This research on the Italian experience of the distribution of naloxone to people who use drugs and in the wider community (Take Home Naloxone-THN) was born from the need to fill a gap of knowledge, information and communications concerning more than twenty years of experience of harm reduction (HR) and risk limitation (RL) correlated to opiate drug use in Italy (Fuoriluogo)
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APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence publishes declaration of support for helpline
The APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence has today published a Declaration of Support for a national 24 hour helpline and accompanying website. Report
Needle Exchange Surveillance Initiative (NESI) 2008-09 to 2015-16
The aim of the Needle Exchange Surveillance Initiative (NESI) is to measure and monitor the prevalence of blood-borne viruses and injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Scotland (Health Protection Scotland)
County Lines, Gangs, and Safeguarding
The Gang and Youth Violence team within the Home Office identified a growing body of intelligence, emerging in particular from London and the South East, that vulnerable young people are being exploited in order to facilitate the running of street level drug dealing within county lines (National Crime Agency)
Implementation of drug-, alcohol- and tobacco-related brief interventions in the European Union Member States, Norway and Turkey
This report provides an overview of the various types of brief interventions (BIs) currently used in European countries in the field of substance use, particularly illicit drugs. Targeted at policymakers and practitioners alike, it covers more than 30 BIs carried out in the EU and serves as a starting point for preparing concrete proposals to improve the evidence base on this topic (EMCDDA)
Precursor chemical import and export authorisation wallchart
This chart shows the regulation of precursor chemicals in the UK (Home Office)
National wastewater monitoring program (PDF)
This document is the first of nine public reports which will share results of a national wastewater drug monitoring program over the next three years (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission)
HIV: annual data tables
HIV surveillance data in the UK by demographic characteristics and geographical region (Public Health England)
Cannabis legislation in Europe: an overview
Using a question and answer format, basic definitions and the obligations of countries under international law are set out in a section on ‘What is cannabis and what are countries’ obligations to control it? Download (EMCDDA)
Drug Policy Futures Position Papers
On March 15 the Drug Policy Futures launched four position papers at a lunch held for Member States during the Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting in Vienna (EURAD)
Education sector responses to the use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs (PDF)
This booklet has been developed through an international consultation process led by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Communities That Care (CTC): a comprehensive prevention approach for communities
In this EMCDDA Paper we make an analysis of five studies evaluating the effectiveness of CTC, mainly from outside the EU. The results of our analysis lead us to conclude that further investigation of this prevention model within the European context appears to be merited
Commission proposes a new EU Action Plan on Drugs to enhance action against drug use and trafficking
Building on the findings of the evaluation of the EU Drugs Strategy for 2013-2020 and the Action Plan for 2013-2016, the new Action Plan on Drugs provides a strengthened response to the newly-emerging health and security challenges in the area of illicit drug use and trafficking
How Big is the U.S. Market for Illegal Drugs?
Knowing the size of illegal drug markets allows us to estimate revenues going to criminal organizations, make better decisions about treatment and prevention, and evaluate drug policies (RAND)
Views on Alcohol and Drug Related Issues (PDF)
Findings from the October 2016 Northern Ireland Omnibus Survey (Department of Justice, Northern Ireland)
Substance Misuse in an Ageing Population
Not only are there an increasing number of older adults forming a bigger proportion of the population, they are, as a group, more likely than earlier generations to develop substance misuse problems – meaning greater demands on health, social care and other services (Advisory Panel on Substance Misuse – Welsh Government)
HSE Policy on Public Health Information Initiatives related to Alcohol
The purpose of this policy is to provide clarity on the HSE’s position with regard to engaging, directly or indirectly, in any initiatives, partnership or funding arrangements with the alcohol industry
Health matters: preventing drug misuse deaths
This professional resource outlines how providers and commissioners can prevent deaths from drug abuse (Public Health England)
INCB Annual Report 2016
The INCB Annual Report, prepared in accordance with the international drug control treaties, reviews the functioning of the international drug control system, contains an analysis of the global drug control situation, draws attention to weaknesses in national and international drug control, and makes recommendations to Governments and regional and international organizations
Evaluation of Four Recovery Communities across England
