Evidence from the Introduction of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids (NBER)
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A Review of Workplace Substance Use Policies in Canada (PDF)
This study is the first of its kind to explore the state of Canadian substance use policies in the workplace (CCSA)
Our Life, Our Voice, Our Say (PDF)
Applying a Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty Approach to the Human Rights and Equality Issues Identified by Service Users of Opioid Treatment Services (CAN)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2016–17: key findings
In 2016–17, 836 publicly-funded alcohol and other drug treatment services provided just over 200,000 treatment episodes to an estimated 127,000 clients (AIHW)
Substance Use and Aging (PDF)
This document was published by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)
Drug seizures & offending, England & Wales
In year ending March 2017, police recorded 136,352 drug offences in England and Wales, a decrease of 8% on the previous year (House of Commons, UK)
Conclusions of the WHO international meeting on prisons and health, Lisbon 2017
The conclusions were adopted unanimously at the annual international conference on prisons and health, convened under WHO-Europe’s Health in Prison Programme (EMCDDA)
Mutual aid toolkit for alcohol and drug misuse treatment
Evidence and guidance on the benefits of mutual aid in preventing and treating alcohol and drug dependency (Public Health England)
United Kingdom drug situation: Focal Point annual report
Annual report and data tables from the UK Focal Point on Drugs on the national prevalence, impact, prevention and treatment of drug use (Public Health England, Home Office, Welsh Government, The Scottish Government, Public Health Wales, and Department of Health (Northern Ireland)
Needle and Syringe Programs in Australia: Peer-led Best Practice
Impact of alcohol and illicit drug use on the burden of disease and injury in Australia: Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011
This report quantifies the health impact that alcohol and illicit drug use place on Australia, including as risk factors for other diseases and injuries. It estimates that alcohol and illicit drugs were collectively responsible for 6.7% of Australia’s disease burden in 2011. The report highlights that health inequalities exist, with lower socioeconomic groups and more remote areas generally experiencing higher rates of disease burden due to alcohol and illicit drug use (AIHW)
Legal Guidance, Drug offences
Addition of section on Fentanyl (Crown Prosecution Service)
More than half of heroin/morphine misuse death hotspots in England and Wales are seaside locations
Some of England and Wales’s favourite seaside resort areas are now among the towns with the highest rates of deaths from the misuse of heroin/morphine (Office for National Statistics)
Drug misuse prevention
This quality standard covers the prevention or delay of harmful use of drugs by children, young people and adults most likely to start using drugs, or already experimenting or using drugs occasionally (NICE)
Impact of alcohol and illicit drug use on the burden of disease and injury in Australia: Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011
This report quantifies the health impact that alcohol and illicit drug use place on Australia, including as risk factors for other diseases and injuries. It estimates that alcohol and illicit drugs were collectively responsible for 6.7% of Australia’s disease burden in 2011 Download (AIHW)
Estimates of the number of children who live with opiate users, England 2014/15 (PDF)
The estimates refer to children aged under 18 years that live in the same household as an adult opiate user at least one night a week where the adult does not necessarily need to have parental responsibility for the child (Public Health Institute)
Opiate and crack cocaine use: prevalence estimates for local populations
Estimates of the number of opiate and crack cocaine users in local areas from 2014 to 2015 download (Public Health England)
Drug Seizures and Offender Characteristics, 2016-17
Global review of drug checking services operating in 2017
This bulletin sought to identify and document the features of drug checking services operating worldwide as at 2017. In this bulletin we profile 31 drug checking services operated by 29 organisations, spanning 20 countries across Europe, the Americas and Australasia (NDARC / DPMP)
Inquiry into drug law reform
The key objective of the inquiry was to investigate the effectiveness of drug control laws and procedures in minimising drug‑related harms, as well as drug law reform in other Australian and overseas jurisdictions (Parliament of Victoria)
Hepatitis C in England 2018 report (PDF)
In this report, we summarise the impact of action plans in England to drive down mortality from HCV, reduce the number of new infections, and outline the actions required to make further progress (Public Health England)
Deaths related to volatile substances and helium in Great Britain: 2001 to 2016 registrations
