This briefing aims to support local authorities and drug treatment and healthcare services to review their BBV prevention and treatment interventions for people who inject drugs (Public Health England)
Bibliography: Interventions – Prevention
The international evidence on the prevention of drug and alcohol use
Summary and examples of implementation in England (PHE)
World Drug Report 2015
UNODC
Inhalant misuse
The information below has been developed through a partnership between the Australian Drug Foundation and the Central Australian Youth Link-Up Service (CAYLUS), and will be regularly updated to reflect new developments and case studies on this topic
IMO launches major policy paper on Addiction and Dependency
The paper addresses a range of issues including prevention and treatment issues (Irish Medical Organisation)
Why reducing drug-related crime is important, and why the new government needs to act
This research and policy briefing explains why reducing the rates of re-offending amongst those struggling with drug and alcohol dependencies is a crucial factor in any strategy to reduce overall crime rates (RAPT)
The Impact of Drug Policy on Women
This paper offers an overview of the gender dimension of the war on drugs and the burdens that ill-conceived policies and inadequate programs place on women and girls (Open Society Foundations)
Maximizing Health, Minimizing Harm: The Role of Public Health Programs in Drug User Health
Impact of Preventable HIV and Hepatitis Outbreaks in States (NASTAD)
Alcohol: preventing harmful alcohol use in the community
This quality standard covers a range of approaches at a population level to prevent harmful alcohol use in the community by children, young people and adults (NICE)
Are risk factors for drug use and offending similar during the teenage years?
Results show that the factors included here are more appropriate to understanding offending than drug use (International Journal of Drug Policy)
AMCD briefing on the prevention of drug and alcohol dependence
The Recovery Committee of the government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs have produced a balanced and useful overview of the state of knowledge on preventing drug and alcohol dependence (DrugScope)
Prevention of drug and alcohol dependence
The (ACMD) Recovery Committee’s briefing paper on the prevention of drug and alcohol dependence
A Mapping of Global Prevention Materials
Celebrating Good Practice and Identifying Significant Gaps (Prevention Hub)
Preventing fatal overdoses
A systematic review of the effectiveness of take-home naloxone (EMCDDA)
