The number of people who regularly attended needle and syringe programmes (NSP) in Wales in order to access safe equipment to inject drugs, reduced by more than a quarter in 2021-22, compared to 2019-20 (Public Health Wales)
Bibliography: Interventions – Harm Reduction
Can buprenorphine-equipped ambulances help link overdose survivors to addiction treatment?
This study examined preliminary outcomes of an innovative model where overdose survivors receive ambulance-based buprenorphine and addiction treatment linkage (Recovery Research Institute)
Searching the grey literature to access research on illicit drug use, blood borne virus, and coverage of interventions among people who are incarcerated
This technical report outlines websites associated with various databases and organisations that could provide grey literature resources related to illicit drug use, blood borne virus, and coverage of interventions amongst people who are incarcerated (NDARC)
Shooting Up: infections among people who inject drugs in the UK
This report describes the extent of infections and injecting-related harms among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United Kingdom (UK Health Security Agency)
The death penalty for drug offences: global overview 2022
This report, our twelfth on the subject, continues our work of providing regular updates on legislative, policy and practical developments related to the use of capital punishment for drug offences, a practice which is a clear violation of international standards (Harm Reduction International)
Peer naloxone supply project
An evaluation of three pilot areas,(SDF)
Women and drugs: health and social responses
This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide. It provides an overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and social responses for women who use drugs, and reviews the availability and effectiveness of the responses (EMCDDA)
Publication of ACMD’s review on nitrous oxide
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has today (6 March 2023) published an updated harms assessment of nitrous oxide
Optimising personalised care for adults prescribed medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms
Framework for action for integrated care boards (ICBs) and primary care (NHS England)
Monitoring Data Report 2022
Together with more than one hundred organizations and individuals from thirty-four European countries, C-EHRN set up for itself the task to provide an in-depth look at Harm Reduction in Europe – download report
Taking the initiative: how England is eliminating hepatitis C
This report explores the development of the programme, how several of the key initiatives have worked and developed over time, and next steps in the programme (HCV Action)
How England is eliminating hepatitis C
This report explores the development of the programme, how several of the key initiatives have worked and developed over time, and next steps in the programme (HCV Action)
Synthetic opioids will be banned as government acts to stop drug deaths
Eleven more lethal substances to be made Class A drugs, following a recommendation by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (Home Office)
Hepatitis C in the UK 2023
Working to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat (Health Security Agency)
Impact of the California Harm Reduction Initiative
RTI’s National Survey of Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) showed that California’s investment in harm reduction yielded high levels of life-saving interventions in its three years of existence
Naloxone knowledge among a sample of people that regularly consume illicit stimulants in Australia, 2022
This bulletin investigates naloxone knowledge among a sample of people that regularly use illicit stimulant drugs recruited from capital cities in Australia in 2022 (NDARC)
Preventing burnout and improving resilience in hospital-based addiction medicine professionals
This study asked 26 clinicians working on multidisciplinary addiction consultation teams to identify factors connected with burnout and resilience (Recovery Research Institute)
Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) quarterly report
The Drugs Team at Public Health Scotland (PHS) has compiled this report of drug-related indicators in order to inform action to prevent drug harms and deaths
Party Panel: developing theory- and evidence-based health promotion in nightlife settings
This paper describes the development and results of a web survey, named the Party Panel, that addresses emerging risks in nightlife settings (EMCDDA)
Harm Reduction for People Who Use Drugs
Priorities for Investment and Increased Impact in HIV Programming (The Global Fund)
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