Drugs Misuse Information
The Substance Misuse Programme aims to enhance development, coordination and dissemination of Drugs Misuse information in Scotland and is a dedicated resource to support the development and delivery of the ISD Substance Misuse program. Its remit also includes management of the Drug Misuse Information Scotland website.
The Drug Misuse Information Scotland website is a unique resource holding and linking to a vast range of information, research and statistics in drug misuse in Scotland. This website has links to relevant information from the UK, and Europe. Target users are policy makers, professionals, researchers, employers and the wider community.
Latest publication -
Drugs Misuse Statistics Scotland 2010 - An annual compendium presenting the latest available information from a range of national data sources relevant to drug misuse. Data sources include the Scottish Drug Misuse Database, hospital statistics, blood-borne viruses, drug-related deaths, drug-related offences and court proceedings and prison statistics.
This annual publication presents the latest available information from a range of national data sources relevant to drug misuse. There are three main sections:
- Services and treatment for drug misusers. This section includes information on individuals presenting to drug treatment services and prescription statistics.
- Health impact of drug misuse. This section includes information on inpatients and day cases discharged from general hospitals and psychiatric hospitals, general practice consultations, maternity and neonatal information, blood-borne viruses and drug-related deaths in Scotland.
- Criminal justice and Social Harm. This section includes information on drug-related offences and court proceedings, criminal justice social work, drug misuse and treatment in Scottish prisons and social harm in neighbourhoods.
This was published in December 2010 and can be viewed at
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/10dmss/10dmssb.htm
Previous publications can be found at
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/abstracts/ISDbull.htm
Links to other drug misuse information related websites can be found at
http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/links/links.htm
