Reports July 2010 |
Understanding college students’ alcoholrelated social norms in Sefton
Drink It’s Not What You Think [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK]
London DIP Review 2010
The Executive Summary of the Final Report for the London Drug Interventions Programme (DIP) Review [Green and Green Solutions Limited, UK]
Crime in England and Wales
Findings from the British Crime Survey and police recorded crime [Home Office, UK]
Drug Misuse Declared
Findings from the 2009/10 British Crime Survey England. Accompanying tables and reports [Home Office, UK]
State election 2010 - Drugs, crime and prisons
This paper was produced in June and utilised during meetings with Members of Parliament in Drug Action Week [VAADA, Australia]
State election 2010 - An accessible and quality drug treatment system
This paper was produced in June and utilised during meetings with Members of Parliament in Drug Action Week [VAADA, Australia]
State election 2010 - Responding to older AOD users
This paper was produced in June and utilised during meetings with Members of Parliament in Drug Action Week [VAADA, Australia]
Liberating the NHS: Report of the arms-length bodies review
PDF Download of the report [Department of Health, UK]
Fighting Drug Trafficking With a Substance-Oriented Approach
This paper discusses the “substance-oriented approach” Dutch authorities implemented to to scare off potential small-scale cocaine smugglers. The focus was on the drugs, rather than the couriers, and on incapacitating the smuggling route, rather than deterrence by incarceration - Report PDF [Transnational Institute, Netherlands]
Drugs & diversity: the impact of drugs on different minority groups
These wide-ranging reports describe what is known about treatment and prevention within diverse communities, including LGBT groups, disabled people and BME communities [UKDPC]
Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2009
This report contains results from an annual survey of secondary school pupils in years 7 to 11 (mostly aged 11 to 15). 7,674 pupils in 247 schools in England completed questionnaires in the autumn term of 2009. Full report - Summary [NHS Information Centre, UK]
Drug Control
DOD Needs to Improve Its Performance Measurement System to Better Manage and Oversee Its Counternarcotics Activities [GAO, USA]
Drug Control
International Programs Face Significant Challenges Reducing the Supply of Illegal Drugs but Support Broad U.S. Foreign Policy Objectives [GAO, USA]
Accessibility of HIV Prevention for People who Use Drugs and Incarcerated People
Accessibility of HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care Services for People who Use Drugs and Incarcerated People in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan: Legislative and Policy Analysis and Recommendations for Reform. PDF download [Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network]
Alcohol sales 2005-2009 (July 2010)
This report describes trends in per capita sales of alcohol in Scotland, England & Wales from 2005 to 2009 [Health Scotland, UK]
Price of off-trade alcohol, Scotland 2009
The analysis presented in this report describes the price distribution of alcohol sold through the off-trade in Scotland in 2009 and was undertaken to inform implementation of the policy proposals in the Alcohol Etc. (Scotland) Bill [Health Scotland, UK]
Understanding illicit drug markets, supplyreduction efforts, and drug-related crime in the European Union
This document will be of interest to policymakers from the European Commission, as well as other governmental bodies which are concerned with measuring the effectiveness of their drug supply-reduction strategies [RAND]
Antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in adults and adolescents
Recommendations for a public health approach (2010 revision) PDF [WHO]
Adolescent Drug Use and the Deterrent Effect of School-Imposed Penalties
An instrumental-variables approach to retrieving an estimate of the causal response of marijuana use to sanctions and thereby demonstrate the efficacy of school-imposed penalties as a deterrent to adolescent drug use [Institute for the Study of Labor, Germany]
Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities
The primary aim of this paper is to identify and evaluate primary prevention programs and initiatives aimed at preventing AOD harms in CLD communities [DrugInfo Clearinghouse, Australia]
Comorbid substance and non-substance mental health disorders and re-offending among NSW prisoners
These results suggest that an effective way of reducing re-offending is to treat prisoners who have comorbid substance and non-substance mental health disorders [NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Australia]
Alcohol In Our Lives: Curbing the Harm
Published 27 Apr 2010 [Law Commission, New Zealand]
Mental Health of Young People, 2007
Including: Alcohol, drug and tobacco use and social contact [Australian Bureau of Statistics]
Prison and probation expenditure, 1999-2009
The report, part of a three part series of briefings on criminal justice spending supported by the Hadley Trust will be required reading for policy makers, journalists and anyone with an interest in public finances and the proper use of taxpayers' money [Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, UK]
Analysis of national programmes on HIV and drug control
Accessibility of HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care Services for People who Use Drugs and Incarcerated People in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan: Legislative and Policy Analysis and Recommendations for Reform - Download PDF report [Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, UNODC]
Statistical bulletin 2010
The Statistical bulletin is published yearly by the EMCDDA and provides access to the most recent statistical data relating to the drugs situation in Europe [EMCDDA]
SPS Framework for the Management of Substance Misuse in Custody Strategy
To provide staff with strategic direction and guidance in the management of prisoners with substance misuse problems [Scottish Prisons Service, UK]
Rough Sleeping England - Total Street Count 2010
These figures have been pre-released in accordance with the Pre-release Access Order and the pre-release access list can be found in the downloads [Communities and Local Government, UK]
Altered State?
