Examines the extent and trends in illicit drug use among a sample of 16 to 59 year old residents in households in England and Wales (Home Office)
Bibliography: Interventions – Law Enforcement
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (UK)
(1)This Act contains provision about psychoactive substances.
(2)Section 2 defines what is meant by a “psychoactive substance”.
(3)Sections 4 to 10 contain provision about offences relating to psychoactive substances.
(4)Section 11 provides for exceptions to those offences.
(5)Sections 12 to 35 contain powers for dealing with prohibited activities in respect of psychoactive substances, in particular powers to give prohibition notices and make prohibition orders.
(6)Sections 36 to 54 contain enforcement powers.
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 is passed by the Oireachtas
Substances to be controlled under EU and UN obligations (Ireland)
Crime in England and Wales: year ending Mar 2016
Crime against households and adults, also including data on crime experienced by children, and crimes against businesses and society (Office for National Statistics)
‘Third generation’ synthetic cannabinoids
Report presented to the crime prevention mini ter recommends a revised generic description, designed to control a broad-range of ‘third generation’ synthetic cannabinoids (Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs)
Cannabis Policy Reform
This project page aims to provide a useful resource for those interested in the latest policy developments around cannabis within the Americas and beyond – including the broader historical context in which they are taking place (GDPO)
Bootleggers, Baptists, bureaucrats, and bongs
How special interests will shape marijuana legalization (Brookings)
Taking a new line on drugs
Assesses the situation in the UK as regards rising health harm from illegal drugs, with reference to their context within the wider ‘drugscape’ of legal drugs such as alcohol and tobacco, and sets out a new vision for a holistic public health-led approach to drugs policy at a UK-wide level (RSPH)
Improving Prison Conditions by Strengthening the Monitoring of HIV, HCV, TB and Harm Reduction
This report forms part of the EU co-funded project ‘Improving Prison Conditions by Strengthening Infectious Disease Monitoring’ implemented under the lead of Harm Reduction International in 2015 and 2016 (IPRT)
NHS report by User Voice hears directly from inmates the true horrors of NPS use in prisons
Prisoners estimate at least one-third of all inmates use ‘spice’ (User Voice)
Ireland: national report for 2015
Drug markets and crime – PDF (Health Research Board. Irish Focal Point to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and
Drug Addiction)
Roadmaps to regulation
New psychoactive substances – PDF (Beckley Foundation)
Injunctions to prevent gang-related violence and drug dealing
Revised guidance on gang injunctions (Home Office)
Controlled drugs list
The most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation (Home Office)
Circular 004/2016: Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
Provides information about the Psychoactive Substances Act, which comes into effect on Thursday 26 May 2016 (Home Office)
An Evaluation of Data from Drivers Arrested for Driving Under the Influence in Relation to Per se Limits for Cannabis
Cannabis is in the spotlight in the United States due to increased levels of acceptance of its use for medical treatment, and for recreational use. Increasingly, states are proposing changes to their laws through legislative action or voter initiative to decriminalize and legalize its use. One of the major concerns shared by both opponents and proponents of greater access to cannabis ( Foundation for Traffic Safety)
‘Legal high’ usage soars as ban implementation date announced
The number of people using new psychoactive substances (NPS) in England has surged over the last few years, new data has revealed – just weeks before a ban on the drugs is due to come into effect (Police Professional)
Landmark law to tackle legal highs commences later this month
The UK will be the first country in the world to put in place a rigorous system of testing to demonstrate that a substance is capable of having a psychoactive effect, providing evidence to support civil action and prosecutions (Home Office)
Deaths from ‘legal highs’
A blanket ban of so-called ‘legal highs’ is due to come into effect this spring, following long-running concerns over how quickly they are being created and the potential harms they pose (Office of National Statistics)
Crime in England and Wales: Year ending December 2015
Includes: Drug offences, Trafficking of drugs, Possession of drugs (ONS)
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