru
Coca (the plant used to make cocaine) cultivation in Peru significantly increased to 72,000 hectares in 2019, with potential pure cocaine production of 705 metric tons (ONDCP)
Injecting equipment provision in Scotland
This release by Public Health Scotland presents information on the provision of injecting equipmen
Care for Veterans with Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders Requires Improvement
Veterans who have served in the U.S. military since the 9/11 attacks have a high level of need for both substance use treatment and mental health care, yet many do not receive appropriate help for their co-occurring disorders, according to a new RAND Corporation report
The new EU Agenda and Action Plan on Drugs 2021-2025
On the path toward building up its internal security, on 24 July 2020, the European Commission adopted a new EU Agenda and Action Plan on Drugs 2021-2025
Medicinal Use of Psilocybin: Reducing restrictions on research and treatment
The Adam Smith Institute, in conjunction with the Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group (CDPRG), has published a new report outlining the medical potential of psilocybin and the need to reduce restrictions on research and treatmen
A national model of remote care for assessing and providing opioid agonist treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a report
This report describes the development of a national model of remote care to eliminate waiting lists and increase access to OAT in Ireland (BMC)
Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts
This data visualization presents provisional counts for drug overdose deaths based on a current flow of mortality data in the National Vital Statistics System (CDC)
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 (AIHW)
Summing it up: Building evidence to inform advocacy for harm reduction funding in Asia
Harm Reduction International developed tools for assessing national harm reduction investment and spending on drug law enforcement. This report presents the research findings generated by these tools in seven Asian countries. It provides insights on the state of harm reduction financing, informed by donor and government stakeholders, civil society and community representatives (HRI)
Youth Violence Commission Final Report (PDF)
While the magnitude of the effort needed to protect young people from serious violence cannot be underestimated, we believe there is cause for cautious optimism (YVC)
Prescription Opioids (Canadian Drug Summary)
Summarizes data on the use of prescription opioids, including information on associated harms and effects, legal status, costs, hospitalization, emergency department visits and access to treatment (CCSA)
Drug treatment in Ireland 2013 to 2019
This is the annually updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem drug use (excluding alcohol) in Ireland (HRB)
Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms (2015-2017)
This report provides a summary of key findings about the costs and harms of substance use in Canada from 2015 to 2017 (CCSA)
COVID-19, Prisons and Drug Policy
Detention settings are high-risk environments for the spread of infectious diseases. As such, COVID-19 has posed unprecedented challenges for governments and prison administrations, catalysing the uptake of exceptional measures around the world to decongest prisons (Harm Reduction International)
Saving Lives in the time of COVID-19
Case Study of Harm Reduction, Homelessness and Drug Use in Dublin, Ireland (LSE)
Review of literature on illegal drugs in the region
This document presents a summary of academic research papers on illegal drugs (CESED, Colombia)
Key findings from the ‘Australians’ Drug Use: Adapting to Pandemic Threats’ (ADAPT) Study
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)
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