Bibliography: Prevalence

The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) is an ongoing illicit drug monitoring system which has been conducted in all states and territories of Australia since 2000, and forms part of Drug Trends (NDARC)

This update presents figures from the National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) on deaths due to poisoning (overdose) by alcohol and/or other drugs, and deaths among people who use drugs which are not due to poisoning (non-poisonings) for the period 2008-2017 (HRB Ireland)

Each year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) makes available to Drug Trends in-depth data on drug-induced deaths in Australia. This year, we have produced a suite of products to summarise trends in drug-induced deaths in Australia from 1997 to 2018 (NDARC)

Contains figures for seizures of drugs made by local police forces and the UK Border Force (Home Office)

This publication provides a range of information relating to drug misuse drawn from a variety of sources. Topics covered are drug related hospital admissions, deaths related to poisoning by drug misuse, drug use prevalence amongst adults and children, drug dependency, and drug seizures (NHS Digital)

Overview of findings on alcohol, drug use and smoking from the 2018 wave of the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey  – SALSUS (Scottish Government)

This release by Information Services Division presents the data available from the Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) on individuals presenting for initial assessment at specialist drug treatment services in 2017/18 (ISD)

This study demonstrated that national trends in adolescent lifetime heroin and IDU use masks rising use in some major American cities (BASIS)

Pure potential cocaine production in Peru remained elevated at 52,100 hectares (ONDCP)

Finalised financial year statistics relating to class A, B and C drug seizure incidents and arrests by PSNI for the period 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019 (Police Service of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency)

Examines the extent and trends in illicit drug use among a sample of 16 to 59 year old residents in households in England and Wales (Home Office)

This book offers a systematic assessment of the past, present, and possible futures of synthetic opioids in the United States (RAND)

This year, we have provided a summary report highlighting the key trends from the IDRS interviews conducted in Victoria (NDARC)

Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2019 reveals that unintentional overdose continues to be a significant cause of death in Australia (Penington Institute)

Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States (SAMHSA)

This report contains results from a biennial 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 for the first time in 2018, wellbeing (NHS Digital)

Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales from 1993 onwards, by cause of death, sex, age and substances involved in the death (Office of National Statistics, UK)

Information about the most commonly used drugs in Scotland, emerging trends and have provided context to the recently released drug-related death statistics – download (Crew)

Now in their 40s and 50s, the so-called Generation X are dying in greater numbers by suicide or drug poisoning than any other age group (ONS)

Quarterly data are published on StatsWales. These include data on quarterly activity, case closures by reason for closure and the time between referral and start of treatment (Welsh Government)

Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality (CDC)

Mortality statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales by age-group, sex and underlying cause of death (National Statistics, UK)

Analysis of drug-related deaths and suicides in England and Wales, 2008 to 2016 (Office for National Statistics, UK)

Each year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) makes available to Drug Trends in-depth data on drug-induced deaths in Australia. This year, we have produced a suite of products to summarise trends in drug-induced deaths in Australia from 1997 to 2017 (NDARC)

In this article, NDARC’s Dr Rachel Sutherland provides an in-depth overview of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Australia that covers what they are, who uses them and which specific NPS are being consumed (NDARC)