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Official drug trends 2019
The proportion of young people using cocaine is the highest for a decade.
23rd September 2019
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The proportion of young people using cocaine is the highest for a decade.
There were 4,359 deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales in 2018, the highest number and the highest annual increase (16%) since records began.
EMCDDA finds that 34% drug overdose deaths in Europe take place in the UK.
Peer-led report sets out key models for drug treatment in prison and, crucially, on release.
Take Home Naloxone: Forward Trust best practice to prevent fatal heroin overdoses on release from prison.
Children’s Society finds 14-17-year-olds most likely to be exploited by criminal gangs, but children of primary school age are increasingly being targeted.
ACMD report on Drug-related harms in homeless populations and how they can be reduced.
The 10th anniversary of the Bradley Report finds we are slowly starting to make progress on the justice and health agenda.
ACMD report on the ageing cohort of drug users finds most treatment services are not equipped to help older opiate users.
ACMD report on Custody-Community Transitions highlights increasing drug-related harms in prison and increased risk of death by overdose on release.
Latest EMCDDA report found that public expenditure on drug-related issues is 0.5% of our GDP.
A series of striking infographics show the latest drug trends in Europe and the surprising level of difference between countries.
