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Bibliography: Prevalence


National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019

15th July 2022

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. It also asks people for their opinions on a range of initiatives designed to reduce the harm caused by tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use, and for the first time provides perspectives on emerging initiatives, such as the availability of pill and other drug testing for potential drug users (AIHW)

Categories: Bibliography, Domestic Policy Issues, Prevalence

Categories: Domestic Policy Issues, Prevalence

The population of people injecting drugs in the UK is getting older

8th July 2022

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)

Categories: Bibliography, Prevalence

Categories: Prevalence

Monitoring drug use in the digital age: studies in web surveys

30th June 2022

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

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Categories: Prevalence

Challenges in Identifying Novel Psychoactive Substances and a Stronger Path Forward

17th June 2022

The importance of non-targeted testing to keep pace with a rapidly evolving synthetic opioid market (National Institute of Justice)

Categories: Bibliography, Prevalence, Production and Supply

Categories: Prevalence, Production and Supply

European Drug Report 2022: Trends and Developments

15th June 2022

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)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues, Prevalence, Production and Supply

Categories: International Policy Issues, Prevalence, Production and Supply

Drug supply and use bounce back after COVID-19 disruption

15th June 2022

The rapid bounce back of drug supply and use following COVID-19 disruption is among the issues highlighted today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) as it launches its European Drug Report 2022: Trends and Developments

Categories: Bibliography, Prevalence, Production and Supply

Categories: Prevalence, Production and Supply

Illicit Drug Toxicity Deaths in BC January 1, 2012 – April 30, 2022

10th June 2022

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)

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New HRB report examines substance use among young people

8th June 2022

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)

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Categories: Prevalence

Concern about drug addiction has declined in U.S., even in areas where fatal overdoses have risen the most

1st June 2022

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)

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Categories: Prevalence

The Drug Use in Higher Education in Ireland (DUHEI) Survey 2021

31st May 2022

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)

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Categories: Prevalence

New explorer tool offers access to over 20 years of ESPAD data

26th May 2022

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

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Categories: Prevalence

Five drug-induced deaths per day among Australians in 2020, report finds

26th May 2022

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)

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Categories: Prevalence

Scottish drug misuse database

18th May 2022

Overview of Initial Assessments for Specialist Drug Treatment 2020/21: Final Report

Categories: Bibliography, Interventions - Treatment, Prevalence

Categories: Interventions - Treatment, Prevalence

Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Cross-Canada Report on the Use of Drugs from the Unregulated Supply, 2019-2021 Data

19th April 2022

Presents substance use trends and describes whether expected substance use matched actual substance contents. Data were collected from harm reduction sites in seven regions across Canada that participated in the Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project between 2019 and 2021 (CCSA)

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Statistics from the Northern Ireland Substance Misuse Database: 2020/21

8th April 2022

The Department of Health today published “Statistics from the Northern Ireland Substance Misuse Database: 2020/21 (Experimental Statistics)” report and accompanying statistical tables

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Categories: Prevalence

rends in Cannabis Use Prior to First Admission to Inpatient Psychiatry in Ontario, Canada, Between 2007 and 2017 (Report at a Glance) CannabisMental Health

5th April 2022

Highlights the correlation between cannabis use and admission to inpatient psychiatry beds in Ontario between 2007 and 2017. The study shows that prior cannabis use was common among people at first admission to inpatient psychiatry. It suggests that trends in use among vulnerable groups, such as those with mental illness, need to be monitored to evaluate the effect of cannabis-related policies on different cohorts of psychiatric inpatients (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction)

Categories: Bibliography, Interventions - Treatment, Prevalence

Categories: Interventions - Treatment, Prevalence

Latest wastewater data reveal drug-taking habits in 75 European cities in a record 25 countries

18th March 2022

Increases in detections of most drugs studied (EMCDDA)

Categories: Bibliography, Interventions - Harm Reduction, Prevalence

Categories: Interventions - Harm Reduction, Prevalence

Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: October to December 2021

16th March 2022

This report focusses on management information from Police Scotland on suspected drug deaths to provide as timely an indication of current trends in drug deaths in Scotland as is possible. Statistics from National Records of Scotland are also presented for wider context (Scottish Government)

Categories: Bibliography, Prevalence

Categories: Prevalence

Report 15 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program

15th March 2022

Report 15 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program (the Program) covers around 57 per cent of the Australian population, which equates to about 13.3 million people (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission)

Categories: Bibliography, Prevalence

Categories: Prevalence

Home People, population and community Health and social care Causes of death Avoidable mortality in Great Britain Avoidable mortality in Great Britain: 2020

14th March 2022

Deaths from causes considered avoidable, treatable or preventable given timely and effective healthcare or public health interventions in those aged under 75 years (Office of National Statistics)

Categories: Bibliography, Prevalence

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