Deaths related to volatile substances and helium in England, Wales and Scotland from 2001 to 2016, by region, sex, age, substances involved and cause of death (Office of National Statistics)
Uruguay’s cannabis law: Pioneering a new paradigm (PDF)
this report examines the conditions that led Uruguay’s government to pass its cannabis law in 2013, studies its progress so far, and identifies areas that policymakers should consider addressing in order to maximize the law’s potential benefits (WOLA)
Drug Courts in the Americas
Drug Courts in the Americas by the SSRC’s Drugs, Security and Democracy (DSD) Program reviews key findings from the United States’ experience with drug courts that may be useful to inform debates in other countries about drug courts and other alternatives to incarceration for low-level drug crimes. Although major institutional, legal, and cultural differences exist, the United States’ long experience with drug courts offers an important source of information for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that have either established, or are looking to establish, drug courts (SSRC)
Our Invisible Addicts (2nd edition)
This report, which has been developed with representation from a patient, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Geriatrics Society, provides the latest milestone on the journey towards developing the best possible response to this important problem
Night Lives: Reducing Drug-Related Harm in the Night Time Economy
The UK’s night time economy is failing to protect its most valuable asset: the people who go out and enjoy it. Night Lives: Reducing Drug-Related Harm in the Night Time Economy, a joint report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform, Durham University
Secure setting drug and alcohol treatment business definitions
Business definitions for secure setting drug and alcohol treatment providers to input data onto the national drug treatment monitoring system (NDTMS)
Young people drug and alcohol treatment business definitions
Business definitions for young people drug and alcohol treatment providers to input data onto the national drug treatment monitoring system (NDTMS)
Balancing Treaty Stability and Change (PDF)
Inter se modification of the UN drug control conventions to facilitate cannabis regulation (GDPO)
Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study (Perspectives on drugs)
The findings of the largest European project to date in the emerging science of wastewater analysis are taken up in this ‘Perspective on drugs’ (EMCDDA)
The Death Penalty for Drug Offences
Global Overview 2017 (HRI)
The misuse of synthetic opioids (PDF)
harms and clinical management of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues and other novel synthetic opioids Information for clinicians (NEPTUNE group)
Our Invisible Addicts (2nd edition)
This report, which has been developed with representation from a patient, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Geriatrics Society, provides the latest milestone on the journey towards developing the best possible response to this important problem
Implementing Supervised Injection Services (PDF)
This nursing best practice guideline (BPG) is a comprehensive document that provides an overview of principles, resources, and structures for delivering evidence-based supervised injection services (Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario)
Government response to ACMD Report (PDF)
Commissioning impact on drug treatment services ( Department of Health and Social Care)
Alcohol and drug misuse prevention and treatment guidance – updated
Information and other resources to support commissioners, service providers and others providing alcohol and drug interventions (Public Health England)
Environmental substance use prevention interventions in Europe
This report provides an overview of the range of environmental prevention interventions used in the substance use field and, based on a survey of prevention experts, paints a first picture of the extent to which environmental prevention measures are currently used in Europe as a starting point for future research (EMCDDA)
Homeless adults with complex needs: evidence review
Overview of the homeless situation across England with insights into the current evidence base to support action to prevent and reduce homelessness (Public Health England)
Fentanyl Overdose Reduction Checking Analysis Study (PDF)
FORECAST had three phases, conducted between April 2017 and November 2017: (1) evaluating drug checking technologies; (2) interviewing people who use drugs; and (3) interviewing key informants from organizations that work with people who use drugs (John Hopkins University – Bloomberg American Health Initiative)
Link Between Medical Marijuana and Fewer Opioid Deaths Is More Complex Than Previously Reported
The association between medical marijuana and lower levels of opioid overdose deaths—identified previously in several studies—is more complex than previously described and appears to be changing as both medical marijuana laws and the opioid crisis evolve, according to a new RAND Corporation study
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