The identication of current injecting trends in the Dublin and Midland Region through the application of syringe analysis methodology (MQI)
Bibliography: Interventions – Harm Reduction
Changes in the use of Melbourne’s Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) over the COVID-19 pandemic
In this bulletin, we update findings from a previous IDRS Bulletin that included information on the use of the North Richmond MSIR in 2019 to examine responses to the 2020 and 2021 IDRS surveys of people who inject drugs in order to examine any changes in MSIR use evident in the Melbourne IDRS samples over the COVID-19 pandemic (NDARC)
Developing international consensus to address high-risk drug use and overdose
Researchers in this study established an international consensus statement to guide the prevention, treatment, and management of high-risk substance use and overdose among youth (Recovery Research Institute)
Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2021
Statistics of drug-related deaths in 2021 and earlier years, broken down by age, sex, substances implicated in the death, underlying cause of death, and NHS Board and Council areas (National Records of Scotland)
Mapping prevention systems in the European Neighbourhood Policy area: a baseline for future monitoring and responses
This briefing describes the rationale and methodology of the prevention system mapping, presenting selected findings and highlighting key challenges encountered (EMCDDA)
Use, awareness and uptake of take-home naloxone among a sample of people who regularly inject drugs and use opioids in South Australia
The aims of this bulletin are to determine the extent to which a sample of people who regularly inject drugs who use opioids in Adelaide, SA (i) are aware of naloxone (2013-2021); (ii) are aware of take-home naloxone programs (2013-2021); (iii) have accessed naloxone (2020-2021); and (iv) have resuscitated peers or have been resuscitated by peers using naloxone (2020-2021) (NDARC)
Using the Global Drug Survey for harm reduction
This paper looks at the history of the GDS and the range of harm reduction tools that have been created using data from the survey (EMCDDA)
Expanding overdose prevention sites in Vancouver, Canada, has beneficial health impacts
Overdose prevention sites are a type of supervised injection service that are less regimented and have fewer barriers than traditional supervised injection services. The researchers in this study investigated the impact of this implementation in Vancouver on health outcomes (Recovery Research Institute)
Take Home Naloxone Programme
Annual report on the supply and use of Take Home Naloxone to reverse an overdose April 2020 – March 2021 (PHA Ireland)
Civil society monitoring of harm reduction in Europe 2021 data report
This is the third and last civil society-led C-EHRN Monitoring Report which is produced within the framework of the Operating Grant of the EU Health Programme1 (2018-2021). It is time to stand still and look at what we have achieved so far, what still needs to be done and where we see room for improvement (Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network)
National naloxone programme Scotland: annual Monitoring report 2019/20 and 2020/21 An Official Statistics publication for Scotland
This release by Public Health Scotland presents information on the number of take-home naloxone (THN) kits issued by the National Naloxone Programme in Scotland
Public Safety and Cannabis: Taking Stock of Knowledge Since Legalization: A Virtual Cannabis Policy Research Symposium Report
Summarizes six research papers on various public safety aspects of cannabis legalization, which were presented at the Public Safety and Cannabis: Taking Stock of Knowledge Since Legalization symposium in January 2022. This report highlights accumulated data and knowledge of the impacts of the Cannabis Act on public safety (CCSA)
Prisons and drugs: health and social responses
This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide (EMCDDA)
Drug checking in Australia: how far do we have to go?
This presentation focused on drug checking or pill testing services, which have existed for over 50 years and now operate in more than 20 countries. Despite this long history, little research assessing feasibility or impact has been published in peer-reviewed journals (NDARC)
Needle Exchange Surveillance Initiative (NESI)
Prevalence of blood-borne viruses and injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs attending injecting equipment provision services in Scotland, 2008 to 2020 (Public Health Scotland)
Recreational settings and drugs: health and social responses
This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide (EMCDDA)
Latest wastewater data reveal drug-taking habits in 75 European cities in a record 25 countries
Increases in detections of most drugs studied (EMCDDA)
Reducing Drug Deaths in London
London Assembly Health Committee
FACT SHEET: Addressing Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic
Drug overdose deaths have reached a historic high, devastating families and communities. More than 104,000 Americans died due to a drug overdose in the 12-month period ending in September 2021 (White House)
Universities should be more tolerant of drug use if they are to keep students safe from drug harms
A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, Illicit drug use in universities: zero tolerance or harm reduction?
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