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

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

24th June - Addiction neurobiology: ethical and social implications - EMCDDA

23rd June - Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) - ISD/Ipsos Mori

22nd June - Drug-related Parliamentary Questions, updated to 18th June - Scottish Parliament

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Media monitoring

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

Media comment on release of ISD waiting times stats - The Scotsman
1 July 2009

Cannabis and its potency - UNODC
1 July 2009

World Drug Report 2009 released - UNODC
25 June 2009

UN drug chief says worldwide production of heroin and cocaine falling - The Guardian
25 June 2009

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