By The Information Centre for Health and Social Care (August 2012)
This statistical report presents a range of information on smoking which is drawn together from a variety of sources. The report aims to present a broad picture of health issues relating to smoking in England and covers topics such as smoking prevalence, habits, behaviours and attitudes among adults and school children, smoking-related ill health and mortality and smoking-related costs.
By Insight Research Group (August 2012)
This report is the result of a GP opinion survey which aimed to better understand the impact that the economic downturn of the last four years has had on the nation’s health, and how this may have impacted on GPs’ practices. It questioned GPs broadly at the impact of the recession on family planning, alcohol abuse, wellbeing, mental health and the impact on GPs themselves.
By Department of Health (August 2012)
This equality analysis outlines the evidence considered, potential groups identified and risks taken into account when planning this pilot programme.
By The NHS Information Centre (2012)
By the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
This resource provides information and links to relevant documents regarding the 8 drug strategy outcomes.
By the NHS Information Centre (2012)
This statistical report acts as a reference point for health issues relating to alcohol use and misuse, providing information obtained from a number of sources in a user-friendly format. It covers topics such as drinking habits and behaviours among adults (aged 16 and over) and school children (aged 11 to 15), drinking-related ill health and mortality, affordability of alcohol, alcohol related admissions to hospital and alcohol-related costs. The report contains previously published information and also includes additional new analyses.
By The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (2012)
The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, in conjunction with the Home Office and the Department of Health, has developed a Value for Money (VFM) model for evaluating cost effectiveness in relation to the previous drug strategy. The VFM model approximates the crime prevention and health improvement benefits of treatment and recovery.
This report portrays a detailed explanation of how estimates were calculated for the crime component of the VFM model. It focuses upon the economic/compulsive relationship as a key explanation for drug related crime. This relationship illustrates the ability of drug addicted individuals to develop a tolerance through daily compulsive use, which can result in an expensive addiction. It estimates that drug treatment and recovery systems in England may have prevented approximately 4.9m crimes in 2010-2011, saving society an estimated £960m in costs to the public, businesses, the criminal justice system and the National Health Service.
By the Centre for Public Health, University of Liverpool (2012)
The European Survey Project on Alcohol and Drugs (ESPAD) is conducted every four years and collects comparable data on trends in substance use among 15-16 year old school pupils across Europe. This briefing presents a focused summary of key results for the UK from the 2011 survey that was undertaken on behalf of the UK by the Centre for Public Health.
Click here to view the briefing from the Centre for Public Health
Lipperman-Kreda, S. et al. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2012; 50: pp 547-552
This study investigates the associations between local tobacco policy, tobacco outlet density, and youth smoking. A primary focus is on whether local tobacco policy moderates the relation between outlet density and youth smoking. The results suggest that tobacco outlet density is related to youth smoking. In addition, local clean air policy may act as a moderator of relationship between tobacco outlet density and youth smoking, such that density is less important at moderate and high levels of this tobacco policy.
By The College Centre for Quality Improvement (2012)
These standards by the College Centre for Quality Improvement propose that services invest in the psychosocial development and well-being of young people with substance misuse problems to give them the best chance of a normal life. They have been developed in partnership with substance misuse organisations, paediatricians, psychologists and nurses