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In 2007, among non-Hispanic Black substance abuse treatment admissions aged 18 to 25, males were more likely than females to report marijuana as the primary substance of abuse (62.8 vs. 49.5 percent); however females were three times more likely than males to report smoked cocaine as the primary substance of abuse (12.6 vs. 4.2 percent) [SAMHSA, USA]
Combined 2006 to 2008 data indicate that 3.7 million persons aged 12 or older living in poverty were in need of substance use treatment in the past year; of these, 17.9 percent received treatment at a specialty facility during this time period [SAMHSA, USA]
Between 1992 and 2007, the proportion of all adult female substance abuse treat ment admissions with primary alcohol abuse declined from 47.4 per cent to 33.4 percent [SAMHSA, USA]
A total of 1,132 substance abuse treatment facilities (or 8 percent of all substance abuse treatment facilities) operated an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) in 2008, a percentage that has remained constant since 2002 [SAMHSA, USA]
Cannabis supply to young people is largely through social networks and friendship groups rather than through overtly criminal drug markets [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
In this Report, the aim has been to draw on the available evidence to offer some possible paths forward to a more realistic and effective global regime for cannabis control [The Beckley Foundation, UK]
The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that, across all nations, 160 million people used cannabis in the course of 2005, 4% of the global adult populations – far more than the number that used any other illicit drug, though far less than the number that consumed alcohol or tobacco [The Beckley Foundation, UK]
This report presents the key findings about drug use (other than alcohol and tobacco) for recreational purposes in the New Zealand adult population, from the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey. [Ministry of Health, New Zealand]
The survey of smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England (SDD) has been carried out annually by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) since 2000 [NHS Information Centre, UK]
Population health tends to be better in societies where income is more equally distributed. Recent evidence suggests that many other social problems, including mental illness, violence, imprisonment, lack of trust, teenage births, obesity, drug abuse, and poor educational performance of schoolchildren, are also more common in more unequal societies [Universities of Nottingham and York, UK]
… it is critical to know the population – its needs, strengths, and resources. Equally critical is awareness of the rehabilitation and reentry capability of the institutions that serve as ‘home’ for this population for years and in many cases decades [Rutgers University, USA]
The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) is a large-scale continuous survey measuring adults’ experience and perceptions of crime in Scotland. The survey is based on, annually, 16,000 in-home face-to-face interviews with adults (aged 16 or over) living in private households in Scotland [Scottish Government, UK]
by William L White: The purpose of this document is twofold. First, it provides an overview of key findings drawn from historical and scientific research on social/professional stigma related to addiction to illicit drugs, with a particular focus on the stigma experienced by people in medication-assisted treatment and long-term medication-assisted recovery [Faces and Voices of Recovery, USA]
As a result, the journey into adulthood for some can feel like dropping off a series of steep cliffs… We believe that now is the time for decisive action to overhaul our entire approach to young adulthood [Catch 22, UK]
One former detainee, Kakada, was particularly succinct: “I think this is not a rehab center but a torturing center. Kakada’s appraisal was borne out by Human Rights Watch’s own research [Human Rights Watch]
This paper contributes to recent debates surrounding the improvement of the UN drug control system’s methods of gathering and analyzing data. It critically examines the current predominance of quantitative evidence, arguing for a greater emphasis on the cultural understanding of drug use and more attention to the taken-for-granted assumptions underpinning policies [International Drug Policy Consortium]
Sweden’s drug policies have recently attained symbolic status in international policy debates. This paper examines the country’s policies, their effectiveness or otherwise and the histrorical and cultural context that underpins them. It considers whether these policies should or could be applied in other countries [International Drug Policy Consortium]
What is the Independent Safeguarding Authority and why is it relevant to the drug and alcohol sector? [[DrugScope and London Drug and Alcohol Network, UK]
The overriding finding is that treatment reduces the harmful behaviours that are associated with problem drug use [University of Manchester’s National Drug Evidence Centre and Home Office, UK]
The qualitative study of the Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS) was designed to explore treatment providers’ and treatment seekers’ perspectives on the factors influencing the effectiveness of drug misuse treatment in England [University of Manchester’s National Drug Evidence Centre and Home Office, UK]
