The purposes of this clinical report are to review some of the short-term effects of maternal substance use during pregnancy and long-term implications of fetal exposure; describe typical medical, psychiatric, and behavioral symptoms of children and adolescents in families affected by substance use; and suggest proficiencies for pediatricians involved in the care of children and adolescents of families affected by substance use, including screening families, mandated reporting requirements, and directing families to community, regional, and state resources that can address needs and problems (Pediatrics)
Bibliography: Prevalence
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 (Public Health England)
UNAIDS warns that after significant reductions, declines in new HIV infections among adults have stalled and are rising in some regions
Globally, new HIV infections among adults and children were reduced by 40% since the peak in 1997. However, new analysis from UNAIDS shows that new HIV infections among adults have stalled, failing to decline for at least five years. The report outlines what is needed to step up prevention efforts (UNAIDS)
What drug types drove increases in drug use and possession offences over the past decade?
Australia – Victoria: Interactive map: rate of drug types for use and possession offences by LGA (Crime Statistics Agency)
Statistics on Alcohol, England 2016
This statistical report acts as a reference point for health issues relating to alcohol use and misuse, providing information obtained from a number of sources in a user-friendly format (HSCIC)
Statistics on Alcohol
This note provides a summary of statistics on drinking alcohol among adults in Great Britain and children in England. Data on alcohol related hospital admissions in England and Scotland and alcohol related deaths in England is also shown (Parliament UK)
Alcohol in Ireland: consumption, harm, cost and policy response
The purpose of this Overview is to compile and analyse the available data on alcohol use and its consequences in Ireland, and to describe alcohol policy (HRB)
New Psychoactive Drugs: No Easy Answer
This paper will advance policymakers’ knowledge and thinking about this developing issue (Policy Talk)
Shedding light on a vaping trend: Researchers study the use of e-cigarettes for illicit drugs
An interdisciplinary team of VCU researchers led by Peace received a roughly $339,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice in the U.S. Department of Justice to launch one of the first studies exploring how drug users are increasingly using e-cigarette devices to vape illicit drugs
EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on acetylfentanyl
In September 2015, the EMCDDA and Europol examined the available information on a new psychoactive substance N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]acetamide (acetylfentanyl), through a joint assessment. The two organisations concluded that sufficient information had been accumulated to merit the production of a Joint Report on acetylfentanyl as stipulated by Article 5.1 of the Council Decision
Cocaine and methamphetamine related drug-induced deaths in Australia 2012
This bulletin provides interpretation of (1) final data on accidental drug-induced deaths in which methamphetamine and cocaine were mentioned in Australia in 2012, and (2) estimated data for 2013 and 2014 (NDARC)
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults (CDC)
Monitoring the future: National survey on drug use 1975 – 2015 (PDF)
The 2015 survey, reported here, is the 41st consecutive survey of 12th-grade students and the 25th such survey of 8th and 10th graders (University of Michegan, USA)
NHS report by User Voice hears directly from inmates the true horrors of NPS use in prisons
Prisoners estimate at least one-third of all inmates use ‘spice’ (User Voice)
Comorbidity of substance use and mental health disorders in Europe
This analysis explains what comorbidity is, its implications for care, types of service provision available in Europe and considers key issues for the future (EMCDDA)
NPS at Crew Annual Report 2015-2016
This report was created as a supporting document to the end of year report presented to the Scottish Government Drug Policy Unit (DPU)
ACT Trends in Ecstasy and Related Drug Markets 2015
Findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS)
Scottish Drug Misuse Database
[PDF] Overview of Initial Assessments for Specialist Drug Treatment 2014/15 (ISD Scotland)
Australian Drug Trends 2015 provides unique insight into drug market and use patterns
Comprehensive national reports from NDARC’s Drug Trends monitoring system, Australian Drug Trends and Australian Drug Trends in Ecstasy and Related Drug Markets, are now available
Drug-related hospital stays in Australia 1993-2014
This bulletin presents data on drug-related hospital separations in Australia from 1993-2014 for the following drug types: opioids, cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis (NDARC)
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