Reports May 2011 |
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Patterns of mephedrone, GHB, Ketamine and Rohypnol use among police detainees
Findings from the DUMA program - download | Australian Institute of Criminology
The Economic Impact of Illicit Drug Use on American Society
The assessment is conducted within a Cost of Illness framework that has guided work of this kind for several decades. As such, it monetizes the consequences of illicit drug use, thereby allowing its impact to be gauged relative to other social problems | National Drug Intelligence Center, U.S. Department of Justice
The Family Drug & Alcohol Court (FDAC) Evaluation Project
This report presents the findings from the evaluation of the first pilot Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) in England and Wales | Brunel University, UK
Wales - Substance Misuse, October-December 2010
There were almost 7,000 referrals for treatment of alcohol or drug misuse notified to the database. During the quarter over 4,500 assessments were carried out by treatment services and nearly 3,500 treatments commence | Welsh Assembly Government, UK
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions That Were Labor Force Dropouts
In 2008, 18.3 percent of substance abuse treatment admissions aged 18 to 64 were labor force dropouts | SAMHSA, USA
Substance abuse treatment facilities offering counseling services in Asian languages
New report shows the availability of substance abuse treatment facilities offering counseling services in Asian languages varies by region | SAMHSA, USA
The transition to Public Health England: NTA Action plan 2011-12
DH and the Inter-Ministerial Group on Drugs have approved the NTA's work programme for the transition year 2011-12, while Public Health England is being set up. DH letter | National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK
Hidden harm? Alcohol and older people in Wales
This briefing paper highlights that although drinking tends to decline with age, this pattern may conceal serious alcohol-related problems amongst some older people | Alcohol Concern, UK
Australian NSP Survey
Prevalence of HIV, HCV and injecting and sexual behaviour | The Kirby Institute, Australia
Trends in Underage Drinking in the United States, 1991-2009
This is the fourth of a series of reports to be published every two years on underage drinking and related attitudes and risk behaviors | NIAAA, USA
Children’s experience and attitudes towards the police, personal safety and public spaces
Findings from the 2009/10 British Crime Survey interviews with children aged 10 to 15 | Home Office, UK
Coverage of Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean
This report provides a summary of the discussions of nearly 50 journalists and academics from Latin America and the Caribbean on media coverage of organized crime and drug trafficking in the continent. Download | Open Society Foundations,
Improving accuracy in recording alcohol consumption
A survey in Greater Manchester | Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
The Hidden Truth about Homelessness
Experiences of Single Homelessness in England | Crisis, UK
Obesity and alcohol costs to your NHS (Wales)
The cost of excessive alcohol consumption to the Welsh NHS to be between £69.9m and £73.3m - Study | Swansea University, UK
Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) - Evaluation Research Study
The final report, separate executive summary and highlights are now available | Brunel University, UK
The Munro Review of Child Protection
Final Report - A child-centred system | Department of Education, UK
New Journal on Human Rights and Drug Policy available in full online
Produced by the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy the journal critically engages with many of the frequently neglected human rights issues raised by drug policy and law enforcement | TDPF, UK
Taking Drugs Seriously
A Demos and UK Drug Policy Commission report on legal highs. Full report and background paper | UKDPC
Ministry of Justice business plan
1.3 Work with the Department of Health to co-design and establish pilots to provide payments, based on outcomes, to providers to help individuals (including offenders) achieve sustained recovery from drug dependency | Ministry of Justice, UK
Delivering alcohol screening and alcohol brief interventions within general dental practice
Rationale and overview of the evidence | British Dental Journal
Sustainable livelihoods: a broader vision
Social support and integration to prevent illicit drug use, HIV/AIDS and crime - discussion paper | UNODC
Nurses release paper on harm reduction and illegal drugs
The paper focuses on harm reduction strategies aimed at reducing health and social harms associated with illegal drug use. It presents current perspectives and evidence on harm reduction policy and practice, and identifies implications for nursing policy, practice, research and education | Canadian Nurses Association
A study of cocaine use in Northern Ireland 2009
The study identified two types of cocaine user, these are recreational or socially integrated users and those referred for drug treatment who as a group was socially marginalized users | Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Belfast, UK
What young people really think about alcohol
Almost three quarters of underage drinkers do not like being drunk and over two thirds feel ashamed when they drink too much | Drinkaware, UK
New drugs becoming available at ‘unprecedented pace’, says report
New psychoactive substances are becoming widely available at an ‘unprecedented pace’. This is according to the EMCDDA–Europol 2010 annual report on new drugs entering the European market | EMCDDA
Addiction to Medicine
Addiction to medicine: an investigation into the configuration and commissioning of treatment services to support those who develop problems with prescription-only or over-the-counter medicine | NTA, UK
The Hidden Truth about Homelessness
Experiences of Single Homelessness in England. Full report or Summary | Crisis, UK
Alcohol and Assault on Friday and Saturday Nights
Findings from the DUMA Program | AIC, Australia
Australian trends in ecstasy and related drug markets 2010
Findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System | NDARC, Australia
Report on the risk assessment of mephedrone
This publication presents the summary findings and the conclusions of the risk assessment on mephedrone, carried out by the EMCDDA’s extended Scientific Committee, with participation of additional experts from the European Commission, Europol and the EMA | EMCDDA
Drug-related research: Member States
A better overview of ongoing research and existing research structures may assist researchers in Member States to avoid duplication, improve collaboration and help disseminate knowledge of funding opportunities | EMCDDA
HIV Prevention Among Injection Drug Users In Kenya and Tanzaniar
New opportunities and progress | Center for Strategic and International Studies, USA
NZLC R122 Controlling and Regulating Drugs - A Review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
The Law Commission issues its latest report, Controlling and Regulating Drugs – A Review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. Part 1 and Part 2 | Law Commission, New Zealand