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The International Society for the Study of Drug Policy

The International Society for the Study of Drug Policy

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Marijuana Buyers in the United States, 2010–2014

Given recent changes in state laws and policies and the increased demand for marijuana products, continued monitoring of the U.S. marijuana market in coming years is important in order to understand consumption and buying patterns among at-risk segments of the population, especially youth  (RAND)

The world drug perception problem: countering prejudices about people who use drugs

The present report aims to analyze the most common perceptions and fears, contrast them with available evidence on drugs and the people who use them, and provides recommendations on changes that must be enacted to support reforms toward more effective drug policies (The Global Commission on Drug Policy)

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2016

Deaths from drug overdose are an increasing public health burden in the United States. This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update trends in drug overdose deaths, describe demographic and geographic patterns, and identify shifts in the types of drugs involved (CDC)

Minimizing Harm: Public Health and Justice System Responses to Drug Use and the Opioid Crisis (PDF)

How government and communities should respond to drug use is a perennial question that has gained a renewed sense of urgency in the face of the current opioid overdose crisis. More than 52,000 Americans died from a drug overdose in 2015, a number that has grown nearly ninefold since 1980 (Vera Institute of Justice)

Monitoring the Future

Overall, 43,703 students from 360 public and private schools participated in this year’s Monitoring the Future survey. The survey is funded by the NIDA, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program

Wastewater analysis is widely applied internationally as a tool to measure and interpret drug use within national populations. The Australian Government has recognised the considerable benefits of wastewater analysis and has partnered with established scientific expertise within Australian academic institutions to introduce a national program based on international models (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission)

A global picture of injecting drug use, HIV and anti-HCV prevalence among people who inject drugs, and coverage of harm reduction interventions December 2017

The number of people who inject drugs
Women and young people as a proportion of people who inject drugs
HIV and HCV antibody (anti-HCV) prevalence among people who inject drugs
Coverage of needle and syringe programs (NSP) and opioid substitution therapy (OST)

(NDARC)

Myanmar Opium Survey

In 2017, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) of the Myanmar Police Force of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar collaborated for the 15th time with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to implement an opium survey

Harm reduction approaches predicted to reduce rates of new hepatitis C infection for people who inject drugs

Needle and syringe exchange appears to be cost-effective, especially if considering the health gains from preventing HIV transmission too. Although the evidence is from observational studies, and the extent of the benefit might uncertain, the nature of the topic makes it difficult to gather evidence in any other way and compared to the cost of treating the consequences of hepatitis later, seems good value (NIHR)

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