Drugs
On this page you will find information on current drugs policy and research, as well as links to relevant NHS Health Scotland resources and related websites.
Policy Information
The Road to Recovery: a New Approach to Tackling Scotland’s Drug Problem (external link)
The Scottish Government's new national drug strategy, published in 2008, focusing on recovery as well as prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, education and protection of children.
The Road to Recovery: One Year On (external link)
A progress report, published in 2009, detailing achievements over the last year following the publication of Scotland's drugs strategy "The Road to Recovery".
Research
European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Drug addiction 2008 Annual report: the state of the drugs problem in Europe (external link)
Estimating the National and Local Prevalence of Problem Drug Misuse in Scotland (external link)
Results of the third national study, published in 2009, funded by the Scottish Government to provide estimates of the prevalence of problem drug misuse in Scotland. The estimates refer to calendar year 2006.
Assessing the Scale and Impact of Illicit Drug Markets in Scotland (external link)
This report, published in 2009, provides initial estimates of the size and value of the illicit drugs market and estimates of the social and economic cost of illicit drug use in Scotland for the year 2006.
Drug related deaths in Scotland in 2008 (external link)
An annual report on drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2008 published in 2009.
Drugs and alcohol services in Scotland 2009 (external link)
A report from Audit Scotland providing statistics of drug-related deaths in 2008 and earlier years, broken down by cause of death, selected drugs reported, age and sex.
Reviewed 6 May 2010.