The ACMD’s report on diversion and illicit supply of medicines (DISM) is in response to the Home Office’s commissioning letter of September 2013, in which the then Home Secretary requested the ACMD to explore the potential for medical and social harms arising from the illicit supply of medicines – predominantly controlled medicines (ACMD)
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Medicines supplementing use of other illicit drugs, says ACMD
Report finds prescription-only medicines are being used to supplement the use of other illicit drugs, including cocaine and heroin (ACMD)
A change to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
The policy is to permanently control a further range of synthetic cannabinoids as Class B drugs and the steroid dienedione as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (“1971 Act”) (AMCD)
A framework for the legalisation and regulation of cannabis in Canada (PDF)
mandate was to consult and provide advice on the design of a new legislative and regulatory framework for legal access to cannabis, consistent with the Government’s commitment to “legalize, regulate, and restrict access (Government of Canada)
Latest data reveal drug-taking habits in over 50 European cities
The latest findings from the largest European project in the emerging science of wastewater analysis (EMCDDA)
Integrated Monitoring System Annual Report (PDF)
Cheshire and Merseyside 2015/16 (Public Health Institute)
Structural racism as UK drugs policy (PDF)
This report explores the issues around structural racism and its connection around the failure of drugs policy development and prevention for the black community (Operation Black Vote)
New guidelines have improved reviews of fatal and non-fatal drug poisonings
New guidelines have ensured quicker and more effective responses to fatal and non-fatal drug poisonings (NHS Wales)
Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Various Drugs
Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Various Drugs for 8th Graders, 10th Graders, and 12th Graders; 2013 – 2016 (NIH)
Alcohol use and motivations for drinking among types of young adult illicit stimulant users
This study highlights high levels of simultaneous alcohol and ATS use among Australian young adult ATS users in a population-based sample (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Reducing opioid-related deaths in the UK
This report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs investigates the increase of drug-related deaths in the UK
Use of electronic cigarettes (Large PDF)
The first Surgeon General’s Report that focuses on the use of electronic cigarettes by youth and young adults. Summary PDF (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
2016 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary (Large PDF)
A comprehensive strategic assessment of the threat posed to the United States by the trafficking and abuse of illicit and prescription drugs (DEA)
Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (PDF)
Literature Review (Lifeline Project)
An Independent Review into the impact on employment outcomes of drug or alcohol addiction, and obesity (PDF)
This independent review has explored the challenges faced by individuals who are addicted to alcohol or drugs, or are obese, when they seek to enter, return to and/or remain in work (UK Government)
Substances recommended to be scheduled in Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961), as amended by the 1972 Protocol:
Extract from the Report of the 38th Expert Committee on
Drug Dependence (UNODC)
Understanding the patterns of use, motives, and harms of New Psychoactive Substances in Scotland
Findings are presented on patterns of NPS use, motivations for and consequences of use, and treatment and legislative responses. 133-page PDF (Scottish Government)
Change to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Provides information about a change to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 that comes into effect on 14 December 2016 (Home Office)
The public health burden of alcohol: evidence review
This review looks at the impact of alcohol on the public health and the effectiveness of alcohol control policies (Public Health England)
PHE publishes alcohol evidence review
The review looks at the evidence on alcohol harm and its impact in England (Public Health England)
ASAM applauds announcement of new addiction medicine board examination in fall of 2017
“The announcement today is met with great excitement, we can now start preparing physicians for the board exam and provide resources to support them throughout their career,” said Dr. Jeffrey Goldsmith, ASAM President
Substance misuse: April to June 2016
Data on clients seen at drug and alcohol treatment agencies (Welsh Government)
HIV in the United Kingdom
Reports by Public Health England about HIV in the UK
HIV and Injection Drug Use
Syringe Services Programs for HIV Prevention (CDC)
HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe 2015
This report, prepared jointly with the WHO Regional Office for Europe, presents data on HIV and AIDS for the whole European Region, including the EU and EEA countries. Analyses are provided for the EU and EEA region, and also by geographical/epidemiological division of the WHO European Region
Understanding the patterns of use, motives, and harms of New Psychoactive Substances in Scotland (PDF)
Findings are presented on patterns of NPS use, motivations for and consequences of use, and treatment and legislative responses (Scottish Government)
UNODC Annual Report 2015
The 2015 Annual Report (132-page PDF) provides an overview of UNODC’s work across the globe in assisting Member States to address the threat posed by drugs, crime and terrorism. In addition to highlighting the Office’s achievements for the year, it showcases the human impact of UNODC’s work through a series of success stories and the effect on the ground (UNODC)
Philippines: lawmakers must urgently oppose attempts to reintroduce death penalty
Members of the Philippines Congress must oppose bills aimed at reintroducing the death penalty, Amnesty International said today. The re-introduction of the death penalty would not only represent a major setback for the promotion and protection of human rights in the country but also violate the Philippines’ obligations under international law (Amnesty International)
Coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse: community health and social care services
This guideline covers how to improve services for people aged 14 and above who have been diagnosed as having coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse. The aim is to provide a range of coordinated services that address people’s wider health and social care needs, as well as other issues such as employment and housing (NICE)
How is international cannabis policy developing?
Four more US states legalise cannabis sale (EMCDDA)
Shooting Up: infections among people who inject drugs in the UK
This Public Health England report describes the extent of infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United Kingdom
Health at a Glance: Europe 2016
This fourth edition of Health at a Glance: Europe presents key indicators of health and health systems in the 28 EU countries, 5 candidate countries to the EU and 3 EFTA countries (OECD)
Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: update from the EMCDDA expert network (PDF)
This report provides an update on infectious diseases related to injecting drug use in Europe. It covers both the EMCDDA Drug-related infectious diseases indicator, which collects data on the situation, and the responses in the area. The report is based on the indicator’s annual expert meeting, held in Lisbon in June 2016, which brought together national experts from the 28 EU Member States, Norway and Turkey (EMCDDA)
Facing addiction in America
The first-ever Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health reviews what we know about substance misuse and how you can use that knowledge to address substance misuse and related consequences
Tackling street drinking: Police and Crime Commissioners guidance on best practice (PDF)
The aim of this guidance is: to reduce the incidents of, and burden from, street drinking and to improve the interventions provided to street drinkers themselves (National Consortium of Police and Crime Commissioners)
Advancing drug policy reform: a new approach to decriminalization
Building on current partial decriminalization models that have helped to achieve more effective drug policies and positive outcomes, with a greater emphasis on justice, dignity and human rights, this report advocates ending all penalties – both civil and criminal – on people who use drugs ( Global Commission on Drug Policy)
Prevalence of Drug Use and Gambling in Ireland and Drug Use in Northern Ireland (PDF)
This Bulletin presents the key findings from the fourth drug prevalence survey of households in Ireland and Northern Ireland (NACDA)
Facing addiction in America (Large PDF)
The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
ALCOHOL and cancer trends: intervention scenarios (PDF)
Projecting trends in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm in England from 2015 to 2035 and estimating the impact of potential minimum unit pricing and taxation policies (Cancer Research UK)
‘Third generation’ synthetic cannabinoids
Report to the Minister for Crime Prevention, which recommends a revised generic description of ‘third generation’ synthetic cannabinoids (AMD)
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