In 2021/22, Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) was prescribed to an estimated minimum of 29,600 people in Scotland. This was a small increase compared to the 2020/21 estimate (29,416) (Public Health Scotland)
Bibliography: Prevalence
Results and challenges of running the Web Survey on Drugs in Luxembourg: a major contribution to understanding the drug situation
This paper shows how the second wave of the European Web Survey on Drugs (EWSD) led to a better understanding of the drug situation in Luxembourg. Until the EWSD, detailed information on the drug situation in Luxembourg was very limited, with only a few surveys, often small-scale, having been conducted in the country since the late 1990s (EMCDDA)
New report finds 171 drug-related hospitalisations per day in Australia in 2020-21
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
Harm Reduction Database Wales: Drug related mortality
Annual Report 2021-22 – PowerPoint (Public Health Wales)
New report finds 171 drug-related hospitalisations per day in Australia in 2020-21
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
Wales’ drug deaths a complex picture
A complex and evolving pattern of drug use and availability is resulting in increased drug deaths in Wales, with two thirds of deaths in 2021 involving a combination of drugs, including alcohol and prescription medicines Download (Public Health Wales)
Problematic opioid use in Ireland, 2015–2019
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)
New Report Recommends 34 Indicators to Improve Measuring the Impact of Drug-Impaired Driving Across Canada
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
Australian Drug Trends 2022: Key Findings from the National Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) Interviews
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.
Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England, 2021
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)
Australia’s Annual Overdose Report
Penington Institute publishes Australia’s Annual Overdose Report, the most comprehensive and ambitious study of overdose in Australia
Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce Evidence Paper
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)
Delving deeper into the social health of people who use methamphetamine
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)
People who inject drugs: HIV and viral hepatitis monitoring
Data tables and commentary for the unlinked anonymous monitoring surveys of infections and risk among people who inject drugs (UK Health Security Agency)
European Drug Report 2022: Trends and Developments
The Trends and Developments report presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report contains a comprehensive set of national data across these themes and key harm-reduction interventions (EMCDDA)
Trends in the availability and type of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, June 2021 – May 2022
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: 2021 registrations
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)
The Global Cannabis Cultivation Research Consortium (GCCRC): a transnational online survey of cannabis growers
This paper presents some of the key findings of an innovative online survey of cannabis growers in Europe, Australia and North America. The International Cannabis Cultivation Questionnaire (ICCQ) present generated important findings about cannabis cultivation, along with policy insights and methodological lessons that would likely have been unattainable through other methods (EMCDDA)
Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2021
Statistics of drug-related deaths in 2021 and earlier years, broken down by age, sex, substances implicated in the death, underlying cause of death, and NHS Board and Council areas (National Records of Scotland)
Urban–Rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, 2020
Drug overdose death rates, which have been rising over the past decade, differ by urban and rural counties across the United States (CDC)
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