HRB drug and alcohol evidence reviews
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Drugs, Alcohol, and Suicide Represent Growing Share of U.S. Mortality
Nationwide, the mortality rate from drug poisoning, alcohol poisoning, and suicide increased by 52 percent between 2000 and 2014 (University of New Hampshire)
Criminal Justice Project – Impact of targeted drug testing on drug using offenders coming into treatment in Liverpool Criminal Justice Project – Impact of targeted drug testing on drug using offenders coming into treatment in Liverpool
The report compares data between May 2014 and April 2015 (2014-15) and between May 2015 and April 2016 (Public Health Institute)
The status of the HIV response in the European Union/European Economic Area, 2016
Dublin Declaration report (ECDC)
“If you are poor, you are killed”
Extrajudicial executions in the Philippines’ “war on Drugs” (Amnesty International)
The Linked Environment for Alcohol Death Research (PDF)
Overview and Initial findings (NHS Wales)
Alcohol/Drug-Involved Family Violence in Australia(Large PDF)
Final report (NDLERF)
Responsible thinking BSA Alcohol Study Group, supported by SHAAP (PDF)
This report documents proceedings from the British Sociological Association (BSA) supported by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) interdisciplinary symposium ‘How do different disciplines talk about alcohol and how can we work better together?’ held in the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on Friday 22nd April 2016 (SHAAP)
Local alcohol action areas will tackle alcohol related harms
Home Office announces the second phase of the local alcohol action areas (LAAA) programme which sees 33 new regions coming on board
Thematic analysis of training for prison staff on new psychoactive substances (PDF)
The training programme was primarily targeted at prison-based staff although it benefitted significantly from the attendance and contribution of colleagues from community-based treatment services (Public Health England)
Secure setting statistics from the NDTMS: financial year ending March 2016
National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) alcohol and drug treatment activity statistics for adult and young people in secure settings (Public Health England)
Drug misuse treatment in England: evidence review of outcomes
A review of evidence on what outcomes can be expected of the drug treatment and recovery system in England, with advice on future policy (Public Health England)
Drug supply reduction: an overview of EU policies and measures
This paper provides an overview of EU policies and responses to the production and trafficking of illicit drugs within the international context (EMCDDA)
Faulty by design. The state of public-service commissioning
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the success of current approaches to commissioning. To do so, interviews with 29 experts, from government, providers and third-parties, were conducted, alongside a literature review and evaluation of the publicly available data (Reform)
Tackling tuberculosis in under-served populations
Guidance for TB Control Boards and partners outlines ways to design and deliver programmes to reduce TB in under-served populations (Public Health England)
Drug trafficking penalties across the European Union: a survey of expert opinion (PDF)
The results of a study on national drug trafficking laws and their application in the Member States of the European Union are presented in this report. It is based on an analysis of the national laws and on the opinions of legal practitioners — judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers — from 26 countries (EMCDDA)
What we know about young people in alcohol and drug treatment
This week PHE has published two important documents about young people’s substance misuse (Public Health England)
Specialist substance misuse services for young people
A rapid mixed methods evidence review of current provision and key principles for commissioning (Public Health England)
Young people’s statistics from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS): financial year ending March 2016
Results from the NDTMS on the number of young problem drug and alcohol users in contact with specialist treatment agencies and general practitioners between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016 (Public Health England)
Specialist substance misuse services for young people (PDF)
A rapid mixed methods evidence review of current provision and main principles for commissioning (Public Health England)
Marketing
Alcohol is one of the most significant ‘fast moving consumer goods’ (FMCGs) marketed today. It is estimated that each year more than £800 million is spent on advertising alcoholic beverages in the UK, with the global estimate approximating $1 trillion (Institute of Alcohol Studies)
Rebalancing Act (PDF)
A resource for Directors of Public Health, Police and Crime Commissioners and other health and justice commissioners, service providers and users (Home Office, Public Health England)
The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control
This monograph, a collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and WHO, examines the current research and evidence base surrounding the economics of tobacco control—including tobacco use, tobacco growing, manufacturing and trade, tobacco product taxes and prices, and tobacco control policies and other interventions to reduce tobacco use and its consequences (WHO)
Blood Borne Viruses
Australian Medical Association position statement
The 2016 Hep-CORE Report (Large PDF)
Monitoring the implementation of hepatitis B and C policy recommendations in Europe (ELPA)
DrugScope library archive
Wellcome Institute
Statistics from the NI Drug Misuse Database: 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016
The bulletin summarises information on people presenting to services with problem drug misuse and relates to the 12-month period ending 31 March 2016 (Northern Ireland Executive)
Interactive Map: International Drug Policy Developments of 2016
Use the interactive map below to explore some of this year’s most significant developments in international drug policy (TalkingDrugs)
Psychoactive substances ban 6 months on: almost 500 arrests and first convictions
Nearly 500 people have been arrested since the government’s landmark Psychoactive Substances Act came into force 6 months ago (Home Office)
How Comorbidity Threatens American Healthcare
But researchers and physicians, assisted by IT-derived diagnostic data, have come to understand that comorbidity is essential to understanding and managing population health, especially among vulnerable populations challenged by mental illness and addiction (HIT)
Statistics from the NI Drug Misuse Database: 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016
The bulletin summarises information on people presenting to services with problem drug misuse and relates to the 12-month period ending 31 March 2016 ( Northern Ireland Executive)
Review of Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services for Adult Offenders in Prison and in the Community (PDF)
The review explores current provision and provides recommendations based on the evidence collected. It sets out a model of effective practice for the treatment of adult offenders which facilitates a continuum of care from prison to the community (Irish Prison Service)
Substance Misuse delivery plan / Annual report 2016 – 2018
State estimates of past year cocaine use among young adults: 2014 and 2015
Based on data from the combined 2014–2015 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, 1.7 million young adults aged 18 to 25 in the United States used cocaine in the past year (4.98 percent of the young adult population). This equates to about 1 out of every 20 young adults across the nation using cocaine in the past year (SAMHSA)
WEDINOS Annual Report
This third annual report highlights new developments such as testing of festival samples sold as MDMA, in-reach support in prisons and increased engagement with those affected by severe adverse effects from use (WEDINOS)
Harm Reduction Database Wales (PDF)
Needle and syringe provision(Public Health Wales)
Alcohol/Drug-Involved Family Violence in Australia
This project sought to investigate:
• the relationship between AOD use and FDV in the Australian population;
• key demographic and environmental factors associated with different types of FDV;
• differences between AOD-involved and non-AOD-involved cases; and
• major trends in FDV incidents attended by police
(NDLERF)
‘What Works’ in Drug Education and Prevention?
This literature review examines the evidence of effectiveness of different types of drug prevention and education for children and young people, principally that which is delivered in schools (Scottish Government)
Plant cannabinoids: ACMD report
ACMD chair Les Iversen writes to Sarah Newton, Minister for Vulnerability, Safeguarding and Countering Extremism, about phytocannabinoids
Health Survey for England 2015 Adult alcohol consumption (PDF)
This report examines alcohol consumption among adults in England in 2015. It explores the proportion of men and women drinking at increasing and higher risk levels on a weekly and daily basis. Analysis also focuses on variations in alcohol consumption by household income and across regions in England
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