Reports October 2012 |
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Pregnancy, childcare and the family: key issues for europe’s response to drugs
Drugs and the family: ‘room for improvement’ in responding to problems. Download | EMCDDA
South-East Asia Opium Survey 2012 - Lao PDR, Myanmar
Myanmar opium poppy cultivation jumped 17 per cent in 2012 to 51,000 hectares (up from 43,000 ha in 2011) in spite of Government figures showing that 23,717 ha of opium poppy has been eradicated - more than three times the 7,058 ha it eradicated in 2011 | UNODC
HIV among people who inject drugs in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
A systematic review with implications for policy | BMJ
Committee publishes findings on securing the future sustainability of the NHS
The Commons Committee of Public Accounts publishes its 16th Report of Session 2012-13, Department of Health: Securing the future financial sustainability of the NHS | Parliament, UK
Pseudoephedrine- and ephedrine-containing medicines
2012 review of actions to manage the risk of misuse. Download | MHRA, UK
The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse in Alaska, 2012 Update
This study addresses tangible economic costs such as lost earnings or costs of government programs. However, there are mental and emotional costs that result from alcohol and drug abuse that are extremely difficult to measure and are not included in this report | Alaska Mental Health Board & Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
WHO expert committee on drug dependence
Thirty-fifth report | World Health Organization
Accidental opioid-induced deaths in Australia 2008
Opioid deaths include those due to heroin, but may also include overdoses due to other opioids such as opium, morphine and oxycodone | NDARC, Australia
Preventing opioid overdoses in Europe
This report focuses on individual, situational and organisational risk factors for overdoses and how they can be modified to reduce fatal outcomes | EMCDDA
Inpatients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act
Annual figures, England, 2011/12 | NHS Information Centre, UK
Patients in Mental Health Hospitals and Units
The latest statistics on patients in mental health hospitals and units in Wales. Download | Welsh Government, UK
Afghanistan - Survey of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Production 2011
The 2011 Survey of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Production estimated the total area under cultivation in 2011 at 12,000 hectares and a potential production of 1,300 tons | UNODC
Governing The Global Drug Wars
Since 1909 the international community has worked to eradicate the abuse of narcotics. A century on, the efforts are widely acknowledged to have failed, and worse, have spurred black market violence and human rights abuses. How did this drug control system arise, why has it proven so durable in the face of failure, and is there hope for reform? | London School of Economics and Political Science
Mexico's Drug War
A US report analyzing the nature of Mexico's drug war | Center for the National Interest, USA
Drug strategy - reducing demand and managing drug misusing offenders updates
A series of bulletins related to the management of drug misusing offenders, in line with the Reducing Demand chapter of the drug strategy | Home Office, UK
ACMD advice on O-desmethyltramadol
The ACMD recommends that Odesmethyltramadol is controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as a Class B substance and, as it has no legitimate medical use, scheduled as a Schedule I substance under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 | AMCD, UK
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales Annual Report 2011–12
Multiple references to drugs and alcohol | Justice, UK
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) Methoxetamine Report (2012)
The ACMD has followed its initial assessment with a consideration of methoxetamine in the context of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Report | ACMD, UK
Further consideration of the synthetic cannabinoids (2012)
In July 2009 the ACMD recommended the compounds considered in that review should be made Class B and placed in Schedule I of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001) under a generic definition. Download | ACMD, UK
Crime Statistics, period ending June 2012
Latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) for the year ending June 2012 show a 6 per cent decrease in overall crime against adults compared with the previous year’s survey | Office for National Statistics, UK
Social reintegration and employment
Evidence and interventions for drug users in treatment. Download | EMCDDA
NIH request for information
Input into the Scientific Strategic Plan for the Proposed National Institute of Substance Use and Addiction Disorders - analysis of public comments | National Institutes of Health, USA
A Fresh Approach to Drugs
The final report of the UK Drug Policy Commission. Download report | UKDPC
Known abusers, but victims ignored
Torture and ill-treatment in Mexico | Amnesty International
The U.S. Drug Policy Landscape
Insights and Opportunities for Improving the View | RAND, USA
Drug systems change pilot programme evaluation report published
The programme, funded jointly by the Department of Health and the Home Office, ran from 2009-2011. The aim was to test whether local drug and alcohol treatment partnerships could tailor services better, in response to local needs, if they were allowed more flexibility in how they used the range of funding streams available to them and were not constrained by central targets. Report download | Department of Health, UK
Over the Limit: The Truth about Families and Alcohol,
The report warns that too many parents remain oblivious to the negative effects that alcohol can have on their parenting. An alarming 19% believe alcohol has a positive effect on their parenting ability and 62% of parents say that their drinking behaviour has no impact on their family at al | 4 Children, UK
New Jersey Syringe Access Program Demonstration Project
Final report: Implementation of P.L. 2006, c. 99 “Blood-borne Disease Harm Reduction Act” | New Jersey Department of Health, USA
Statistics for drug treatment activity in England 2011-12
National Drug Treatment Monitoring System | NTA, UK
Statistics from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System
1 April 2011– 31 March 2012 Vol1: The Numbers| NTA, UK
Statistics from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System
1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012 Vol 2: Technical Notes | NTA, UK
The role of housing in drugs recovery
A practice compendium |CIH, UK
Heroin and other opioid related deaths on the rise
A report released by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre reveals that a total of 500 Australians aged 15-54 died due to accidental opioid overdoses in 2008 – the latest year for which final figures are available. Based on preliminary estimates, deaths are higher again in 2009 and 2010 | NDARC, Australia
Accidental opioid-induced deaths in Australia 2008
This bulletin provides interpretation of final data on accidental opioid induced deaths in Australia in 2008, and estimated data for 2009 and 2010 | NDARC, Australia
Homelessness kills: homelessness mortality in early 21st century England
New research by Crisis reveals some shocking truths about the mortality and causes of death of homeless people compared to the general population. Full report | Crisis, UK
National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2011
Summary of National Findings | SAMHSA, USA
Domino Effects: The impact of localism and austerity on services for young people and on drug problems
This briefing reviews the changes that are occurring to services for young people at the local level and considers the potential impact of these for drug problems. Download | UKDPC
Drug trafficking in India
A case for border security | Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses