Reports: January |
N-Desethyl Isotonitazene
N-Desethyl Isotonitazene is classified as a novel opioid of the 2-benzyl benzimidazole sub-class and is structurally dissimilar from fentanyl. Novel opioids have been reported to cause psychoactive effects similar to heroin, fentanyl, and other opioids | CFSRE, USA
Ad-Hoc Alcohol Monitoring Statistics Publication, Dec 2022
Around 1,800 individuals were actively monitored with an alcohol monitoring device at the end of November 2022. This is 1,000 more than the number who were being actively monitored at the end of December 2021. This increase reflects the national rollout of alcohol monitoring for prison leavers from June 2022 | MoJ, UK
One third of alcohol drinkers in Scotland now semi-regularly consume low and no alcohol
New YouGov consumer research reveals that almost one third (32%) of adults who drink alcohol in Scotland now semi-regularly* drink alcohol alternatives, up from 29% the year before | Portman Group, UK
No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health
The risks and harms associated with drinking alcohol have been systematically evaluated over the years and are well documented. The World Health Organization has now published a statement in The Lancet Public Health: when it comes to alcohol consumption, there is no safe amount that does not affect health | WHO, Denmark
The economic and social cost of harms associated with gambling in England (PDF)
The gambling-related harms evidence review was published by Public Health England (PHE) in September 2021, including this economic and social cost of harms report. PHE has since been disestablished. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has carried out a review and update of the work, with the aim of continuing to improve our methodology. This is a standard approach for previously published reports, and it includes an update of all the areas of analysis to reflect the current price year. This report is an updated version of the 2021 publication | OHID, UK
MUP Evaluation stakeholder engagement report
This report captures the views expressed by participants at an online workshop that took place on 6 October 2022. The workshop aimed to draw on the knowledge and experience of a range of stakeholders who were asked for their feedback on the way the MUP evaluation had been completed. The PHS evaluation team will use these responses to inform final decisions on how they bring together the evidence collected through the MUP evaluation studies | PHS, UK
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health
CCSA proudly led the initiative to update Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (LRDGs). The project, funded by Health Canada, began in July 2020. The two-and-a-half-year process culminated in the creation of Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, which replaces the LRDGs | CCSA, Canada
Substance misuse treatment for adults: statistics 2021 to 2022
Statistics on alcohol and drug misuse treatment for adults from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) | OHID, UK
Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) quarterly report
The Drugs Team at Public Health Scotland (PHS) has compiled this report of drug-related indicators in order to inform action to prevent drug harms and deaths. The objectives of this report are to: 1) monitor changes in drug trends, harms and use of services to inform immediate and short-term actions that reduce drug harms 2) detect potential clusters of harms and recommend appropriate responses | Public Health Scotland, UK
RADAR Alert 2023/04, Nitazene type drugs in Scotland
There is an increase in the availability of a new type of synthetic opioid called nitrazenes. Due to their unexpected presence they pose a substantial risk of overdose, hospitalisation and death | Public Health Scotland, UK
State of Tobacco Control 2023
The 21st annual American Lung Association "State of Tobacco Control" report evaluates states and the federal government on the proven-effective tobacco control laws and policies necessary to save lives. The report serves as a blueprint for what state and federal leaders need to do to eliminate the death and disease caused by tobacco use. In the report, the Lung Association assigns letter grades, A through F, to the state and federal policies best proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use | ALA, USA
Minimum Unit Pricing: Impacts on the alcoholic drinks industry in Scotland
This is the second and last report of a study being undertaken by researchers at Frontier Economics to look at the impact of MUP on the alcoholic drinks industry in Scotland. The first report from this study was published in 2019 | Public Health Scotland, UK
Addendum (YouGov) to ‘Evaluating the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) of alcohol in Scotland on cross-border purchasing’
This is an addendum to our 2022 report on the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) of alcohol in Scotland on cross-border purchasing. This paper describes updated data collected in March 2022 by putting survey questions about self-reported cross-border and online purchasing to a panel. Data were first collected in March 2021 and those were described in the main report | Public Health Scotland, UK
National statistics: Substance misuse treatment for young people: statistics 2021 to 2022
There were 11,326 young people (people under the age of 18) in contact with alcohol and drug services between April 2021 and March 2022. This is a 3% increase from the previous year (11,013) but a 54% reduction in the number in treatment since 2008 to 2009 (24,494). Cannabis remains the most common substance (87%) that young people come to treatment for | OHID, UK
Drug strategy housing support funding: allocations 2022 to 2025
Information about a new funding grant to local councils to help them improve housing support for people in drug and alcohol treatment and recovery | OHID, UK