Tobacco and alcohol use are by far the most prevalent addictive behaviours and cause the large majority of the harm. However, the quality of data on prevalence and addiction-related harms is mostly low, and comparisons between countries and regions must be viewed with caution (Addiction)
Bibliography: All Publications
Why reducing drug-related crime is important, and why the new government needs to act
This research and policy briefing explains why reducing the rates of re-offending amongst those struggling with drug and alcohol dependencies is a crucial factor in any strategy to reduce overall crime rates (RAPT)
National Drugs Strategy 2009 – 2016
Progress Report to End 2014 (Ireland)
2013-14 Illicit Drug Data Report
The Illicit Drug Data Report 2013–14 provides governments, law enforcement agencies, policy makers, academia, interested stakeholders and the community with a robust statistical picture of the Australian illicit drug market (Australian Crime Commission)
Review of Needle Exchange Provision in Ireland
This report on Needle Exchange Provision in Ireland is aimed at improving needle exchange coverage and enhancing service delivery as a way of reducing rates of new HCV and HIV infection and charts a way forward in identifying potential care pathways for drug and alcohol services in this country (HSE)
What Interventions Are Needed for Women and Girls Who Use Drugs? A Global Perspective
Women and girls who inject drugs are more likely than their male counterparts to acquire HIV. In addition to criminalization, punitive laws, and social stigma that puts all injecting drug users at increased risk, women are made even more vulnerable by social, economic, and culturally embedded power imbalances (JAIDS)
National Forum on Drug-related Deaths Scotland
This report reviews the impact of the Forum during 2014 and looks ahead by setting out recommendations that seek to reduce the numbers at risk (SFAD)
The impact of drug policy on women
In the public mind, the “war on drugs” probably conjures up a male image. In most countries, official statistics would show that men, indeed, are the majority of people who use drugs recreationally, who have problematic use, and who sell drugs. But punitive drug laws and policies pose a heavy burden on women and, in turn, on the children for whom women are often the principal caregivers (Open Society Foundations)
NGOs highlight human rights violations committed in the name of drug control
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is planning to draft a report on the impact of drugs and drug control on human rights … In order to feed into the report, a series of NGOs submitted letters highlighting the impact of drug control on human rights (IDPC)
DIP Merseyside Drug Testing Report
This report focuses on the seven Merseyside custody suites which carried out drug tests between April 2013 and March 2014, the demographic details captured during the drug testing process and the times at which drug tests were carried out (Centre for Public Health)
Demystifying ‘Narcoterrorism’
This policy brief considers the way in which the term has evolved since the early 1980s and the main official and academic attempts at defining it (Global Drug Policy Observator
Commission set to dump EU alcohol strategy
Vytenis Andriukaitis, the EU’s Health and Food Safety Commissioner, said that the executive has no intention of submitting a new strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm in Europe, suggesting that the issue will be tackled as part of a broad range of “risk factors” affecting chronic diseases (Euractive)
A successful approach to tackling drug-related crime
This research and policy briefing reminds us of a few key findings from RAPt’s research and experience (RAPT)
A successful approach to tackling drug-related crime
This research and policy briefing reminds us of a few key findings from RAPt’s research and experience (RAPT)
Substance misuse and mental health in prison
This research and policy briefing describes the worrying extent of mental health problems amongst prisoners, and the close correlation between mental health conditions such as depression and post traumatic stress disorders, and substance misuse (RAPT)
Reducing alcohol-related harm
Policy Briefing (New Zealand Medical Association)
England & Wales: Breaking Down 2014 Drug Policing Data
Past-year data in England and Wales shows a drop off in drug policing. But, with figures still well above where they were a decade ago, and an abundance of evidence showing that policing possession has little impact on use rates, why is the government still funneling resources into this futile practice? (Talking Drugs)
The impact of drug policy on women
In the public mind, the “war on drugs” probably conjures up a male image. In most countries, official statistics would show that men, indeed, are the majority of people who use drugs recreationally, who have problematic use, and who sell drugs. But punitive drug laws and policies pose a heavy burden on women and, in turn, on the children for whom women are often the principal caregivers (Open Society Foundations)
National Forum on Drug-related Deaths Scotland
This report reviews the impact of the Forum during 2014 and looks ahead by setting out recommendations that seek to reduce the numbers at risk (SFAD)
National Forum on Drug-related Deaths Scotland
This report reviews the impact of the Forum during 2014 and looks ahead by setting out recommendations that seek to reduce the numbers at risk (SFAD)
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