Assessing How Marijuana Legalization in California Could Influence Marijuana Consumption and Public Budgets [RAND, USA]
Tackling problem drug use
Thirtieth Report - see page 88 [Home Office, UK]
Crime in England and Wales 2009/10
Findings from the British Crime Survey and police recorded crime. Links to tables [Home Office, UK]
National reports 2009
Commissioned each year by the EMCCDA and produced by the national focal points of the Reitox network, the National reports draw an overall picture of the drug phenomenon at national level in each EU Member state [EMCDDA]
The Effectiveness of Mandatory- Random Student Drug Testing
Consistent with the goals of the program, students subject to MRSDT reported less substance use than comparable students in high schools without MRSDT ... had no effect on any group of students’ reported intentions to use substances in the future [Institute of Educational Sciences, USA]
Cambodia and the United Nations collaborate on community-based drug dependence treatment
Treatnet, which is now in its second phase, is a UNODC initiative that promotes diversified and accessible quality drug dependence treatment and care services, including HIV/AIDS prevention and care [UNODC]
Cannabis Factsheets for GPs and their patients
NCPIC has produced this series of factsheets specifically for use by GPs in their treatment of patients experiencing cannabis-related issues [NCPIC, Australia]
Legislative and Policy Barriers to Needle & Syringe Programs
The Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) has developed this position paper with a view to providing a national overview of the legislative and policy barriers which currently restrict access to Needle & Syringe Programs (NSPs) and new injecting equipment for PWIDs [Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League]
Draft Structural Reform Plan
Develop a comprehensive approach to drug misuse
Develop options for alcohol taxation and pricing to ensure it tackles binge drinking [Home Office, UK]
IHRA releases 2007 - 2009 programme evaluation report
The evaluation was funded by the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), and was concluded in December 2009 [IHRA]
Impact of Alcohol in Greater Manchester Quarter Three (2010)
This report identifies available alcohol intelligence across Greater Manchester [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK]
The Mental Health and Well-Being of Ontario Students : 1991 - 2009
The longest ongoing school survey of adolescents in Canada [CAMH, Canada]
New UNAIDS OUTLOOK report 2010 launched
Ahead of the XVIII International AIDS Conference to be held in Vienna from 18 – 23 July, UNAIDS has launched its OUTLOOK Report 2010 in Geneva [UNAIDS]
Finding the right help: Pathways for culturally diverse clients with cannabis use and mental health issues
This qualitative study examines the experiences of those with co-existing issues engaging with mental health or alcohol and other drug services [NCPIC, Australia]
Women in prison
Thematic report by [HM Inspectorate of Prisons, UK]
Green Paper on Criminal Justice and Addiction
This paper presents an achievable vision that places full recovery at the heart of the drug and alcohol treatment system, and rehabilitation at the heart of the criminal justice system [Centre for Social Justice, UK]
Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS - Downloads
The NHS White Paper, Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS, sets out the Government's long-term vision for the future of the NHS [Department of Health, UK]
How Might Marijuana Legalization in California Affect Public Budgets and Marijuana Consumption?
Legalizing marijuana in California would lead to a substantial decline in price, but there is much uncertainty about legalization's effect on public budgets and consumption; even minor changes in assumptions lead to major differences in outcomes PDF [RAND, USA]
Colombia - Coca cultivation survey 2009
[UNODC]
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs Naphyrone Report (2010)
This report is a consideration of naphyrone (also known as NRG-1, Energy1, or O-2482; or naphthylpyrovalerone), a naphthyl analogue of pyrovalerone, which acts as a triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor, producing psychostimulant effects (hereafter referred to as naphyrone). Internationally, it is controlled under Schedule IV of the 1971 UN Conventions. PDF [Home Office, UK]
Ethnicity and alcohol: a review of the UK literature
Literature review of evidence on drinking patterns among minority ethnic groups in the UK over the last 15 years and on service provision for this group. Full report [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
Homeless Young Adult Treatment Admissions
Heroin (26.9 Percent) and alcohol (25.0 Percent) were the most frequently reported primary substances of abuse among homeless young adult admissions in 2008 [SAMHSA, USA]
Strategy to halt and reverse the HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs in Asia and the Pacific
The regional strategy, - A strategy to halt and reverse the HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs in Asia and the Pacific 2010-2015, is a roadmap for Member States, Civil Society and Development Agencies on how to successfully address the HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs in Asia and the Pacific [UNODC]
Investing in alcohol treatment
Reducing costs and improving lives. Alcohol Concern's learning from 10 years of consultancy and training - Report [Alcohol Concern, UK]
The Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey
This report presents national, state and territory data for the period 2005 to 2009 [National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research The University of New South Wales, Australia]
Process Evaluation of the Drug Treatment and Testing Orders II (DTTO II) Pilots
A report about the set-up and operation of the Drug Treatment and Testing Order II (DTTO II) Pilots in Scotland, including early indications of effectiveness [Scottish Government, UK]