Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2007 - Drug Misuse Information ...

Introduction
Introduction
This annual publication presents the latest available information from a range of national data sources relevant
to drug misuse. This report and previous publications are available on the national drugs misuse information
web site at www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/dmss.
This year there are four main sections:
A Prevalence of drug misuse
This section includes information from national surveys on reported drug use.
B Services and treatment for drug misusers.
This section includes information on individuals presenting to drug treatment services and on
prescription statistics.
C Health impact of drug misuse.
D
This section includes information on inpatients and day cases discharged from general hospitals, bloodborne
viruses, discharges from psychiatric hospitals, information from general practice and drug-related
deaths in Scotland.
Drugs and criminal justice.
This section includes information on drug-related offences and court proceedings, criminal justice social
work and drug misuse and treatment in Scottish prisons.
Thanks are given to the organisations who supplied the information presented in this publication. Contact
details for these organisations can be found on page 191.
Substance Misuse Information Strategy Team
The Substance Misuse Information Strategy Team, part of the Information Services Division (ISD Scotland), NHS
Scotland, has produced this report. The team:
■ provides information to support Drug Action Teams, Local Authorities, NHS boards, specialist drug
services, the Scottish Government and others.
■ manages the Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD), and ensures the effective and appropriate
exploitation of other relevant data collected by ISD e.g. hospital inpatient data.
■ develops expertise in the use of available data to produce robust performance and activity indicators to
monitor the impact of national and local policies.
■ supports the research and analytical work of other organisations, subject to general strategic priorities
and ethical and legal considerations.
The team also provides an information service to organisations and individuals who wish to use the data relating
to drug misuse collected by ISD Scotland. For further information please phone 0131 275 6794 or e-mail
substancemisuse@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk.
Contact
Stephen Pavis (Assistant Head of Group, Epidemiology and Statistics)
0131 275 6670
stephen.pavis@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk
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