A blanket ban of so-called ‘legal highs’ is due to come into effect this spring, following long-running concerns over how quickly they are being created and the potential harms they pose (Office of National Statistics)
Bibliography: All Publications
ACMD work programme for 2016
Letter to the Home Secretary from the chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, outlining their work programme for 2016 (AMCD)
Crime in England and Wales: Year ending December 2015
Includes: Drug offences, Trafficking of drugs, Possession of drugs (ONS)
Marijuana Legalization in Colorado: Early Findings
A Report Pursuant to Senate Bill 13-283 (Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice)
Service Review: Take Home Naloxone programme in NI
Consultation with service users and service providers (Public Health Agency)
Precursor chemical licensing
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals (Home Office)
Bringing State Commitments to Gender Equality into Action
This document, published by INWUD and INPUD focusses on the needs of women who use drugs, and calls for drug policy to align with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in doing so, uphold our right to health and human rights, development and gender equalit
Public Health England Strategic Plan
Includes alcohol and drug use (Public Health England)
Do no harm – Health, human rights and people who use drugs
Evidence supports the need for a shift in the global approach to drug use. In this report, Do no harm: health, human rights and people who use drugs, UNAIDS shows what works to reduce the impact of HIV and other harms related to drug use (UNAIDS)
The Challenge of Being Young in Modern Britain
Includes substance abuse (YMCA)
Controlled drugs: safe use and management
Providers of services where controlled drugs are used, for example, substance misuse services, ambulance services, home care providers, community pharmacies, community health providers, GPs and other independent prescribers, dispensing doctors, voluntary agencies and charities (NICE)
Through a Broken Glass, Darkly; Drug Policy and the War in Afghanistan
Policy Report 5 – March 2016 (Global Drug Policy Observatory)
Research Report: The New Zealand Drug Harm Index 2016
The New Zealand Drug Harm Index 2016 estimates the social cost of drug-related harms and intervention costs in 2014/15 as NZ$1.8 billion (Ministry of Health, New Zealand)
An evaluation of the CAD Family Focused Drug Education Programme and Tutor Training Programme
This report presents the results of a pilot training evaluation in the North East region to assess (1) the training and delivery of the CAD Family Focus Tutor Training programme and (2) the impact of the CAD Family Focus Drug Education programme on participants (North East Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force)
National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016
Progress Report to End 2015 (Drugs.ie)
Model-based appraisal of the comparative impact of Minimum Unit Pricing and taxation policies in Scotland
An adaptation of the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model version 3 (University of Sheffield)
Effect of policy, economics, and the changing alcohol marketplace on alcohol related deaths in England and Wales
The economic downturn and rises in alcohol taxation seem to have stemmed the persistent rise in alcohol related deaths in England and Wales (BMJ)
EU Drug Markets Report
The 2016 EU Drug Markets Report provides a unique insight into the operation of illicit drug markets in the EU. The report assesses the impact of the drug market on society and the factors driving it. It explores the market for cannabis, heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, MDMA and new psychoactive substances (EMCDDA)
Trends in drug misuse deaths in England, 1999 to 2014
This report presents year-by-year data on drug misuse deaths in England from 1999 to 2014. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a 17% increase in drug misuse deaths registered in England in 2014, following an increase of 21% in 2013 (PHE)
Study on Extended-Release Naltrexone in Opioid-Dependent Patients Involved in Criminal Justice System
Investigator-Led Study Showed Treatment With Extended-Release Naltrexone Reduced Relapse Rates and Demonstrated Longer Median Time to Relapse to Opioid Dependence During Six-Month Treatment Period (Bloomberg)
5 countries experimenting with liberal drug laws
Uruguay, Portugal, Czech Republic, Switzerland, USA (Tech Insider)
Take Home Naloxone programme in NI
Consultation with service users and service providers (INEF)
What’s in the powder?
Drugs.ie: The ‘What’s in the Powder?’ campaign is the result of a collaboration between three Dublin universities – DIT, TCD, and UCD – and the Ana Liffey Drug Project
Views on alcohol and drug related issues
Findings from the September 2015 Northern Ireland Omnibus Survey (Department of Justice (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency)
The National Drug-Related Deaths Database (Scotland) Report: Analysis of Deaths occurring in 2014
This is the sixth report from the National Drug-Related Deaths Database (NDRDD) for Scotland which presents data for the calendar year 2014 and trend data back to 2009
Modern crime prevention strategy
The modern crime prevention strategy builds on new research, techniques and technology to update the way we think about crime prevention (Home Office)
Patient motivations, perceptions and experiences of opioid substitution therapy in prison
Our findings have highlighted the challenges facing opioid treatment providers in prison in addressing patient ambivalence towards OST and preferences to cease OST prior to release, and can inform the development of policies and clinical practices that are mindful of patient perspectives and concerns (NDARC)
Global SMART Update 2016 -Vol 15
The special segment of this current issue explores the injecting use of stimulants, (including amphetamine-type stimulants and new psychoactive substances with stimulant effects) in different regions of the world and health problems associated with their us (UNODC)
A Quiet Revolution: Drug Decriminalisation Across the Globe
This edition builds on the 2012 publication, providing updates on the jurisdictions originally covered and highlighting a number of new countries that have adopted a non-criminal justice response to the possession of drugs for personal use (Release)
CentAm Still Dominant Cocaine Route Into US: State Dept
The US State Department’s newest drug report states that the majority of cocaine that enters the US first moves through Central America, an assertion that raises important questions about the effectiveness of US anti-drug programs in the region (InSight Crime)
The Rise and Decline of Cannabis Prohibition
The question facing the international community today is no longer whether or not there is a need to reassess and modernize the UN drug control system, but rather when and how to do it (TNI)
A regulated cannabis market for the UK
This groundbreaking report sets out how the legal production and supply of cannabis could work in the UK. It was established in the autumn by Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Norman Lamb MP. The expert panel was chaired by Steve Rolles, Senior Policy Analyst from Transform Drug Policy Foundation
The health and social effects of nonmedical cannabis use
Almost 20 years have passed since the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on the health consequences of cannabis use. Since then there has been significant research on the effects of cannabis use on health
Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy
Final Annual Report (NHS Health Scotland)
Local Alcohol Profiles for England
Mortality indicators, 2016 annual data update (Public Health England)
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2015
The health and welfare of mankind: challenges and opportunities for the international control of drugs – Functioning of the international drug control system – Analysis of the world situation
Drug-related deaths in Ireland, 2004–2013
The latest figures from the National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) show that a total of 679 deaths in Ireland during 2013 were linked to drug use
Data on clients seen at drug and alcohol treatment agencies
July to September 2015. Quarterly data are published on StatsWales. These include data on quarterly activity, case closures by reason for closure and the time between referral and start of treatment (Welsh Government)
Availability of Internationally Controlled Drugs
Ensuring Adequate Access for Medical and Scientific Purposes (INCB)
Report on an announced inspection of HMP Ranby
The prison was attempting to combat a surge in the availability of new psychoactive substances (NPS); 58% of prisoners told us it was easy to get drugs in the prison. Health services were at risk of being overwhelmed by the need to treat the most seriously affected and as we walked round the prison, we saw a number of prisoners who were clearly under the influence of NPS (HM Chief Inspector of Prisons)
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