This report provides a first look at the emergence of more problematic forms of use of new psychoactive substances among a range of demographic groups, including opioid and amphetamine injectors, prisoners, the homeless and men who have sex with men. It explores, in particular, the use of synthetic cathinones, synthetic cannabinoids and new synthetic opioids, as well as related harms and responses (EMCDDA)
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Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study
The project in question analysed wastewater in over 60 European cities and towns (hereinafter referred to as ‘cities’) to explore the drug-taking habits of those who live in them. The results provide a valuable snapshot of the drug flow through the cities involved, revealing marked geographical variations (EMCDDA)
Synthetic cannabinoids in Europe
Synthetic cannabinoids represent the largest group of substances currently monitored in Europe by the EMCCDA through the EU Early Warning System. Current knowledge on these substances and trends in production, availability, use and harms are presented in this analysis (EMCDDA)
Preventing overdose deaths in Europe
This analysis describes some of the factors that increase the risk of fatal and non-fatal overdoses and a number of interventions developed to prevent these events (EMCDDA)
Changes in Europe’s cannabis resin market
This analysis describes how the supply of cannabis resin in Europe is changing in response to competition and other market developments (EMCDDA)
Drug consumption rooms: an overview of provision and evidence
Supervised drug consumption facilities, where illicit drugs can be used under the supervision of trained staff, have been operating in Europe for the last three decades. These facilities primarily aim to reduce the acute risks of disease transmission through unhygienic injecting, prevent drug-related overdose deaths and connect high-risk drug users with addiction treatment and other health and social services (EMCDDA)
Where do the parties stand on drug policy?
UK General Election 2017 (GDPO)
European Drug Report 2017
What do the latest data tell us about the European drug market? What are the new trends in drug use among European adults and school students? What are the harms associated with drug use and what is being done to counter them? These and other questions are explored in the 2017 European Drug Report, our annual overview of the drug situation in Europe (EMCDDA)
List of most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation
The following is a list of the most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation showing their respective classifications under both the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (MDA) and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (MDR) (Home Office)
National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) 2016 key findings
The 2016 NDSHS show that younger people (aged under 30) were smoking less, drinking less and using fewer illicit drugs in 2016 than in 2001. However, for people in their 40s, 50s and 60s, there was little to no change in drug usage behaviours over this period but their use of some drugs has increased between 2013 and 2016 (AIHW)
Drug treatment in Ireland 2009-2015.
In this seven-year period 61,439 cases were treated for problem drug use (excluding alcohol). The number of cases rose from 7,479 in 2009 to 9,892 in 2015 (HRB)
Penal Reform International: Global Prison Trends 2017 (PDF)
The Global Prison Trends 2017 report by Penal Reform International, in collaboration with the Thailand Institute of Justice, provides a window to one of the least visible and least accessible government sectors, while highlighting some of the most intractable correctional issues for policy makers across the world
Australian methamphetamine user outcomes (PDF)
This paper examines the demographics of methamphetamine users and their employment, education and health outcomes using data from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey, the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program, the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services data collection and the National Prisoner Health Data Collection (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Novel Psychoactive Substances synthetic cannabinoids in prison and community including best practice treatment approaches
The use of new psychoactive substances [NPS] in prisons has been recognised as an increasing problem for several years. Successive Chief Inspectors of Prisons and the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman have drawn attention to the impact on prisons, prison staff and prisoners themselves from the use of NPS (SMMGP)
Global Drug Survey (PDF)
Global overview and highlights
Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families Local Data Report
Includes a section on Drug and Alcohol Dependency (local Government Association)
Trajectories of heroin use: 10-11-year findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study
Long-term trajectories of heroin use in Australia appear to show considerable diversity. During a decade of follow-up, with few risk factors predicting group membership, just over a fifth continued to use at high levels, while fewer than a fifth become abstinent early on and remained abstinent. The remainder showed fluctuating patterns (NDARC)
Healthy Nightlife Toolbox
The Healthy Nightlife Toolbox (HNT) is an international initiative that focuses on the reduction of harm from alcohol and drug use among young people
