Bibliography: Prevalence

Analysis of Deaths occurring in 2015 and 2016 (ISD Scotland)

Numbers treated for cocaine use rises for third year in a row. Opiates are still the main problem drug reported. Benzodiazepines increase both as the main and as an additional problem drug (Health Research Board, Ireland)

Full findings online

This study is the first of its kind to explore the state of Canadian substance use policies in the workplace (CCSA)

Annual report and data tables from the UK Focal Point on Drugs on the national prevalence, impact, prevention and treatment of drug use (Public Health England, Home Office, Welsh Government, The Scottish Government, Public Health Wales, and Department of Health (Northern Ireland)

This report quantifies the health impact that alcohol and illicit drug use place on Australia, including as risk factors for other diseases and injuries. It estimates that alcohol and illicit drugs were collectively responsible for 6.7% of Australia’s disease burden in 2011. The report highlights that health inequalities exist, with lower socioeconomic groups and more remote areas generally experiencing higher rates of disease burden due to alcohol and illicit drug use (AIHW)

Some of England and Wales’s favourite seaside resort areas are now among the towns with the highest rates of deaths from the misuse of heroin/morphine (Office for National Statistics)

This report quantifies the health impact that alcohol and illicit drug use place on Australia, including as risk factors for other diseases and injuries. It estimates that alcohol and illicit drugs were collectively responsible for 6.7% of Australia’s disease burden in 2011 Download (AIHW)

The estimates refer to children aged under 18 years that live in the same household as an adult opiate user at least one night a week where the adult does not necessarily need to have parental responsibility for the child (Public Health Institute)

Estimates of the number of opiate and crack cocaine users in local areas from 2014 to 2015 download (Public Health England)

Number of seizures and quantities of drugs seized

Analysis of the characteristics of drug possession crimes

(Scottish Government)

Deaths related to volatile substances and helium in England, Wales and Scotland from 2001 to 2016, by region, sex, age, substances involved and cause of death (Office of National Statistics)

This report, which has been developed with representation from a patient, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Geriatrics Society, provides the latest milestone on the journey towards developing the best possible response to this important problem

Overview of the homeless situation across England with insights into the current evidence base to support action to prevent and reduce homelessness (Public Health England)

Presents a range of information on drug use by adults and children drawn together from a variety of sources. (NHS Digital)

Given recent changes in state laws and policies and the increased demand for marijuana products, continued monitoring of the U.S. marijuana market in coming years is important in order to understand consumption and buying patterns among at-risk segments of the population, especially youth  (RAND)

National Drugs Library (Health Research Board, Ireland)

Data were collected on four thematic areas: knowledge, attitudes and behaviours; cannabis use and products used; driving and cannabis, and cannabis for medical purposes (Canadian Government)

Deaths from drug overdose are an increasing public health burden in the United States. This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update trends in drug overdose deaths, describe demographic and geographic patterns, and identify shifts in the types of drugs involved (CDC)

The non-medical use of pharmaceuticals is common—about 1 million Australians (4.8%) aged 14 years or older reported recent non-medical use of a pharmaceutical drug (AIHW)

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 drug users (non-poisoning), in the period 2004–2015 (Health Research Board, Ireland)

Overall, 43,703 students from 360 public and private schools participated in this year’s Monitoring the Future survey. The survey is funded by the NIDA, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH’s 2017 Monitoring the Future survey shows both vaping and marijuana are more popular than traditional cigarettes or pain reliever misuse NIH, USA)

Wastewater analysis is widely applied internationally as a tool to measure and interpret drug use within national populations. The Australian Government has recognised the considerable benefits of wastewater analysis and has partnered with established scientific expertise within Australian academic institutions to introduce a national program based on international models (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission)

Almost two people died each day in Ireland during 2015 as a result of poisoning, trauma or medical causes linked to drug use according to the latest figures from the Health Research Board (Ireland)

The number of people who inject drugs
Women and young people as a proportion of people who inject drugs
HIV and HCV antibody (anti-HCV) prevalence among people who inject drugs
Coverage of needle and syringe programs (NSP) and opioid substitution therapy (OST)

(NDARC)

In 2017, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) of the Myanmar Police Force of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar collaborated for the 15th time with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to implement an opium survey