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Making sense of the statistics. Making sense of the statistics Anthea Springbett Principal Statistician Substance Misuse Team, ISD. ISD data sources. DEATH (GROS). BLOOD BORNE VIRUSES (HPS). DRUG OFFENCES & SEIZURES (SG JUSTICE). PREVALENCE. PRESCRIPTIONS.
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Making sense of the statistics Making sense of the statistics Anthea Springbett Principal Statistician Substance Misuse Team, ISD ISD data sources
DEATH (GROS) BLOOD BORNE VIRUSES (HPS) DRUG OFFENCES & SEIZURES (SG JUSTICE) PREVALENCE PRESCRIPTIONS Scottish data sources SCHOOLS (SALSUS) HOSPITALS (SMR01/SMR04) SDMD WAITING TIMES
New clients into drug treatment Source: Scottish Drugs Misuse Database
SDMD – illicit drug use Source: Scottish Drugs Misuse Database
SDMD – injecting/sharing behaviour Source: Scottish Drugs Misuse Database
SDMD current reporting • New clients in treatment • Illicit drug profile • Prescribed drug profile • Demographics • Social circumstances
SDMD Follow-up • Enhanced SDMD database • Roll-out in 2009 • Web-based submission • Client based • Regular follow-up until discharge
Unanswered questions • Number of clients in treatment • Length of time in treatment • Treatments received • Outcomes • Behavioural • Social
Prevalence • Prevalence studies 2000, 2003 • Problem opiate/benzo users • 2000 estimate 55,800 • 2003 estimate 51,582 • New study delayed until April 2009
Drug use in children - prevalence Source: SALSUS 2006
Drug use in children - trend Source: SALSUS 2006
SMR01 – general acute discharges Source: ISD Scotland
SMR01 – drug type Source: ISD Scotland
SMR04 – psychiatric discharges Source: ISD Scotland
Hepatitis C in Drug Users Source: Health Protection Scotland
Drug-related deaths – cause of death Source: General Register Office for Scotland
Drug-related deaths by drug type Source: General Register Office for Scotland
New Data/Publications Prevalence – April 2009 SALSUS – June 2009 Injecting Equipment Provision – June 2009 SDMD Follow-up – 2010 Drug deaths - 2010 Drug waiting times (HEAT target) - 2010