Drug use: key references and evidence
Availability and Prevalence
Social Harm
Topic |
Report |
Author |
Last Published |
Frequency |
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Perceptions of Drug Misuse
|
Scottish Government |
March 2021 |
Annual |
|
Scottish Government |
January 2022 |
Annual |
||
Scottish Government |
May 2010 |
N/A |
||
Drug Related Offences |
Scottish Government |
September 2021 |
Annual |
|
Scottish Government |
February 2019 |
Annual |
||
Scottish Government |
October 2020 |
Annual |
||
Court Activity and Sentencing |
Scottish Government |
May 2021 |
Annual |
|
Criminal Proceedings in Scotland: Drug Related Criminal Proceedings by Council Area |
Scottish Government |
March 2019 |
Annual |
|
Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics in Scotland : Diversion from Prosecution(Tables) |
Scottish Government |
January 2019 |
Annual |
|
Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics in Scotland : Community Payback Orders (Tables) |
Scottish Government |
January 2019 |
Annual |
|
Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics in Scotland : Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (Tables) |
Scottish Government |
January 2019 |
Annual |
|
Reconviction Rates in Scotland: 2015/16 Offender Cohort (Tables) |
Scottish Government |
September 2018 |
Annual |
Health Harm
Treatment for Drug Misuse
Topic |
Report |
Author |
Last Published |
Frequency |
---|---|---|---|---|
SDMD |
Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) Overview of Initial Assessments for Specialist Drug Treatment 2020/21: Final report (Tables ) |
PHS |
May 2022 |
Annual |
Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) Report on People in Treatment – 2011/12 (Tables) |
ISD |
December 2012 |
N/A |
|
Drug and Alcohol Waiting Times Database |
National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Waiting Times Report October 2021 to December 2021 (Tables) |
PHS |
April 2022 |
Quarterly |
Prescribing for Opioid Dependency
|
PHS |
March 2022 |
Annual |
|
Prison Healthcare Snapshot of methadone prescribing figures per prison establishment |
National Prisoners Health Network |
June 2018 |
Biannual |
|
Naloxone |
National Naloxone Programme Scotland Monitoring Report 2019/20 and 2020/21 (Tables) |
PHS |
May 2022 |
Annual |
Previous ISD drug-related reports are available on the ISD Drug and Alcohol Misuse Publications Page.
Effectiveness evidence
ScotPHO's purpose is to describe the pattern of health across the Scottish population. As a supplementary service to users, we include the following links to external sources of quality-assured evidence on effectiveness of interventions which may include relevant material for this topic. These links are provided as an aid to users. They are by no means exhaustive nor should they be necessarily viewed as authoritative.
NHS Health Scotland: Scottish briefings on NICE public health guidance
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Cochrane Library: Browse by topic
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Evidence services: Evidence search
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guidance: Find guidance
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
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