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Including - tax revenue from alcohol across Europe, mortality rates for lung cancer, daily doses of OST in Scotland, milligrams of methadone prescribed in Scotland, reasons given for refusing 'place of safety' under the Mental Health Act, calls to the NPIS about drugs, prisoners ability to access drugs and alcohol in England, absconders from prison, re-offending drug offenders in England
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10 things about alcohol and other drugs you may have missed
November 2014
Andrew BrownDirector of Policy, Influence and EngagementDrugScope
@andrewbrown365
Revenues From Taxes On Consumption of Alcohol (Excise Duties And Similar Charges) Other Than VAT 2013
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Source: European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/resources/documents/taxation/excise_duties/alcoholic_beverages/rates/excise_duties_alcohol_en.pdf
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REVENUES FROM TAXES ON ALCOHOL IN UK
UK lung cancer patients dies within 3 months of diagnosis
Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-10/bmj-noi101014.php
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in 3An early death was 16% more likely in areas of high deprivation than in more affluent areas. Living in a rural area also increased the odds of an early death from lung cancer.
Number of defined daily doses for the treatment of opioid dependence by drug in Scotland
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Buprenorphine Buprenorphine and Naloxone Lofexidine Hydrochloride
Methadone Hydrochloride Naltrexone Hydrochloride
Source: http://www.scotpho.org.uk/behaviour/drugs/data/treatment-for-drug-misuse
Milligrams of methadone dispensed in Scotland
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The total cost of prescribing methadone in Scotland last year was £22.8 million.
Of which £4.9 m was the ingredient costs, £5.8 m was in dispensing fees, and £12.1 m was supervision fees.
Source: http://www.scotpho.org.uk/behaviour/drugs/data/treatment-for-drug-misuse
Reasons given by providers for excluding at least one person from place of safety under section 136 in 2013
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“Under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA), someone who appears to be experiencing a mental health crisis in a public place can be picked up by the police and taken to a place of safety for an assessment of their needs. In all but exceptional circumstances this should be in a healthcare setting…
“We are aware that health professionals are concerned that section 136 may be being used too much for people who are intoxicated, as they may not prove to have a mental health issue at all once sober. However, where police are concerned about someone’s behaviour, and believe that it may relate to a mental disorder, it would be wrong for them not to act on those concerns. This is a challenging issue, and we hope that the future edition of the MHA Code of Practice will be clear about the action to take in these circumstances.”
A safer place to be, Care Quality Commission (2014)
Source: http://collateral.vuelio.uk.com/RemoteStorage/CSCI/Releases/588/20141021%20CQC_SaferPlace_2014_07_FINAL%20for%20WEB.pdf
Number of calls to the National Poisons Information Service about the top 10 drugs of 2013/14
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180“The largest increases in activity relate to synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) for which telephone enquiries increased more than 13-fold (from 10 to 131 enquiries), making these substances the second most common drug of misuse encountered in telephone enquiries after cocaine. Similarly, TOXBASE accesses for SCRAs have increased by 253% and these are now in the top 10 drugs of misuse accessed. This is of concern to health professionals as the toxicity of SCRAs appears to be different and more severe than that for cannabis.”
Source: National Poisons Information Service Report 2013/14 http://www.npis.org/NPISAnnualReport2013-14.pdf
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31 %of prisoners in England and Wales say that illegal drugs are easy or very easy to access in their prisonSource: https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/10/HMIP-AR_2013-14.pdf
17 %of prisoners in England and Wales say that alcohol is easy or very easy to access in their prisonSource: https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/10/HMIP-AR_2013-14.pdf
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absconders from prison who are still unlawfully at large (having absconded between April 2004 and March 2014) had been convicted for a drug offenceOther offences Conspiracy To Import Drugs
Conspiracy To Supply Drug Customs Evasion (Drugs Related)
Excess Alcohol Import/Export Drug
Possess Drugs With Intent Supplying Drugs
Source: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2014-06-26.202782.h
3,008The number of adult offenders in England and Wales who were released from a short custodial sentence (less than 12 months) in the year ending September 2012 and went on to commit a proven drug re-offence resulting in a court conviction, caution, reprimand or warning in next 12 months.
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reoffences-by-type-of-reoffence-further-breakdowns-october-2014
