London Assembly Health Committee
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Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: October to December 2021
This report focusses on management information from Police Scotland on suspected drug deaths to provide as timely an indication of current trends in drug deaths in Scotland as is possible. Statistics from National Records of Scotland are also presented for wider context (Scottish Government)
Report 15 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program
Report 15 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program (the Program) covers around 57 per cent of the Australian population, which equates to about 13.3 million people (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission)
Reports published by the International Narcotics Control Board for 2021
Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2022 — Statistics for 2020 (E/INCB/2021/2)
Psychotropic Substances: Statistics for 2020 — Assessments of Annual Medical and Scientific Requirements for Substances in Schedules II, III and IV of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 (E/INCB/2021/3)
Precursors and Chemicals Frequently Used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances: Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2021 on the Implementation of Article 12 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 (E/INCB/2021/4)
Death Penalty For Drug Offences: Global Overview 2021
This report, our eleventh on the subject, continues our work of providing regular updates on legislative, policy and practical developments related to the use of capital punishment for drug offences, a practice which is a clear violation of international law (Harm Reduction International)
Home People, population and community Health and social care Causes of death Avoidable mortality in Great Britain Avoidable mortality in Great Britain: 2020
Deaths from causes considered avoidable, treatable or preventable given timely and effective healthcare or public health interventions in those aged under 75 years (Office of National Statistics)
Client and Practitioner Experiences and Perceptions of Virtual Services and Supports for Substance Use or Concurrent Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic [report]
Report on a survey of people in Canada about their perceptions of and experiences with accessing virtual services for substance use through telemedicine, video conference and other apps (CCSA)
Hepatitis C in England and the UK
Latest UKHSA hepatitis C virus (HCV) reports and supporting documents, for England and the UK (UK Government)
Victimisation and its relationship to drug misuse, common mental disorder and well-being in England and Wales: year ending March 2021
An overview of drug misuse, symptoms of common mental disorder and personal well-being in adults who reported being a victim of crime in the last year. Data are from the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (Office for National Statistics)
FACT SHEET: Addressing Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic
Drug overdose deaths have reached a historic high, devastating families and communities. More than 104,000 Americans died due to a drug overdose in the 12-month period ending in September 2021 (White House)
Universities should be more tolerant of drug use if they are to keep students safe from drug harms
A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, Illicit drug use in universities: zero tolerance or harm reduction?
Drug-Related and drug-misuse deaths in Northern Ireland, 2020
This report presents statistics on Northern Ireland (NI) drug-related mortality in 2020. Figures are based on deaths registered in NI that are known to be drug-related or a direct consequence of drug misuse (NISRA)
Deaths due to drug-related causes 2010 – 2020
There were 218 drug-related deaths registered in Northern Ireland in 2020. Over half (55.5%) of these deaths were of men aged 25-44. These are some of the findings of the statistics published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
Deaths related to volatile substances, helium and nitrogen in England and Wales: 2001 to 2020 registrations
Deaths related to volatile substances, helium and nitrogen in England and Wales from 2001 to 2020, by cause of death, sex, age, region and substances involved in the death (Office of National Statistics)
New Zealand State of the Nation 2022
The latest edition of our annual report on how New Zealand is dealing with drugs and drug harm (NZDF)
State Toolkit to End the Nation’s Drug Overdose Epidemic
Leading-Edge Actionsand Strategies to Remove Barriers to Evidence-based Patient Care (American Medical Association)
Student drug use: reducing harm and tackling supply
Universities UK (UUK) has today announced new work, in partnership with Unite Students, GuildHE and Independent HE, to set out a common approach to reduce harms from drug use and to better tackle supply (UUK)
Recreational drug use: what’s the harm?
