Annual report and data tables from the UK Focal Point on Drugs on the national prevalence, impact, prevention and treatment of drug use (Home Office)
Bibliography: Prevalence
NDCP Releases Data on Coca Cultivation and Production in Peru
Coca (the plant used to make cocaine) cultivation in Peru significantly increased to 72,000 hectares in 2019, with potential pure cocaine production of 705 metric tons (ONDCP)
Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts
This data visualization presents provisional counts for drug overdose deaths based on a current flow of mortality data in the National Vital Statistics System (CDC)
National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019
This report presents key results from the 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey. It looks at people’s drug use throughout their lives and during the last 12 months, and examines how these patterns have changed over time (AIHW)
Youth Violence Commission Final Report (PDF)
While the magnitude of the effort needed to protect young people from serious violence cannot be underestimated, we believe there is cause for cautious optimism (YVC)
Prescription Opioids (Canadian Drug Summary)
Summarizes data on the use of prescription opioids, including information on associated harms and effects, legal status, costs, hospitalization, emergency department visits and access to treatment (CCSA)
Drug treatment in Ireland 2013 to 2019
This is the annually updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem drug use (excluding alcohol) in Ireland (HRB)
Review of literature on illegal drugs in the region
This document presents a summary of academic research papers on illegal drugs (CESED, Colombia)
Key findings from the ‘Australians’ Drug Use: Adapting to Pandemic Threats’ (ADAPT) Study
The Australians’ Drug Use: Adapting to Pandemic Threats (ADAPT) Study is exploring the short and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experiences of Australians who use illicit drugs (NDARC)
EMCDDA Trendspotter briefing: impact of COVID-19 on patterns of drug use and drug-related harms in Europe
This briefing provides a snapshot of the state of play with respect to the impact of COVID-19 on drug consumption patterns and drug-related harms during the early stages of the pandemic (EMCDDA)
Original quantitative research – Setting the baseline
A description of cannabis poisonings at a Canadian pediatric hospital prior to the legalization of recreational cannabis (Public Health Agency of Canada)
Prevalence of problem drug use in Scotland: 2015/16 Estimates
This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) provides a follow-up to previously published estimates of the prevalence of Problem Drug Use (PDU) in Scotland between April 2015 and March 2016
Hepatitis C in England and the UK
Latest PHE hepatitis C virus (HCV) reports and supporting documents, for England and the UK
Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: Update from the EMCDDA expert network, 2020
This 2020 EMCDDA update on drug-related infectious diseases aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current situation with regard to the epidemiological picture of drug-related infectious diseases in Europe up to January 2020, while highlighting some of the current innovative responses to the problem
Adulterants, Contaminants and Co-occurring Substances in Drugs on the Illegal Market in Canada
Provides a snapshot of the contents of drugs on the illegal market in Canada using 2018–2019 data from drug seizures, drug checking services and a drug monitoring study. This bulletin is accompanied by a technical report featuring detailed research methods and data PDF (CCENDU )
Synthetic Drugs in East and Southeast Asia (PDF)
Latest developments and challenges (UNODC)
Novel benzodiazepines: prevalence and harms in the UK
This report examines the evidence of prevalence and harms in the UK of several novel benzodiazepines and provides advice to the government (ACMD)
Nonfatal Drug Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments — United States, 2016–2017
From 2016 to 2017, the nonfatal overdose ED visits rates for all drugs, all opioids, nonheroin opioids, heroin, and cocaine increased significantly, whereas those for benzodiazepines decreased significantly (CDC)
Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study (Perspectives on drugs)
The results provide a valuable snapshot of the drug flow through the cities involved, revealing marked geographical variations (EMCDDA)
National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program—Ninth report
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) has commissioned The University of Queensland, and through it the University of South Australia, to undertake the data collection and analysis that underpins the report
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