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The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Drug-related Deaths and Mortality in Europe: Update from the EMCDDA Expert Network
This publication provides an update on drug-related deaths in Europe, presenting and analysing the latest data and trends in drug-induced deaths and overall mortality among high-risk drug users in the European Union and beyond.
It draws...
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Initiating Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption in Adolescents Living in Urban and Rural Ethiopia
Both alcohol and tobacco use is an increasing public health concern in low- or middle-income countries. Due to an annual economic growth rate of approximately 10%, Ethiopia is a target for both the alcohol and tobacco industries.
Althoug...
Hepatitis C New Models of Care for Drugs Services
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has a high prevalence in people who inject drugs in Europe, although HCV infection is both preventable and curable.
European clinical guidelines recommend that all patients with chronic liver disease as...
Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs in Australia Web Report
The consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs is a major cause of preventable disease and illness in Australia.
This report consolidates the most recently available information on alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in Australia...
Drug-related Deaths in Scotland
This report, published by the National Records of Scotland, provides statistics of drug-related deaths in 2018 and earlier years, broken down by age, sex, selected drugs reported, the underlying cause of death and NHS board and council...
World Drug Report 2019
The World Drug Report aims at improving the understanding of the world drug problem and contributing towards fostering greater international cooperation for countering its impact on health, governance and security.
The World Drug Report...
ASH Fact Sheet: Use of E-Cigarettes among Young People in Great Britain
This fact sheet uses the ASH smokefree GB survey of 11-18-year-olds 2013-2019, and other sources, to examine evolving youth use of e-cigarettes in Britain in the context of changes in the regulation of e-cigarettes, and use of tobacco among...
Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland's Alcohol Strategy (MESAS) Report
The Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland's Alcohol Strategy (MESAS) monitoring report 2019 presents all the latest available data on key alcohol indicators in Scotland.
Changing the Narrative
Changing The Narrative is a network of reporters, researchers, academics, and advocates concerned about the way media represents drug use and addiction.
Alcohol Use and Breast Cancer Risk
Despite the clear associations between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, public awareness of this issue is low.
Infographics: European Drug Report 2019
EMCDDA has developed a range of downloadable infographics to illustrate findings from the European Drug Report 2019.
The aim of the report is to provide reliable and detailed evidence of the drug situation in Europes so that practice and...
Substance Use Prevention for Adolescents: The Icelandic Model
Back in the 1990s, results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) highlighted concerning levels of adolescent substance use in Iceland. Since the publication of the ESPAD results, Icelandic authorities...
European Drug Report (EDR) 2019: Trends and Developments
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has published the latest European Drug Report, which provides an analysis of the latest data on the drug trends across the European Union, Norway and Turkey.
The aim of...
Alcohol Country Fact Sheets
The 30 country fact sheets for EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland present data on consumption, consequence, and policy implementation for the year 2016, aiming to give guidance to national decision-makers for further priority-setting in the field of alcohol and public health.
Alcohol and NCDs – Harm and Solutions: Factsheet
IOGT International has released a new factsheet to illustrate how alcohol fuels the global NCDs tsunami – based on the latest scientific evidence – and to outline cost-effective solutions for change.
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction New Website
Take a browse through CCSA's new and improved website!
GDS 2019 — Key Findings Report
The Global Drug Survey is the Worlds is the worlds largest drug survey. The aim of the GDS is to support communities to have honest and evidence-informed conversations about drugs.
Call for Evidence on Cannabis - Royal College of Psychiatrists
About the Review
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is undertaking a review to develop a College position on:
- cannabis use in the UK and how this relates to mental health, incorporating evidence on the biological, psychological and...
Tobacco Infographics
Tobacco threatens health, economies and development.
Find out more through the following infographics:
