Reports December 2011

Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/99): country overview 2010

This country overview provides a structured synopsis of the trends and characteristics of national drug problems in Kosovo - Download | EMCDDA

Recovery Partnership presentation to the Inter-Ministerial Group on Drugs (23rd November 2011

There are many aspects to supporting recovery but looking not too far ahead, the introduction of the new public health service and the establishment of Public Health England is the most important opportunity but also potentially the biggest challenge, perhaps for a generation…A combination of the removal of the nominal ring fence for drug treatment, a new commissioning environment and competing demands for an ambitious public health agenda create the potential for disinvestment in drug treatment | DrugScope, UK

Homelessness: A silent killer

A research briefing on mortality amongst homeless people - Download | Crisis, UK

Building Capacity in Non-government Alcohol and Drug Services - The Queensland Experience

The report documents the cultural change processes use by 11 alcohol and drug agencies in Queensland provided with capacity building grants from the Department of Health and Ageing to reorient their services to better meet the needs of people with substance misuse and mental health issues | Queensland Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies, Australia

SALSUS National Report 2010

Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) - National Report 2010 | ISD Scotland, UK

SALSUS - Local reports 2010

These documents present survey information at ADP local level on the Smoking, Drinking And Drug Use Among 13 And 15 Year Olds | Drug Misuse in Scotland, UK

National drug and alcohol treatment waiting times

Period ending July - Sept 2011 | Drug Misuse in Scotland, UK

Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics, 2010-11

Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics. Includes data on Drug Treatment Testing Orders | Scottish Government, UK

Intensive Judicial Supervision and Drug Court Outcomes

These interim findings provide strong evidence that intensively supervising drug court participants in the early phases reduces early-phase substance use and sanctioning rates | NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Australia

Quality standard and guidance on service user experience in mental health

The quality standard for service user experience in adult mental health contains a number of statements, which include ensuring that people can access mental health services when they need them - Guidance | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, UK

Positive for Youth: the statement

A new approach to cross-government policy for young people aged 13 to 19. Download - Summary | Department of Education, UK

The effects of alcohol and tobacco duties on household disposable income

This article analyses the effects of duties on alcohol and tobacco on household disposable income from 1995/96 to 2009/10. Report | Office for National Statistics, UK

Smoke-free Mental Health Services Baseline survey report

This report is a baseline survey of the smoke-free status of mental health sites in Scotland around the time of the dissemination of the Smoke-free Mental Health Services in Scotland: Implementation Guidance | NHS Health Scotland, UK

Monitoring and evaluation of family intervention services and projects between February 2007 and March 2011

This report provides the latest monitoring evidence on families working with a family intervention between February 2007 and 31 March 2011. The findings presented are based on families referred to family interventions in 159 local authorities. In addition statistical modelling (logistic regression) was used to look at the factors associated with successful and unsuccessful outcomes | Department of Education, UK

Amphetamine: a European Union perspective in the global context

This joint publication with the European Police Agency, Europol, is an in-depth study on the illicit market in amphetamine - Download - Press release | EMCDDA

Iran: Surge of secret executions for drug offences must end

This year has seen a dramatic rise in the number of people – many impoverished – who are executed for drug offences in Iran. Report: Addicted to Death: Executions for Drug Offences in Iran | Amnesty International

Illicit drug related emergency department visits vary by metropolitan area

Information collected from eleven metropolitan areas including Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Miami (Dade County and Fort Lauderdale Division), Minneapolis, New York (Five Boroughs Division), Phoenix, San Francisco, and Seattle | SAMHSA, USA

The Challenge of Violent Drug-Trafficking Organizations

An Assessment of Mexican Security Based on Existing RAND Research on Urban Unrest, Insurgency, and Defense-Sector Reform | RAND, USA

Annual report of the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland for 2010

Obesity, poor diet and excessive alcohol consumption continue to be a cause of unacceptable levels of ill health which are inequitably distributed across society | Scottish Government, UK

Responding to new psychoactive substances

This briefing paper describes some of the practical and legal obstacles facing Member States when responding to such new substances. It underlines the importance of national early-warning systems in detecting and identifying new substances as the first step towards assessing the risks of, and ultimately controlling, potentially dangerous new drugs. English download | EMCDDA

Bromley Briefing

Our overcrowded jails increasingly act as an early port of call for the courts, expected to deter, to rehabilitate and to act as a dumping ground for all those failed by other services | Prison Reform Trust, UK

UK Drug Situation - 2011 Edition UK Focal Point on Drugs

Annual report to the European monitoring centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction | UK Focal Point on Drugs, Centre for Public Health, UK

Trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland 2005 to 2010

This paper describes trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland between 2005 and 2010. The analysis presented is based on data reported to the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) and to the Central Treatment List (CTL) Full report - Appendix - Press release | HRB, Ireland

National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2010

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) series (formerly titled National Household Survey on Drug Abuse) primarily measures the prevalence and correlates of drug use in the United States | SAMHSA, USA

Legality of Denying Access to Medication Assisted Treatment In the Criminal Justice System

This report examines the prevalence of opiate addiction in the criminal justice system, its devastating consequences, and the widespread denial of access to one of its most effective forms of treatment: medication assisted treatment | Legal Action Center, USA

An assessment of the prevalence of drug misuse in South Inner City Dublin 2011

In May 2011, South Inner City Drugs Task Force commissioned research to assess the prevalence of drug misuse in South Inner City Dublin | South Inner City Local Drugs Task Force, Ireland

New practical guide for prevention professionals

EMCDDA launches first European quality standards to improve drug prevention in the EU | EMCDDA

Adult Drug Courts

Adult Drug Courts: Studies Show Courts Reduce Recidivism, but DOJ Could Enhance Future Performance Measure Revision Efforts. Full report | GAO, USA

Alcohol and other drug treatment services 2009 - 2010

Australian Capital Territory - Queensland - Western Australia - New South Wales | AIHW, Australia

Injection Drug Abuse Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 1992 and 2009

Although the number of injection admissions increased from over 199,000 in 1992 to nearly 278,000 in 2009, they remained a relatively constant proportion of all admissions (13.2 percent of all substance abuse treatment admissions in 1992 and 14.3 percent in 2009) | SAMHSA, USA

What consumers are using now

EDRS Bulletin December 2011: What consumers are using now: which drug is on top? Feasibility study of regular stimulant users - Download | NDARC, Australia

Headline

Drug-related deaths and deaths among drug users in Ireland in 2009

The number of heroin-related deaths increased by 20% in 2009. The latest figures from the National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) show a total of 3,334 deaths in the six-year period 2004 to 2009. Of these deaths, 2,015 were due to poisoning and 1,319 were deaths of drug users arising from traumatic or medical causes - Download | Health Research Board, Ireland

Child Protection and Mothers in Substance Abuse Treatment

This report presents the major findings from the Child Protection and Mothers in Substance Abuse Treatment study, a three-year study funded by NSW Community Services, Department of Family and Community Services, and the University of New South Wales | NDARC, Australia

Trends in HIV and hepatitis C virus infections among injecting drug users in Europe, 2005 to 2010

Data on newly diagnosed HIV infections and HIV prevalence in 2005 to 2010 suggest falling infection rates in injecting drug users (IDUs) in the European Union (EU). However, recent increases in HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rates in IDUs suggest increasing injecting risks in some countries | Eurosurveillance