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Identifying
Cost-Effective Interventions to Reduce the Burden of Harm Associated
with Alcohol Misuse in Australia |
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Comprehensive analysis of the cost-effectiveness
of different interventions to reduce the harm of alcohol misuse.
91-page PDf [AERF, Australia] |
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Trends
in deaths associated with abuse of volatile substances 1971
- 2006 |
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Annual report 57-page PDF [St George's, University
of London, UK] |
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2008
Marijuana Sourcebook |
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2008 Marijuana Sourcebook contains important
data on marijuana in the United States including the latest use
patterns and trends, health effects, criminal justice aspects,
supply sources, and information regarding so-called “medical
marijuana.”. 28-page PDF [Pushing Back, ONDCP, USA] |
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Hepatitis
C patient journey evaluation |
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Findings from an initialscoping exercise. 23-page
PDF [SDF, UK] |
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Tackling
Drug Markets and Distribution Networks in the UK |
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A review of the recent literature. Summary - Full
report 90-page PDF [UKDPC] |
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Engaging
and empowering women in poverty |
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This report examines participatory research
conducted with women in poverty living in Birmingham, Cardiff
and London. 56-page
PDF [JRF, UK] |
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2008
Report on the global AIDS epidemic |
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UNAIDS publishes a new "Report on the
global AIDS epidemic" every two years. The Report draws
upon and publishes the best available data from countries and
provides an overview and commentary on the epidemic and the international
response [UNAIDS] |
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National
Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection: 2007
report |
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'The national opioid pharmacotherapy statistics
annual data collection, 2007' report presents data on the number
of clients accessing pharmacotherapy for the treatment of opioid
addiction, the number of prescribers participating in the delivery
of pharmacotherapy treatment, and quantitative information about
the prescribing s [AIHW] |
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The
pathway to recovery |
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A review of NHS acute inpatient mental health
services. 98-page PDF [Healthcare Commission, UK] |
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Country
overviews |
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Country overviews provide a structured synopsis
of the trends and characteristics of national drug problems.
They consist of a summary of the national drug situation, key
statistics at a glance and a barometer showing the drug use prevalence
position of each country [EMCDDA] |
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Effective
Services for Substance Misuse and Homelessness in Scotland |
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Evidence from an International Review Research
Findings 12/2008 [Scottish Government, UK] |
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Effective
Services for Substance Misuse and Homelessness in Scotland: |
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Evidence from an International Review[Scottish
Government, UK] |
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Hot
Off the Press |
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The 2008 edition of the LDPF Guide to The
National Drug Strategy - a guide for local partnerships. 56-page
PDF [Sara McGrail, UK] |
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Commission
for Social Care Inspection Annual report 2007-08 |
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The fourth annual report lists key achievements
for the last year [CSCI, UK] |
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Healthcare
watchdog highlights best and worst NHS hospital care for people
with acute mental health problems |
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Largest ever review of acute inpatient mental
health services highlights areas for action and shows all have
room to improve 98-page
PDF [Healthcare Commission, UK] |
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Treatment
Episode Data Set (TEDS): 2005 |
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Discharges from Substance Abuse Treatment Services
[SAMHSA] |
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Towards
a better understanding of drug-related public expenditure in
Europe |
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A confirmed political will to address the drugs
problem in Europe lies not only in the development of appropriate
policies, but in the amount of public funds assigned to implement
such policies PDF [EMCDDA] |
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Drug
Use, Smoking and Drinking among young people in England 2007 |
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This report
5.26MB full PDF contains results from an annual survey
of secondary school pupils aged in years 7 to 11 (mostly aged
11 to 15). Overall, 7,831 pupils in 273 schools in England
completed questionnaires in the autumn term of 2007 [NHS, UK] |
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Crime
in England and Wales 2007/08 |
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Findings from the British Crime Survey and
police recorded crime 237-page PDF [Home office, UK] |
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National
Offender Management Service agency framework document |
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NOMS has the twin aims of protecting the public
and reducing reoffending. 45-page PDF [Ministry of justice, UK] |
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Indian
Country Drug Threat Assessment 2008 |
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The report focuses on Native American reservations
in the contiguous 48 states of the United States [National Drug
Intelligence Center, USA] |
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On
the State of Public Health: Annual Report of the Chief Medical
Officer 2007 |
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The Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report
2007 draws attention to major health challenges requiring immediate
action and details progress made in key areas identified in previous
annual reports [DoH, UK] |
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The
Seeds of Exclusion (2008) |
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The effects of social exclusion are often all
too easy to see: family breakdown, poverty, poor health, addictive
behaviour and homelessness [Salvation Army, UK] |
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The
Blakey Review: Disrupting the supply of illegal drugs into
prisons |
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A report by David Blakey CBE QPM DL, a former
Inspector of Constabulary and Chief Constable of West Mercia,
following his review of measures to disrupt the supply of drugs
into prison. 39-page PDF [Ministry of Justice, UK] |
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Government
response to the Blakey Review |
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The government's response to David Blakey's
report on disrupting the supply of illicit drugs into prisons
8-page PDF [Ministry of Justice, UK] |
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Volatile
Substance Misuse: A Review of Interventions |
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Examining literature about interventions designed
to combat volatile substance misuse. 182-page PDF [Department
of Health and Aging, Australia] |
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The
benzylpiperazine (BZP) / trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP)
and alcohol safety study |
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An estimated 20 million doses of these party
pills have been sold legally in New Zealand over the past six
years. 38-page PDF [National Drug Policy New Zealand] |
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Young
people and drugs among 15-24 year olds (Eurobarometer) |
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Analytical report May 2008. 102-page PDF [Europa] |
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Smokefree
England - one year on |
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A report examining the impact of the smokefree
law, one year on since it was introduced in England on 1 July
2007 [DoH, UK] |
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