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Afghanistan cannabis survey 2009
This report is dedicated to the memory Late Amanullah, who was tragically killed in Kandahar in October 2009 while undertaking work for this cannabis survey [UNODC]
Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2009
An annual compendium presenting the latest available information from a range of national data sources relevant to drug misuse [DMIS, Scotland, UK]
Local Drugs and Alcohol Information 2010
A compendium of local statistics on alcohol and drug use, brought together from previously published national sources [DMIS, Scotland, UK]
National drug treatment waiting times framework National reports
Period ending Oct - Dec 2009 [DMIS, Scotland, UK]
Pathways to Problems 2009
A follow-up report on the implementation of recommendations from Pathways to Problems. Press release [AMCD, Home Office, UK]
National Drug Threat Assessment 2010
This report provides policymakers, law enforcement executives, resource planners, and counterdrug program coordinators with strategic intelligence regarding the threat posed to the United States by the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs [National Drug Intelligence Center, USA]
Human Rights and Drug Policy
Briefings for the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs [Open Society Institute]
First four-year study of women in drug treatment
Far fewer women are entering treatment for heroin addiction but more women are successfully completing treatment for drug dependency than ever before, according to a detailed study of statistics about women in treatment in England released by the [NTA, UK]
Effect of Drug Law Enforcement on Drug-Related Violence
Evidence from a Scientific Review [UHRI, Canada]
Guidelines on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings
The Guidelines are based on the best available evidence and draw upon the experience and knowledge of clinicians, researchers, consumers and carers [National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, Australia]
Statistics from the Northern Ireland Drug Addicts Index
This statistical bulletin summarises information on all those persons registered on the Northern Ireland Drug Addicts Index at 31 December 2009 [Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Ireland]
Drug Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland :2006/2007 Drug Prevalence Survey
Polydrug Use Results [Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Ireland]
Australian crime: facts and figures 2009
A a quick reference guide summarising trends in crime and criminal justice in AustraliaPDF 4.8MB [Australian Institute of Criminology]
The Government's response to the Health Select Committee's report on alcohol
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health. The Health Select Committee report can be downloaded here [The Stationery Office, UK]
Substance Abuse Prevention Dollars and Cents
A Cost-Benefit Analysis [SAMHSA, USA]
Situational Analysis of Drug and Alcohol Issues and Responses in the Pacific 2008-09
A 275-page PDF report prepared for the Australian National Council on Drugs by [The Burnet Institute]
Report of evidence Scottish Youth Commission on Alcohol
The purpose of this report is to describe the key sources of information considered by the Youth Commissioners, as well as presenting new evidence generated by the Youth Commission’s work [Youth Commission on Alcohol, Scotland, UK]
Report of recommendations
We, the Youth Commissioners, feel sure that implementing the recommendations included here will help the Scottish Government achieve its strategic objectives to make Scotland wealthier and fairer, healthier, smarter, safer and stronger, and greener [Youth Commission on Alcohol, Scotland, UK]
On the state of public health
Annual report of the chief medical officer 2009 [Department of Health, UK]
Sentencing for Drug Offences
This advice to the Sentencing Guidelines Council makes proposals in relation to the sentencing of the most commonly sentenced drug offences. It considers those offences which derive from conduct intended to bring illicit drugs into circulation (including importation, production and supply) as well as those relating to possession and use [Sentencing Advisory Panel, UK]
Illicit drug markets in Queensland
A strategic assessment - PDF of the report [Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission, Australia]
TIP 51 Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women
This TIP endorses a biopsychosociocultural framework based on clinical practice and research centered on women [SAMHSA, USA]
TIP 52: Clinical Supervision and Professional Development of the Substance Abuse Counselor
Including an Implementation Guide for Administrators [SAMHSA, USA]
Drug and alcohol treatment in the North West of England 2008/09
This publication details the results of the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) in the North West of England during 2008/09 [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK]
Work programme 2010
The 2010 work programme is the first to fall under the EMCDDA’s new three-year strategy and work programme (2010–12). In terms of substantive technical activities, the three-year strategy aims to consolidate the core data sets held by the agency and enable more complex analysis of them PDF [EMCDDA]
3 Briefing Papers published by PSA16 programme
Improving housing and employment opportunities for people with mental health problems [National Mental Health Development Unit, UK]
Reaching Out
Understanding the health attitudes of harder to reach groups in the North West [Our Life, UK]
Cannabis and mental health - schools resource
A new schools resource has been developed to assist teachers in discussing issues around cannabis use and mental health [Victorian State Government, Department of Health, Australia]
Indigenous Dual Diagnosis Training Project
Training Evaluation Report [Victorian Dual Diagnosis Initiative, Australia]
VA Faces Challenges in Providing Substance Use Disorder Services
And Is Taking Steps to Improve These Services for Veterans - Summary [GAO, USA]
Drug control, crime prevention and criminal justice
A Human Rights perspective [UNODC]
Afghanistan Drug Control
Strategy Evolving and Progress Reported, but Interim Performance Targets and Evaluation of Justice Reform Efforts Needed - Summary [GAO, USA]
Drug-misusing offenders
Results from the 2008 cohort for England and Wales [Home office, UK]
IDPC Drug Policy Guide
This is the first edition of the IDPC Drug Policy Guide aimed at national government policy makers PDF [International Drug Policy Consortium]
Treatment Admissions Reporting Abuse of Both Alcohol and Drugs: 1997-2007
Between 1997 and 2007, the proportion of substance abuse treatment admissions reporting co-abuse of alcohol and drugs declined from 45.3 to 39.4 percent [SAMHSA, USA]
Tackling problem drug use
Without an evaluative framework for the Strategy as a whole, the NAO is not able to conclude positively on value for money. Executive Summary - Full Report [National Audit Office, UK]
The Cocaine Trade
Home Affairs Committee - Seventh Report [Parliament, UK]
UK Drug Situation: UK Focal Point on Drugs 2009 Edition
Annual Report to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 268-page PDF [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK]
Partnership/ MetLife Foundation Attitude Tracking Study
The study shows a reversal in the declines in teen abuse of drugs and alcohol that we’ve seen since 1998. The national study also highlights the critical need for parents to take immediate action as more teens are using alcohol, Ecstasy and marijuana [Partnership for a Drug-Free America]
Powder cocaine: how the treatment system is responding to a growing problem
Effective treatment is available for people who have a powder-cocaine problem – seven in ten of those who come into treatment either stop using or reduce their use substantially within six months… [NTA, UK]
Threat Assessment Anthrax outbreak among drug users
Joint ECDC and EMCDDA Threat Assessment Anthrax outbreak among drug users, UK and Germany Update: 11 February 2010 [ECDC and EMCDDA]