Statistics on Drug Use in Different Countries



Statistics on Drug Use in Different Countries

Singapore

The Central Narcotics Bureau will issue a Drug Situation Report annually. The statistics only reflect the actual figures of those being arrested. The latest reported was released in January 2007



Australia

The Australian Government’s Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) conduct a National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) every 3 years since 1985. The latest report of the 2004 survey was published in July 2005. This is a comprehensive national survey of almost 30,000 Australian aged 12 years and over.



AIHW will also publish statistical report biannually. The report provides a comprehensive summary of major drug use statistical collections, with references to sources of more detailed information. It also serves as the 'companion document' to the National Drug Strategy 2004-2009. Data are presented on patterns of drug use, international comparisons, drugs and health, special population groups, and crime and law enforcement. New to this edition is a feature on methamphetamine use, drug use among prisoners and juvenile offenders, and alcohol use among those in the workforce.



Since 1996, the Drug Strategy Branch of Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing also conducts triennial survey on the use of over-the counter and illicit substances by Australian secondary school students. The latest one was conducted in 2005 and the report was published in June 2006.

In each State and Territory, a representative sample of secondary schools (including government, Catholic and independent) was selected for surveying, and from each school up to 80 students were surveyed. The report is based on data collected from 21,805 male and female students aged 12–17 years surveyed in 376 schools.



There are currently three projects conducted at National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) which monitor emerging drug trends or drug-related harm in Australia.

The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) and the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS, formerly known as the PDI) monitor the price, purity and availability and patterns of use of illicit drugs as well as acting as an early warning system for emerging markets.

The National Illicit Drug Indicators Project (NIDIP) systematically tracks changes in heroin and psychostimulant use and related harms using comprehensive, timely and reliable information.



USA

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provides annual data on drug use in the United States. The NSDUH is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency of the U.S. Public Health Service and a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The survey provides yearly national and state level estimates of alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug, and non-medical prescription drug use. Other health-related questions also appear from year to year, including questions about mental health.

The NSDUH is authorized by Section 505 of the Public Health Service Act, which requires annual surveys to collect data on the level and patterns of licit and illicit substance use.

The 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health is the first survey in a coordinated 5-year sample design providing estimates for all 50 States plus the District of Columbia for the years 2005 through 2009.

A total of 83,805 persons were selected nationwide. Consistent with previous surveys in this series, the final respondent sample of 68,308 persons was representative of the U.S. general population aged 12 or older.



UK

The British Crime Survey (BCS) is a large nationally representative survey of adults living in private households in England and Wales. Since 1988, it issue statistical bulletin annually. The bulletin examines the prevalence and trends of illicit drug use among 16 to 59 year olds. It also looks at any emerging trends. The 2005/06 report has a particular focus on young people, the 16 to 24 year olds.

This statistical bulletin reports on the results of 29,932 respondents who completed the drugs module of the BCS and an additional 2,259 16 to 24 year olds who were interviewed as part of the 2005/06 BCS youth boost.



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