Bibliography: Prevalence

Between 2005 and 2014 there was a dramatic increase nationally in hospitalizations involving opioids: the rate of opioid-related inpatient stays increased 64 percent, and the rate of opioidrelated emergency department (ED) visits nearly doubled (HCUP)

This report provides a first look at the emergence of more problematic forms of use of new psychoactive substances among a range of demographic groups, including opioid and amphetamine injectors, prisoners, the homeless and men who have sex with men. It explores, in particular, the use of synthetic cathinones, synthetic cannabinoids and new synthetic opioids, as well as related harms and responses (EMCDDA)

The project in question analysed wastewater in over 60 European cities and towns (hereinafter referred to as ‘cities’) to explore the drug-taking habits of those who live in them. The results provide a valuable snapshot of the drug flow through the cities involved, revealing marked geographical variations (EMCDDA)

Synthetic cannabinoids represent the largest group of substances currently monitored in Europe by the EMCCDA through the EU Early Warning System. Current knowledge on these substances and trends in production, availability, use and harms are presented in this analysis (EMCDDA)

The 2016 NDSHS show that younger people (aged under 30) were smoking less, drinking less and using fewer illicit drugs in 2016 than in 2001. However, for people in their 40s, 50s and 60s, there was little to no change in drug usage behaviours over this period but their use of some drugs has increased between 2013 and 2016 (AIHW)

Long-term trajectories of heroin use in Australia appear to show considerable diversity. During a decade of follow-up, with few risk factors predicting group membership, just over a fifth continued to use at high levels, while fewer than a fifth become abstinent early on and remained abstinent. The remainder showed fluctuating patterns (NDARC)

Cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine use up broadly among United States workforce across multiple specimen types and testing populations (Quest Diagnostics)

Slide show (Andrew Brown, Substance Misuse Policy Manager at MEAM coalition)

Teetotalism, drinking in the week before interview, frequent drinking and units drunk, including changes in drinking patterns in recent years (Office of National Statistics)

Information from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) has been combined with estimates of the number of opiate users in England (in 2011/12) to provide to provide estimates of the number of children who may be considered as ‘affected by parental opiate use’ in England. Specifically, estimates of the number of children who live with female opiate users and the number of children who live with male opiate users have been produced, along with the number of opiate users who live with children (Public Health Institute)

The full report, including methodology and findings, is available here (Public Health England)

This document is the first of nine public reports which will share results of a national wastewater drug monitoring program over the next three years (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission)

HIV surveillance data in the UK by demographic characteristics and geographical region (Public Health England)

Findings from the October 2016 Northern Ireland Omnibus Survey (Department of Justice, Northern Ireland)

Not only are there an increasing number of older adults forming a bigger proportion of the population, they are, as a group, more likely than earlier generations to develop substance misuse problems – meaning greater demands on health, social care and other services (Advisory Panel on Substance Misuse – Welsh Government)

An Analysis of National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) Data (Lifeline)

This statistical report presents a range of information on drug use by adults and children drawn together from a variety of sources. It focuses on England only where possible although some statistics are only readily available at GB or UK level or for England and Wales combined (NHS Digital)

Data on clients seen at drug and alcohol treatment agencies (Welsh Government)

Deaths caused by diseases known to be related to alcohol consumption, such as cirrhosis of the liver (Office for National Statistics)

Nationwide, the mortality rate from drug poisoning, alcohol poisoning, and suicide increased by 52 percent between 2000 and 2014 (University of New Hampshire)

The bulletin summarises information on people presenting to services with problem drug misuse and relates to the 12-month period ending 31 March 2016 (Northern Ireland Executive)

The bulletin summarises information on people presenting to services with problem drug misuse and relates to the 12-month period ending 31 March 2016 ( Northern Ireland Executive)

Based on data from the combined 2014–2015 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, 1.7 million young adults aged 18 to 25 in the United States used cocaine in the past year (4.98 percent of the young adult population). This equates to about 1 out of every 20 young adults across the nation using cocaine in the past year (SAMHSA)

This report examines alcohol consumption among adults in England in 2015. It explores the proportion of men and women drinking at increasing and higher risk levels on a weekly and daily basis. Analysis also focuses on variations in alcohol consumption by household income and across regions in England

Report finds prescription-only medicines are being used to supplement the use of other illicit drugs, including cocaine and heroin (ACMD)

The latest findings from the largest European project in the emerging science of wastewater analysis (EMCDDA)