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (PDF)
The thirty-eighth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) took place in Geneva, Switzerland from 14 to 18 November 2016
Best practice portal
The relaunched Best practice portal is designed to help you find practical and reliable information on what works (and what doesn’t) in the areas of prevention, treatment, harm reduction and social reintegration (EMCDDA)
Mental health and new care models
While some of the vanguard sites developing new care models report promising early results from adopting a whole-person approach, the full opportunities to improve care through integrated approaches to mental health have not yet been realised (King’s Fund)
Increases in Illicit Drugs, Including Cocaine, Drive Workforce Drug Positivity to Highest Rate in 12 Years
Cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine use up broadly among United States workforce across multiple specimen types and testing populations (Quest Diagnostics)
Irish Prison Service annual report 2016 (PDF)
Offence group classified by sentence, total 3,077 – Controlled Drug Offences (350) p.29. Offence group, total = 12,163 – Controlled Drug Offences (671) p.33
The Public Health Benefits of Alcohol Regulation – CARBC leads new international report
With alcohol consumption in BC rising as government liberalizes alcohol policies, and decisions around legal cannabis distribution models falling to provincial governments, a recent collaboration between researchers at the University of Victoria and the Swedish government could contain valuable lessons around the importance of applying evidence-based policy to the regulation of alcohol and other legal drugs (Download)
Drug treatment in Ireland 2009-2015
Health Research Board. (2017) Drug treatment in Ireland 2009-2015
Interesting things about alcohol and other drugs – May 2017
Slide show (Andrew Brown, Substance Misuse Policy Manager at MEAM coalition)
Ireland’s first Supervised Injecting Facility a step closer as legislation passes all stages in the Oireachtas
The Bill, which was published in February and was passed by the Dáil in March, was passed by the Seanad today (DoH Ireland)
Adult drinking habits in Great Britain: 2005 to 2016
Teetotalism, drinking in the week before interview, frequent drinking and units drunk, including changes in drinking patterns in recent years (Office of National Statistics)
Naloxone Conference 2017
Presentation (Society for Study of Addiction)
Annual alcohol poll 2017: Attitudes and behaviours
Harmed, drunk and dangerous: Aussies concerned over Australia’s drinking problem (FARE)
Harm Reduction Investment in the European Union
Current funding, challenges and successes (HRI)
The future of HIV services in England
This report explores the challenges and opportunities facing HIV services in four areas in England, and makes recommendations on future development to those in national and local leadership roles (King’s Fund)
Changing Scotland’s relationship with alcohol (PDF)
Recommendations for further action (Alcohol Focus Scotland)
UK Focal Point on Drugs
The UK Focal Point works closely with the Home Office, other government departments and the devolved administrations. It publishes an annual report on the UK drug situation and collates an extensive range of data in the form of standard tables and responses to structured questionnaires, which are submitted regularly to the EMCDDA (PHE)
Overview of Initial Assessments for Specialist Drug Treatment 2015/16
This report from Information Services Division on the Scottish Drug Misuse Database presents the available information on individuals presenting for initial assessment at specialist drug treatment services in 2015/16
New scheme for reporting effects of new psychoactive substances
Public Health England (PHE) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are piloting a new online system for reporting the effects of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and other illicit drugs in a similar way to how adverse effects of pharmaceutical drugs are reported through the Yellow Card Scheme (Prescriber)
Drug and alcohol addiction, and obesity: effects on employment outcomes: claimants’ views
This report looks at the views of previous and existing benefit claimants who have experienced drug or alcohol dependence on their experiences of the labour market and the benefits and health systems. It also looks a the views of people working in services to help those individuals (DWP)
EMCDDA Strategy 2025
This strategy sets out an ambitious course of travel for the agency to 2025
Estimates of the number of children who live with opiate users, England 2011/12
Information from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) has been combined with estimates of the number of opiate users in England (in 2011/12) to provide to provide estimates of the number of children who may be considered as ‘affected by parental opiate use’ in England. Specifically, estimates of the number of children who live with female opiate users and the number of children who live with male opiate users have been produced, along with the number of opiate users who live with children (Public Health Institute)
Estimates of alcohol dependence in England, including estimates of children living in a household with an adult with alcohol dependence
The full report, including methodology and findings, is available here (Public Health England)
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