Welcome to the Drug Misuse Information Scotland website

This site provides information, statistics and research on drugs misuse in Scotland. Our target users are policy makers, professionals, researchers, employers and the wider community.

Please note: our email addresses are changing - to get in touch with a member of the team view our contacts page or contact us via the substance misuse mailbox: email: nss.isdsubstancemisuse@nhs.net

What's new on this site

8th July - Substance Use 1: background, risks and effects of commonly used drugs and current issues - Nursing Times

30th June - National Drug Treatment Waiting Times Report Jan - Mar 09 - ISD Scotland

30th June - Injecting Equipment Provision in Scotland 2007 - 2008 - ISD

29th June - National Forum on Drug-related Deaths in Scotland: Annual Report 2008-09 - Scottish Government

26th June - Review of the Scottish Drugs Forum - Scottish Government

25th June - World Drug Report 2009 - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

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Media monitoring

Poll finds drug driving among young people on the increase - Evening Times
8 July 2009

Drug and alcohol courts offer hope to children affected by substance misuse - The Guardian
6 July 2009

Methadone prescription costs up by 84 per cent in five years - Various sources
6 July 2009

How Portugal treats drug users - BBC News
6 July 2009

Seizures of Class A drugs rise by almost 50 per cent in north east - Press and Journal
1 July 2009

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