9 interesting things about alcohol and other drugs - 29 july
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This includes data on opiate and crack use in the UK, mental health and drugs and alcohol, hepatitis C, and alcohol as a cause of hospitalisationTRANSCRIPT
9 things about alcohol and other drugs you may have missed
29 July 2014
Andrew BrownDirector of Policy, Influence and EngagementDrugScope
@andrewbrown365
Modelled heroin and crack using population in England showing proportion estimated to be in treatment
Taken from: Morgan, N. The heroin epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s and its effect on crime trends - then and now, Home Office (2014)
Average number of acquisitive crimes per opiate/crack user per year
Out-of-treatment
In-treatment
Out-of-treatment
In-treatment
Out-of-treatment
In-treatment
DTO
RS (2
006-
2007
)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-heroin-epidemic-of-the-1980s-and-1990s-and-its-effect-on-crime-trends-then-and-now
NB - The Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS) found that drug treatment was cost-beneficial. They reported that for every £1 spent, an estimated £2.50 was saved and structured drug treatment has around an 80 per cent chance of being cost-beneficial at the individual level.
Source: http://www.dtors.org.uk/reports/DTORS_CostEffect_Summary.pdf
Number of adults convicted of drug offences, 2000-12
20002003
20052007
20092011
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
Average number of re-offences per re-offender - right axisNumber of offenders - left axis
Num
ber
of o
ffen
ders
in c
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t
Ave
rage
num
ber
of r
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ence
s pe
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-off
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1 in 4 peoplewho were convicted of a drug offence in England re-offended in that year
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proven-reoffending-statistics-quarterly-statistics-july-2011-to-june-2012
Number of young people convicted for drug offences, 2000 - 2012
20002003
20052007
20092011
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
2.20
2.30
2.40
2.50
2.60
2.70
2.80
2.90
Average number of re-offences per re-offender - right axisNumber of offenders - left axis
Num
ber
of o
ffen
ders
in c
ohor
t
Ave
rage
num
ber
of r
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ence
s pe
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-off
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1 in 3 young peopleconvicted of a drug offence in England re-offended in that year
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proven-reoffending-statistics-quarterly-statistics-july-2011-to-june-2012
Presence of co-morbidity in drug and alcohol services
Schizophrenia
Bipolar affective disorder
Non-specific psychosis
Personality disorder
Affective and anxiety disorders
Severe depression
Mild depression
Severe anxiety
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Alcohol services Drug services
Source: Department of Health (England) and the devolved administrations (2007). Drug Misuse and Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management. London: Department of Health (England), the Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government and Northern Ireland Executive
Risk factor information in laboratory reports of hepatitis C from England: 1996-2013
Injecting drug use91%
Injecting drug useTransfusionBlood product recipientSexual exposureRenal failureVertical (mother to baby) or HouseholdOccupationalOther
Numbers of people with hepatitis C (HCV) and hospital admissions for end-stage liver disease (ESLD) in England 1998-2013
19981999
20002001
20022003
20042005
20062007
20082009
20102011
20122013
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
Individuals with HCV-related ESLD - right axis Individuals with HCV - left axis
Hepatitis C positive status of currently injecting or previously injecting adults in drug treatment
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-130.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
Wholly and partially attributable admissions to hospital via A&E in England since 2009
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-130
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
Partially alcohol attrib-utable fractions for ad-missions to hospital via A&E Wholly alcohol attribut-able fractions admissions to hospital via A&E
Source: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2014-07-08a.204021.h