All Resources for 'Research, Data & Evaluation'

Scotland Becomes the First Country to Enforce Minimum Pricing on Alcohol

Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Addiction
Populations
Men
Women
Public Health
Policy
Law Enforcement

Scotland has become the first country in the world to enforce a minimum price per unit of alcohol. As of 1 May 2018 all alcohol must cost no less than 0.5GPD or 50 pence. 

The move is the result of a long process of research and...

Trend in the Affordability of Tobacco Products in Bangladesh

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Scientific article
Themes
Policy

Abstract

Background: The price of tobacco products in relation to the income of tobacco users—affordability—is recognised as a key determinant of tobacco use behaviour. The effectiveness of a price increase as a deterrent to tobacco use...

The Hardest Hit: Addressing the Crisis in Alcohol Treatment Services

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Policy

This research, launched at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm on 1 May 2018, warns that the alcohol treatment sector is in crisis. These services are entering into a cycle of disinvestment, staff depletion, and reduced...

Taking a New Line on Drugs

Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Policy

This report, ‘Taking a New Line on Drugs’, comes at a timely moment for drugs strategy both in the UK and across the world. The special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the world drug problem, which took place in New York...

Alcohol and Mental Health: Policy and Practice in England

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Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Mental Health
Policy
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Many people who misuse alcohol also have a mental health difficulty, and many people with mental health problems also misuse alcohol. Yet few get effective help from either alcohol or mental health services. National...

Evaluation of the national strategy to address the problem of drugs in Uruguay

Format
Book
Themes
Policy
Public Health

This document presents the findings of the external evaluation of the national strategy for drug (END) developed by a team from the Faculty of social sciences of the University of the Republic in the last quarter of 2014. The document is...

Glossary of Terms Used in Drug Policy

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Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Policy

A glossary of drug policy terminology produced by the Drug Policy Network South East Europe is now available in English and Spanish. 

The Drug Policy Network South East Europe (DPNSEE) is an initiative of NGOs from the countries of South...