Examining causes, responses, and prevention of deaths in prison worldwide (Penal Reform International)
Bibliography: All Publications
Quantitative and qualitative assessments of data quality within the European Web Survey on Drugs
This paper assesses data quality in the first two rounds of the European Web Survey on Drugs (EMCDDA)
Cannabis in Australia
More than a third of Australians aged over 14 have used cannabis at least once – 37%, or 7.6 million people. Around 2.4 million Australians used cannabis in 2019, as did 200 million people worldwide (Penington Institute)
Harm Reduction for People Who Use Drugs
Priorities for Investment and Increased Impact in HIV Programming (The Global Fund)
National naloxone programme Scotland – Quarterly monitoring bulletin
Quarterly Monitoring Bulletin April to June (Q1) 2022/23 (Public Health Scotland)
Evidence and practice briefing: Best practice in pre-court disposals for possession of drugs
Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that since 2012/13 there has been a rising trend in drug use amongst adults in England and Wales (Centre for Justice Innovation)
Members of the European Parliament endorse a broader mandate for the EMCDDA
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) adopted a report creating the European Union Drugs Agency and endowing it with new competences (EMCDDA)
Drug and alcohol services – co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns: literature and evidence review
This report provides a rapid review of the literature on co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns and the integration of mental health and substance use services in Scotland (Scottish Government)
HIV Action Plan monitoring and evaluation framework
The 2021 data has shown positive signs of recovery, but that recovery is uneven. The number of all people with diagnosed HIV infection and in care who were treated and virally suppressed remained extremely high between 2019 and 2021 (UK Government)
Trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, October 2021 – September 2022
This bulletin series reports on trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets over a 12-month period (a new bulletin is released typically every four months). The current bulletin focuses on analysis of drug listings on cryptomarkets from 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022 (NDARC)
Drug Overdose Deaths in Adults Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2000–2020
Between 2000 and 2020, age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for adults aged 65 and over increased from 2.4 to 8.8 deaths per 100,000 standard population (CDC)
Drug-Related and Drug-Misuse Deaths 2011-2021
The 2011-2021 edition of Drug-related and drug-misuse deaths contains a revised version of drug-misuse deaths which makes data for Northern Ireland comparable with England and Wales
Deaths of homeless people in England and Wales: 2021 registrations
Almost two in five deaths of homeless people were related to drug poisoning in 2021 (259 estimated deaths; 35.0% of the total number), consistent with previous years (ONS)
Drug-related hospital statistics – Scotland 2021 to 2022
This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents information on hospital activity relating to illicit drug use in Scotland during the period 1996/97 to 2021/22. The topics covered include: the number of hospital stays, the number and characteristics of patients, substances used and geographical variations. These data are published in a dashboard and full report
Experiences of Harm Reduction Service Providers During Dual Public Health Emergencies in Canada
This study initially set out to gain a better understanding of the effect of the overdose emergency from harm reduction service providers’ perspective. However, with the onset of COVID-19, CCSA expanded the study to identify the additional effects of dual public health emergencies (CCSA)
National Mission on Drugs: annual report 2021 to 2022
Sets out the progress made between January 2021 and 31 March 2022 by national government, local government and third sector partners towards reducing drug deaths and improving the lives of those impacted by drugs in Scotland Download (Scottish Government)
EMCDDA releases new findings on drug markets in the eastern and southern European Neighbourhood Policy regions
The emergence of new drug trafficking routes, the expansion of online markets, and the availability of a broader spectrum of substances, are among the findings highlighted in two new reports published today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA)
Recreational use of nitrous oxide — a growing concern for Europe
The purpose of this report is to examine the current situation, risks and responses to the recreational use of nitrous oxide in Europe (EMCDDA)
Global State of Harm Reduction
The Global State of Harm Reduction is the only report that provides an independent analysis of harm reduction in the world. Now in its the eighth edition, the Global State of Harm Reduction 2022 is the most comprehensive global mapping of harm reduction responses to drug use, HIV and viral hepatitis (HRI)
Scottish Health Survey 2021 published
Three percent of adults reported ever having a problem with drugs. Twelve per cent of adults reported using drugs in the previous 12 months. Prevalence was highest amongst those aged 16-24 (22%) (Scottish Government)
Estimated numbers of people prescribed opioid substitution therapy in Scotland
In 2021/22, Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) was prescribed to an estimated minimum of 29,600 people in Scotland. This was a small increase compared to the 2020/21 estimate (29,416) (Public Health Scotland)