In recent years, some in law enforcement and Government have associated recreational drug use, particularly among the middle classes, with increasing violence. This article looks at the Government’s plans to tackle the problem, responses to the proposals and Dame Carol Black’s recent independent review of drugs (UK Parliament)
Shooting Up: infections among people who inject drugs in the UK
This report describes the extent of infections and injecting-related harms among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United Kingdom (UK Government)
Evaluation of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme subsidised take home naloxone pilot
This report presents the final evaluation findings, covering the pilot in NSW, SA and WA from commencement on 1 December 2019 up until 30 June 2021 (Australian Government)
Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2021
This statistical release presents figures for drug seizures made in the year ending 31 March 2021 in England and Wales by the police (including the British Transport Police) and Border Force (Home Office)
Youth justice statistics: 2020 to 2021
Youth justice annual statistics for 2020 to 2021 for England and Wales (Youth Justice Board for England and Wales)
Promising evidence that mobile engagement units can link hard-to-reach individuals with opioid use disorder to medication treatment
In this study, a mobile engagement unit was evaluated to see if this intervention would improve treatment utilization among a hard-to-reach population (Recovery Research Institute)
Major changes ahead for EMCDDA as it embarks on new work programme
This is our top commitment for the period 2022–2024 and we know that we can count on our European partners to deliver on this ambitious promise – download (EMCDDA)
Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2020 to 2021
Statistics for alcohol and drug misuse treatment in prisons and other secure settings from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
Experiences of overdose among people who inject drugs in the city of Toronto
In this report, we summarize what people who inject drugs in Toronto told us about their overdose experiences. We are interested in what happened at the time of their overdose and how others responded to their overdose (MAP)
Substance misuse treatment for young people: statistics 2020 to 2021
Alcohol and drug treatment data for young people under 18, from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
Western Australian Drug Trends 2021
Key Findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) Interviews (NDARC)
(Re)framing regime performance: A critique of the INCB report for 2020
In this report, IDPC and the Global Drug Policy Observatory take a critical look at the narratives that the UN drug control system constructs to justify its own existence, and to create an appearance of success (idpc)
One in five new cases of HIV and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs due to unstable housing in US and UK, modelling shows
Unstable housing among people who inject drugs may be responsible for up to one in five new infections with HIV or hepatitis C in the United Kingdom and the United States, a global modelling study has found (aidsmap)
The YouGov Big Survey on Drugs
YouGov has conducted an extensive study on drugs and drug use in the UK. The study investigates opinions, attitudes, and behaviours of Britons towards both prescription and recreational drugs
Mapping Drug Use, Interventions and Treatment Needs in Scottish Prisons
A literature review (SCCJR)
Government response letter to the ACMD on CBPMs in humans
Four recommendations
The Drug Use in Higher Education in Ireland
Findings of the survey 2021 (DUHEI)
The use of out-of-court disposals and diversion at the ‘front end’
This report examines the effectiveness of out-of-court disposals and diversion programmes and considers whether there is scope to increase their use. Our research included analysis of the latest evidence and trends, an in-depth study in the Thames Valley Police force area and a nationally representative survey (Crest)
Scoping project: A peer-based needle exchange service in London
This report explores the feasibility, acceptability, and practical considerations of developing a peer-based needle exchange service, with additional hepatitis C awareness and testing capacity, in Hackney (LJWG)
How People Living in Canada Consume and Acquire Cannabis
Assessing Progress in Minimizing Harms and Establishing a Safe Supply Chain – Report at a Glance (CCSA)
Report: Substance misuse related deaths in the criminal justice system
The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAPDC) and the Royal College of General Practitioners Secure Environments Group (RCGP SEG) have highlighted the need for a whole-systems approach to tackle substance misuse in the criminal justice system – in order to prevent substance misuse-related deaths amongst prisoners and those released back into the community (IAPDC)
Commission proposes stronger mandate for EU Drugs Agency as illicit market proliferates
The Commission is proposing today to strengthen the mandate of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, transforming it into the European Union Drugs Agency (European Commission)
Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2020
This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update statistics on deaths from drug overdose in the United States, showing rates by demographic group and by specific types of drugs involved (such as opioids or stimulants), with a focus on changes from 2019 to 2020 (CDC)
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