Services to reduce drug-related harms are failing to keep up with growing need, despite pledges to combat AIDS among people who inject drugs (HRI)
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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
2016 Annual Surveillance Report of HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs
The Annual Surveillance Report has been published each year since 1997. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia and includes estimates of incidence and prevalence of HIV and viral hepatitis, by demographic and risk groups, patterns of treatment for HIV and viral hepatitis infection, and behavioural risk factors for HIV and hepatitis C infection (Kirby Institute, UNSW)
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. Within Ireland the survey sampled a representative number of people aged 15+ from August 2014 to August 2015 (NACDA, Ireland)
Health and Justice Commissioning Intentions 2017/18 (PDF)
This document sets out NHS England’s national commissioning intentions for healthcare services in secure and detained settings, sexual assault referral centres and liaison and diversion for 2017/18 (NHS England)
Health and Justice Commissioning Intentions 2017/18
This document sets out the purpose of the document and context of commissioning in a fast changing environment (NHS England)
Monitoring the legal provision of foil to heroin users (PDF)
This report presents findings from research designed to explore how legislation to allow the lawful supply of foil to heroin users by drug treatment services has operated in practice (Home Office)
Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016
This release contains the number of drug seizures made and quantity of drugs seized (Home Office)
Drug misuse: findings from the 2015 to 2016 CSEW second edition
Examines the extent and trends in illicit drug use among a sample of 16 to 59 year old residents in households in England and Wales (Home Office)
Substance misuse statistics from NDTMS: financial year ending March 2016
National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) annual publication of alcohol and drug treatment activity statistics for adults in England (Public Health England)
White, suburban, and addicted to heroin
Heroin use has reached epidemic numbers. In previous years, heroin use was considered an inner city problem concentrated among minorities and the poor. How true are these assumptions now? This study took a closer look among treatment seeking populations (Recovery answers)
The ASEAN Work Plan on securing communities against illicit drugs 2016-2025
The Report concluded that the governments of the ASEAN Member States need a more holistic approach to overcome the challenges posed by illicit drug trafficking. The Report underlined the importance for the ASEAN’s drug agencies and authorities to evolve from a one-dimensional control approach to multi-dimensional management approaches
Access to medicinal cannabis products
This guidance is for consumers, health professionals and sponsors that are involved in providing appropriate patients with access to medicinal cannabis products as an unapproved drug through the Special Access Scheme (SAS) or Authorised Prescriber Scheme (Australia Government)
Physical health of people in prison
NICE guideline [NG57]
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2016 (PDF)
This Executive Summary presents the key findings of the Afghanistan Opium Survey 2016. The full report on cultivation and production will be published in November 2016 and a separate report presenting the results of the socio-economic survey will be published early 2017 (UNODC)
Alcohol, drugs and tobacco joint strategic needs assessment support packs
These joint strategic needs assessment (JSNA) support packs – updated annually and in their third year – will help local areas to develop JSNAs and local joint health and wellbeing strategies, which effectively address public health issues (Public Health England)
We must escalate efforts to prevent drug-related deaths
Deaths caused by drug misuse are rising. In order to help us take effective action we need to better understand the multiple and complex causes behind this disturbing trend (Public Health England)
Purity of Illicit Drugs submitted to Forensic Science Ireland 2015
As part of our Service Level agreement with An Garda Síochána, Forensic Science Ireland monitors the purity of the main illegal drugs in use in Ireland and provides this information to An Garda Síochána, on an intelligence basis (Forensic Science Ireland)
Public Health England Health & Justice annual review 2015/16 (PDF)
4.3 Preventing and reducing substance misuse in the CJS
National Naloxone Programme Scotland Monitoring Report 2015/16 (PDF)
This report from ISD presents information on the number of THN kits issued as part of the NNP (from 2011/12 to 2015/16)
Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS)
The Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) is part of an important and long established series of national surveys on smoking, drinking and drug use. The survey is conducted on a biennial basis, targeting secondary school pupils in local authority and independent schools (Scottish Government)
Draft from Consultation on Professional Standards for optimising medicines for people in secure environments (PDF)
Immigration Removal Centres, Prisons and other places of residential detention (Royal Pharmaceutical Society)
A survey of people who regularly use psychostimulant drugs – October bulletin
The 2016 EDRS key findings
HIV: annual data tables
HIV surveillance data in the UK by demographic characteristics and geographical region (Public Health England)
Banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty
This guidance is aimed at alcohol suppliers and enforcement authorities (Home Office)
Methamphetamine use and acquisitive crime: Evidence of a relationship
This paper examines the engagement in acquisitive crime, and perceived motivations for methamphetamine-driven crime, of a sample of Australian police detainees recruited in 2013 through the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program (AIC)
Safer consumption facility and treatment service pilot (PDF)
The report aims to advise the Integration Joint Board the outcomes of the Alcohol and Drug Partnership short-life working group and its decision, following a formal options appraisal, to support the piloting of a co-located safer drug consumption facility and heroin assisted treatment service in (Glasgow city centreGlasgow City Integration Joint Board)
Support for marijuana legalization continues to rise
The share of Americans who favor legalizing the use of marijuana continues to increase (Pew Research Center)
MHRA statement on products containing Cannabidiol (CBD)
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has reviewed the classification of products containing CBD and found them to meet the definition of a medicinal product
Hepatitis C in the UK
The most recent national estimates suggest that around 214,000 individuals are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the UK (Public Health England)
Key findings from the 2016 IDRS: A survey of people who inject drugs
Eight hundred and seventy-seven people who inject drugs (PWID) were interviewed for the 2016 IDRS (NDARC)
National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Waiting Times Report (PDF)
This publication presents data from the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Waiting Times database (DATWT). It includes details on the number of people waiting, the time waited to start drug or alcohol treatment, and information on specific interventions being accessed (NHS Scotland)
How can contingency management support treatment for substance use disorders? A systematic review (PDF)
This EMCDDA Paper contains a systematic review of studies on the effectiveness of contingency management when used alongside the pharmacological treatment of dependence
Increase in global life expectancy offset by war, obesity, and substance abuse
Progress is threatened by increasing numbers of people suffering serious health threats related to obesity, high blood sugar, and alcohol and drug abuse (IHME)
Estimating prevalence of drug and alcohol presentations to hospital emergency departments in NSW, Australia
This paper highlights how expanding CL services to fill current unmet need could deliver a range of benefits to patients and hospitals (Public Health Research & Practice)
Trends in alcohol availability, use and treatment 2003–04 to 2014–15
From 2003–04 to 2014–15 the rate of treatment for alcohol in Australia has increased. From 2004 to 2013 however, there was a decrease in the rate of Australians drinking alcohol and this was seen across a range of risk measures … (AIHW)
The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (PDF)
Our annual report is the point in each year when we assess progress on safety in mental health care across the UK. It provides the latest figures on tragic events – suicides, homicides and sudden deaths – and highlights the priorities for safer services (HQIP)
Cheap alcohol: the price we pay (PDF)
Research released today shows there is an abundance of high strength alcohol sold for pocket money prices in shops and supermarkets across the UK. Press Release (Alcohol Health Alliance, UK)
Policing and Crime Bill: alcohol licensing
These documents relate to the firearms and alcohol licensing provisions in the Policing and Crime Bill (Home Office)
Temporary class drug order on methiopropamine
This letter from the chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to ministers gives advice about the temporary class drug order on methiopropamine. It recommends extending the order for a further 12 months (ACMD)
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