Final report for the Give it Up project (Public Health Institute)
Health Matters: Heroin availability and drug misuse deaths
The latest edition of Health Matters highlights the record level of drug-related deaths in England (Public Health England)
Communities That Care (CTC): a comprehensive prevention approach for communities
In this EMCDDA Paper we make an analysis of five studies evaluating the effectiveness of CTC, mainly from outside the EU. The results of our analysis lead us to conclude that further investigation of this prevention model within the European context appears to be merited
Five nations health and justice collaboration: psychoactive substances
This statement outlines how the European drug marketplace has become increasingly complex with an increasing number of new substances available alongside more established drugs and diverted medications (Public Health England)
Criminal Justice Project: Drug Interventions Programme (PDF)
Wirral DIP Activity Profile 2015/16 (Public Health Institute)
Health matters: preventing drug misuse deaths
This professional resource outlines how providers and commissioners can prevent deaths from drug abuse (Public Health England)
Substance Misuse and Homelessness in Greater Manchester
An Analysis of National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) Data (Lifeline)
Statistics on Drugs Misuse: England, 2017
This statistical report presents a range of information on drug use by adults and children drawn together from a variety of sources. It focuses on England only where possible although some statistics are only readily available at GB or UK level or for England and Wales combined (NHS Digital)
Programming document 2017–19
The EMCDDA Single Programming Document (SPD) for the period 2017–19, which includes the 2017 work programme, is the first work programme to be implemented under the new EMCDDA Strategy 2025. Priority in 2017 will be given to improving core monitoring tasks and to operating the EU Early Warning System under a new regulation on new psychoactive substances, which is expected to enter into force in the course of the year
Design of optimal corrective taxes in the alcohol market (PDF)
We estimate a model of demand in the UK alcohol market and numerically solve for the optimal tax rates. Moving to an optimal system that taxes alcohol types at different rates would close half of the welfare gap between the current UK system and the first best (Institute for Fiscal Studies)
Drug misuse prevention: targeted interventions
This guideline covers targeted interventions to prevent misuse of drugs, including illegal drugs, ‘legal highs’ and prescription-only medicines. It aims to prevent or delay harmful use of drugs in children, young people and adults who are most likely to start using drugs or who are already experimenting or using drugs occasionally (NICE)
Afghanistan Synthetic Drugs Situation Assessment (PDF)
The main objective of this report is to offer some initial insights into the extent of synthetic drug production, use, and trafficking in Afghanistan and to highlight important areas for further research (UNODC)
Splitting the bill: alcohol’s impact on the economy (PDF)
Economic questions are central to the formation of alcohol policies, such as the setting of alcohol taxes, licensing requirements and marketing regulations (Institute of S Alcohol Studies)
Criminal Justice Project – Impact of targeted drug testing on drug using offenders coming into treatment in Liverpool (PDF)
To explore the impact of targeted testing on drug using offenders coming into treatment in Liverpool, this report uses two datasets: drug testing data provided by Merseyside Police; and the criminal justice dataset entered onto the Criminal Justice Intervention Team (CJIT) Data Entry Tool (DET) by Liverpool Addaction (Public Health Institute)
Substance misuse: July to September 2016
Data on clients seen at drug and alcohol treatment agencies (Welsh Government)
Local Alcohol Profiles for England: Feb 2017
Alcohol-specific mortality rates have fallen slightly and there is a small increase in the rate of alcohol-related deaths. However, overall trends remain broadly flat (Public Health England)
Alcohol-related deaths in the UK: registered in 2015
Deaths caused by diseases known to be related to alcohol consumption, such as cirrhosis of the liver (Office for National Statistics)
Ireland’s first Supervised Injecting Facility to provide safe harbour and medical help for chronic drug users
Government approves the publication of the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017 (DoH, Ireland)
Highways and buyways (PDF)
A snapshot of UK drug scenes 2016 (DrugWise)
Cross party support for new ‘Black Sheep’ report into problematic cannabis reveals regulated, legalised market would help those most at risk
A new report out today from drug policy think tank, Volteface, Black Sheep: An Investigation into Existing Support for Problematic Cannabis Use, reveals that a legal regulated market would better support people experiencing problematic cannabis use as the sector is lacking a clear, effective strategy for linking people into support and guidance (Ladbury)
FDACs face challenging future
he future of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court is far from certain due to a challenging economic climate and concerns among local stakeholders over whether the court provides value for money, an independent evaluation of the innovative court model has warned (Solicitors Journal)
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