Bibliography: Prevalence

Presented here are the most recent available data on overdoses and deaths involving opioids and/or stimulants from January 2016 to September 2022 in Canada, where available (Government of Canada)

Report 18 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program covered sampling in August and October 2022. In August, 58 wastewater sites were monitored nationally, covering approximately 57% of the Australian population Download report

Provides the most recent surveillance data, as well as 10-year trends, on health behaviours and experiences among high school students in the United States (U.S.) related to adolescent health and well-being (CDC)

Opioids may be an effective treatment for chronic and acute pain when properly used (1). However, receiving an opioid prescription in the emergency department (ED) has been identified as a potential risk factor for long-term use (CDCX)

The 2021 NSDUH national report includes selected estimates by race, ethnicity, and age group. It is the most comprehensive report on substance use and mental health indicators that SAMHSA has released to date

Between 2000 and 2020, age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for adults aged 65 and over increased from 2.4 to 8.8 deaths per 100,000 standard population (CDC)

The 2011-2021 edition of Drug-related and drug-misuse deaths contains a revised version of drug-misuse deaths which makes data for Northern Ireland comparable with England and Wales

Almost two in five deaths of homeless people were related to drug poisoning in 2021 (259 estimated deaths; 35.0% of the total number), consistent with previous years (ONS)

The purpose of this report is to examine the current situation, risks and responses to the recreational use of nitrous oxide in Europe (EMCDDA)

Three percent of adults reported ever having a problem with drugs. Twelve per cent of adults reported using drugs in the previous 12 months. Prevalence was highest amongst those aged 16-24 (22%) (Scottish Government)

There were 62,486 drug-related hospitalisations (excluding alcohol and tobacco) among Australians in 2020-21, according to a new report released today by the Drug Trends program at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney

Annual Report 2021-22 – PowerPoint (Public Health Wales)

There were 62,486 drug-related hospitalisations (excluding alcohol and tobacco) among Australians in 2020-21, according to a new report released today by the Drug Trends program at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney

In this report, we present the results of a study that aimed to estimate the prevalence of problematic opioid use in Ireland from 2015 to 2019 using a four-source capture-recapture method. Three of the four data sources used for the analysis were derived from opioid substitution treatment records from the Central Treatment List (CTL) (clinics, general practitioners (GPs) and prisons) and the fourth data source was derived from the Probation Service (HRB National Drugs Library)

A new report released today by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) recommends 34 indicators (e.g., collecting anonymous data on the potential presence and types of drugs in hospitalized drivers) to better measure the impact of DID across Canada

his includes:

A report overviewing the key findings in 2022;
An infographic summarising key findings in 2022;
A methods document highlighting approaches to collating and presenting estimates; and
The executive summary, summarising key findings in 2022.

This report contains results from the latest survey of secondary school pupils in England in years 7 to 11 (mostly aged 11 to 15), focusing on smoking, drinking and drug use. It covers a range of topics including prevalence, habits, attitudes, and wellbeing (NHS)

The evidence presented and summarised in this paper is split into sections on topics relevant to the research and evidence gathered in preparation for our final report Changing Lives (Deaths Taskforce)

A large 2019 survey estimated that 300,000 Australians aged 14 years and over had used some form of illicit meth/amphetamine in the previous year. Half had used the crystal form of methamphetamine (“ice”), and one-fifth had used the powdered form “speed” (Monash University)

Data tables and commentary for the unlinked anonymous monitoring surveys of infections and risk among people who inject drugs (UK Health Security Agency)

This bulletin series reports on trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets over a 12-month period (a new bulletin is released typically every 4 months). The current bulletin focuses on analysis of drug listings on cryptomarkets from 1st June 2021 to 31st May 2022 (NDARC)

Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales from 1993 to 2021, by cause of death, sex, age and substances involved in the death (Office of National Statistics)

Drug overdose death rates, which have been rising over the past decade, differ by urban and rural counties across the United States (CDC)