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

Scottish Drug Misuse Database
Annex B1.1
Supplementary information for specific SDMD tables
Table B1.6 Source of referral
The source of referral provides information on the main source from whom the referral was received.
Table B1.7 Co-occurring health issue(s)
Co-occurring health issues are those significant issues, in addition to drug use, that have led individuals to
present to the service.
Tables B1.8 to B1.12 Illicit drug profile and B1.13 to B1.14 Prescribed drug profile
The SDMD collects a range of details about the particular drugs that patients/clients have used in the past
month.
Earlier versions of the data collection forms (SMR22 and SMR23, used prior to April 2001) included only one
drug profile question, which gathered information on all drugs used. This included illicit drugs as well as drugs
which had been prescribed for the individual’s own use. The SMR24 form (April 2001 to March 2006) included
two drug profile questions in order to make a clearer distinction between illicit use and an individual’s
prescription. The first question collected data on the illicit drug profile in the past month, the second collected
data on the individual’s current prescription. The SMR25a form has a similar illicit and prescribed drug profile
(see definitions below).
Services & Treatment
Illicit drug profile
The illicit drug profile collects information on:
- any illegal drug
- over the counter medicines used inappropriately
- volatile substances use inappropriately
- use of a prescribed drug which has been prescribed for someone else’s use
Table B1.10 collects information on the main illicit drug.
Main illicit drug
The drug which causes the patient/client the most problems at the time of contact. This may not
be the drug used most frequently or in the largest quantities.
Prescribed drug profile
The prescribed drug profile collects information on any drug relating to drug misuse which is currently
being prescribed, including:
- Drugs prescribed as substitution for opioids
- Drugs prescribed to alleviate the symptoms of withdrawal
- Drugs prescribed for relapse prevention
- Anti-depressants and anti-psychotics which are prescribed for the symptomatic treatment of drug
misuse or dependence
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