Bibliography: Prevalence

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)

Recent increases in deaths largely driven by illicitly manufactured fentanyl (CDC)

The median age of people who inject opiates and crack cocaine is increasing in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, according to a new study published in the journal Addiction. Based on survey data, the researchers concluded that the age of people currently injecting drugs, their age when they first started injecting drugs, and the number of years they had been injecting drugs have all increased (aidsmap)

This collection of papers aims to demonstrate the significant role that web surveys can play in drug data collection (EMCDDA)

This report summarizes all unintentional illicit drug toxicity deaths in British Columbia (accidental and undetermined) that occurred between January 1, 2012, and April 30, 2022, inclusive. It includes confirmed and suspected illicit toxicity deaths (BC Coroners Service)

The data highlights an increase in substance-related hospitalisations among young people and that treatment for cocaine use among young people increased by 171% between 2011 and 2019. It also shows a clear link between mental ill health and substance use, evident across data on anxiety, self-harm and suicide (HRB Ireland)

The share of Americans who see drug addiction as a “major problem” in their community has declined in recent years, even as drug overdose deaths in the United States have risen sharpl (Pew Research Center)

This analysis provides the first significant body of evidence on drug use among students in Ireland and will help policymakers, professionals, and practitioners when considering responses to the challenge of reducing harms arising from drug use in higher education (DUHEI)

European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) is launching a new data explorer tool, allowing access to over 20 years of ESPAD data on substance use among 15-16-year-old student

The latest Drug Trends report from UNSW’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre shows more than 1800 drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2020 (UNSW)