Results and challenges of running the Web Survey on Drugs in Luxembourg: a major contribution to understanding the drug situation
This paper shows how the second wave of the European Web Survey on Drugs (EWSD) led to a better understanding of the drug situation in Luxembourg. Until the EWSD, detailed information on the drug situation in Luxembourg was very limited, with only a few surveys, often small-scale, having been conducted in the country since the late 1990s (EMCDDA)
New report finds 171 drug-related hospitalisations per day in Australia in 2020-21
There were 62,486 drug-related hospitalisations (excluding alcohol and tobacco) among Australians in 2020-21, according to a new report released today by the Drug Trends program at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney
Global State of Harm Reduction
Now in its the eighth edition, the Global State of Harm Reduction 2022 is the most comprehensive global mapping of harm reduction responses to drug use, HIV and viral hepatitis Full report Summary (Harm Reduction International)
Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UNODC survey
The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly one-third and prices soaring, even as the country is gripped by cascading humanitarian and economic crises, according to a new research brief from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Cutting the head off the snake
Addressing the role technology plays in the county lines model – final report (Crest)
Harm Reduction Database Wales: Drug related mortality
Annual Report 2021-22 – PowerPoint (Public Health Wales)
Injecting equipment provision in Scotland
This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents information on injecting equipment provision (IEP). This includes the number of outlets, attendances and the types of injecting equipment distributed to people who use illicit drugs (including Novel Psychoactive Substances and Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs) in Scotland in 2021/22
New report finds 171 drug-related hospitalisations per day in Australia in 2020-21
There were 62,486 drug-related hospitalisations (excluding alcohol and tobacco) among Australians in 2020-21, according to a new report released today by the Drug Trends program at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney
Results from Irelands first back of house drug testing
The HSE National Social Inclusion Office has launched their findings from Ireland’s first ‘back of house’ drug testing pilot programme. Download the report here
A Holistic Approach Towards International Counternarcotics Cooperation
We recently traveled together to Colombia to discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s holistic approach to counternarcotics with the newly elected Colombian government, which is informing how we address the production and trafficking of illicit drugs in our own hemisphere and around the globe (The SAIS Review of International Affairs)
Wales’ drug deaths a complex picture
A complex and evolving pattern of drug use and availability is resulting in increased drug deaths in Wales, with two thirds of deaths in 2021 involving a combination of drugs, including alcohol and prescription medicines Download (Public Health Wales)
Injecting equipment provision in Scotland
This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents information on injecting equipment provision (IEP). This includes the number of outlets, attendances and the types of injecting equipment distributed to people who use illicit drugs (including Novel Psychoactive Substances and Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs) in Scotland in 2021/22
Problematic opioid use in Ireland, 2015–2019
In this report, we present the results of a study that aimed to estimate the prevalence of problematic opioid use in Ireland from 2015 to 2019 using a four-source capture-recapture method. Three of the four data sources used for the analysis were derived from opioid substitution treatment records from the Central Treatment List (CTL) (clinics, general practitioners (GPs) and prisons) and the fourth data source was derived from the Probation Service (HRB National Drugs Library)
Minimising The Harms From Methamphetamine
How can we shift to an evidence and health based approach? (The Helen Clark Foundation and the New Zealand Drug Foundation)
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
Ending the exclusion
Care, treatment and support for people with mental ill health and problem substance use in Scotland
New Report Recommends 34 Indicators to Improve Measuring the Impact of Drug-Impaired Driving Across Canada
A new report released today by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) recommends 34 indicators (e.g., collecting anonymous data on the potential presence and types of drugs in hospitalized drivers) to better measure the impact of DID across Canada
Interim monitoring report on statutory funded residential rehabilitation placements
Placements approved by Alcohol and Drug Partnerships between 01 April 2021 to 30 June 2022 (Public Health Scotland)
Australian Drug Trends 2022: Key Findings from the National Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) Interviews
his includes:
A report overviewing the key findings in 2022;
An infographic summarising key findings in 2022;
A methods document highlighting approaches to collating and presenting estimates; and
The executive summary, summarising key findings in 2022.
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