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Reports September |
Drug-related deaths in Scotland, 2024
In 2024, there were 1,017 drug misuse deaths registered in Scotland. This is a decrease of 13% (155 deaths) compared with 2023. Drug misuse deaths in Scotland have increased over the last two decades. The number increased in each year from 2014 to 2020, which was the highest number in the series (1,339 deaths). Overall, the number of deaths has decreased since then with a large decrease (-21%) between 2021 and 2022, followed by an increase (12%) between 2022 and 2023. The latest figure is the lowest number of drug misuse deaths registered in any year since 2017 | National Records of Scotland, UK
Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Services Workforce Census
This is the third national census for drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services and commissioning. It is designed to provide insights into the workforce size, skill mix and diversity in terms of age, gender, and ethnicity. It covers local authority-commissioned adult and young people’s treatment and recovery providers in the voluntary, NHS, local authorities, and independent/private sectors, as well as the local authority commissioning workforce and lived experience recovery organisations (LEROs) in England | NHS England, UK
Illegal sales of tobacco and vapes to under 18s in Scotland give cause for concern as Trading Standards find one in five retailers are willing to break the law
Ongoing work by Trading Standards Officers in Scotland testing sellers of tobacco and nicotine vaping products (vapes) has found that 1 in 7 premises visited sold cigarettes, and 1 in 5 sold vapes to an under 18 volunteer. These are significantly worse results than expected and may in large part be caused by the child appealing nature of vapes, and their wide availability in shops and service premises | CTSI, UK
Official Statistics - Smoking profile: September 2025 update
An overview of the extent of tobacco use, tobacco-related harm, vaping use and the measures being taken to reduce smoking-related harms at a local level in England | OHID, UK
Official Statistics - Substance misuse and mental health issues: September 2025 update
The ‘Co-occurring substance misuse and mental health issues profile’ on the Fingertips tool includes a range of indicators on people receiving treatment for drug and alcohol treatment and treatment for co-occurring mental health conditions. This update includes routine updates to several existing indicators, as well as adding 3 new indicators. These new indicators were previously published by NHS England and are: 1) hospital admissions for drug-related mental and behavioural disorders, 2) hospital admissions for poisoning by drug misuse and 3) hospital admissions where drug-related mental and behavioural disorders were a factor | OHID, UK
Rapid review of evidence about alcohol marketing and advertising: Influences on consumer attitudes and behaviours, and the effects of regulation on those behaviours
As part of the Scottish Government's commitment to reducing alcohol harm, they commissioned Public Health Scotland to conduct an independent review of research evidence related to the effects and potential restriction of marketing and advertising for alcohol. The aim of this review was to identify potential areas of evidence-based action on alcohol marketing where it may reduce alcohol harm or improve public health, as well as any areas where the evidence base is inconclusive or lacking | Public Health Scotland, UK
National naloxone programme Scotland - Quarterly monitoring bulletin
This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents information on the number of take-home naloxone kits issued by the National Naloxone Programme (NNP) in Scotland. Figures are presented separately for kits issued from community-based services (mainly specialist drug treatment and non-drug treatment services), kits issued in prisons at the point of liberation, kits dispensed via community prescription, and kits issued by Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) | Public Health Scotland, UK
Changing lives through the Blue Light Approach
An independent evaluation of the Blue Light Approach in action in Buckinghamshire has recently been released, revealing its hugely positive impact in helping people turn their lives around | Alcohol Change UK, UK
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Ireland: wellbeing, living experience, and the need for change (PDF)
The report provides the first integrated account of the lived experience of individuals with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in Ireland, framed within a review of national and international policy, public awareness and diagnostic practice. It was compiled using surveys, focus groups and an international review | RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland
Women in Residential Treatment: Time Held Gently report
19th September 2025. Online. The Time Held Gently report looked at the experiences of women in treatment, women who had completed, as well as staff and professionals from across the sector. It highlights the barriers women face, the challenges of beginning recovery, and the systemic changes needed to improve support. This webinar will look at the report’s findings and examine potential steps that can be taken to improve outcomes | DDN, UK