Bibliography: Prevalence

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)