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Understanding Statistics on Drug Misuse and Treatment in Scotland

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of drug misuse statistics in Scotland, sourced from various databases including the Scottish Drugs Misuse Database (SDMD), Health Protection Scotland, and General Register Office for Scotland. It covers key areas such as prevalence rates, demographics of drug users, treatment outcomes, and behavioral patterns. The report highlights trends in treatment for drug abuse, deaths related to drugs, and the effectiveness of interventions, aiming to inform policymakers and stakeholders in addressing drug misuse effectively.

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Understanding Statistics on Drug Misuse and Treatment in Scotland

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  1. Making sense of the statistics Making sense of the statistics Anthea Springbett Principal Statistician Substance Misuse Team, ISD ISD data sources

  2. DEATH (GROS) BLOOD BORNE VIRUSES (HPS) DRUG OFFENCES & SEIZURES (SG JUSTICE) PREVALENCE PRESCRIPTIONS Scottish data sources SCHOOLS (SALSUS) HOSPITALS (SMR01/SMR04) SDMD WAITING TIMES

  3. New clients into drug treatment Source: Scottish Drugs Misuse Database

  4. SDMD – illicit drug use Source: Scottish Drugs Misuse Database

  5. SDMD – injecting/sharing behaviour Source: Scottish Drugs Misuse Database

  6. SDMD current reporting • New clients in treatment • Illicit drug profile • Prescribed drug profile • Demographics • Social circumstances

  7. SDMD Follow-up • Enhanced SDMD database • Roll-out in 2009 • Web-based submission • Client based • Regular follow-up until discharge

  8. Unanswered questions • Number of clients in treatment • Length of time in treatment • Treatments received • Outcomes • Behavioural • Social

  9. Prevalence • Prevalence studies 2000, 2003 • Problem opiate/benzo users • 2000 estimate 55,800 • 2003 estimate 51,582 • New study delayed until April 2009

  10. Drug use in children - prevalence Source: SALSUS 2006

  11. Drug use in children - trend Source: SALSUS 2006

  12. SMR01 – general acute discharges Source: ISD Scotland

  13. SMR01 – drug type Source: ISD Scotland

  14. SMR04 – psychiatric discharges Source: ISD Scotland

  15. Hepatitis C in Drug Users Source: Health Protection Scotland

  16. Drug-related deaths – cause of death Source: General Register Office for Scotland

  17. Drug-related deaths by drug type Source: General Register Office for Scotland

  18. New Data/Publications Prevalence – April 2009 SALSUS – June 2009 Injecting Equipment Provision – June 2009 SDMD Follow-up – 2010 Drug deaths - 2010 Drug waiting times (HEAT target) - 2010

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