The state government instructed the state Department of Public Safety to report on key statistics of cannabis-related topics including crime, impaired driving, hospital visits, usage rates, effects on youth. A second biennial report was released in October 2018 (EMCDDA)
Bibliography: Domestic Policy Issues
Considering Heroin-Assisted Treatment and Supervised Drug Consumption Sites in the United States
Data for 2017 indicate that there were more than 47,000 opioid-involved overdose deaths, and one in eight adults now reports having had a family member or close friend die from opioids. Increasing the availability and reducing the costs of approved medications for those with an opioid use disorder (OUD) is imperative; however, jurisdictions addressing OUDs and overdose may wish to consider additional interventions. Download (RAND)
He Ara Oranga : Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction
The Inquiry Panel wanted to set a clear direction for the next five to ten years that Government, the mental health and addiction sectors and the whole community can pick up and make happen. Our purpose was to identify unmet needs and develop recommendations for a better mental health and addiction system for Aotearoa New Zealand
Guidance for drug and alcohol treatment providers and clients
Guidelines for drug and alcohol treatment providers on sharing client’s information with the National Drug and alcohol Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
Review of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
This review sought to measure changes in outcomes before and after the implementation of the Act, to provide an indication of whether its aims are being achieved (Home Office)
Cannabis-based products for medicinal use: Guidance to clinicians
Following the Government’s announcement to reschedule certain cannabis-based products for medicinal use, NHS England has provided guidance to clinicians
Police powers and procedures, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2018 (PDF)
This release contains statistics on the use of various police powers in England and Wales up to the year ending 31 March 2018 (Home Office)
Pregabalin and gabapentin to be controlled as class C drugs
New controls over prescription drugs pregabalin and gabapentin following rising fatalities (Home Office)
Rescheduling of cannabis-based products for medicinal use:Written statement
Today, the Government is laying the Misuse of Drugs (Amendments) (Cannabis and Licence Fees) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”) in the House. These regulations reschedule cannabis-based products for medicinal use and will come into force on 1 November 2018 (Parliament, UK)
Alcohol, drugs and tobacco: commissioning support pack
Annual guidance on smoking, drinking and drug misuse for commissioners of tobacco control, drug and alcohol services for adults and young people (Public Health England)
Government’s response to the ACMD report on Medicinal cannabis
Eleven recommendations (Home Office)
5-Point Strategy To Combat the Opioid Crisis
HHS has a comprehensive strategy to empower local communities on the frontlines. The opioid epidemic is one of the Department’s top priorities. In 2017, HHS launched a 5-point Opioid Strategy
Further advice on scheduling of cannabis-derived medicinal products
Further advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to the Home Office about the scheduling of cannabis-derived medicinal products
Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (PDF)
disorder in Canada should have access to comprehensive treatment options that meet all their needs. Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder presents services that should be available to individuals experiencing or at risk of experiencing harms from opioid use (CCSA)
Alcohol and Drug Strategy
On the 6 September 2018 the Scottish Government published its draft alcohol and drugs strategy document ‘All Together Now: our strategy to address the harms of alcohol and drugs in Scotland’ for engagement and to seek the views and feedback from partners and stakeholders in the sector
Drug health harms: national intelligence
Briefings based on presentations and discussion from the meeting of the national intelligence network on the health harms associated with drug use (Public Health England)
Crime, Drugs, and Power in Honduras: Searching for Better Measures of State Fragility (PDF)
This report argues that state ‘fragility’ metrics are inadequate. An increase in transparency and a call for new metrics are necessary to address entrenched elite corruption and organised crime in Honduras (GDPO)
South Africa’s National Drug Master Plan: Influenced & Ignored
The fourth South African National Drug Master Plan (2018-2022) is due for release in 2018 (GDPO)
The public health burden of alcohol: evidence review
This review looks at the impact of alcohol on the public health and the effectiveness of alcohol control policies (Public Health England)
Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery 2017 – 2025
Ireland’s “Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery” strategy sets out the Government’s response to addressing the harm caused by substance misuse in our society over the next eight years (DoH Ireland)
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