Alcohol Deaths in Scotland at Double UK RateByline: SIMON JOHNSONDaily Mail (London)
Alcohol related deaths increased in Scotland during the pandemic, when restrictions meant fewer people were able to access treatment. An analysis from Public Health Scotland (PHS) found that total alcohol sales were 9% lower in 2020 compared with the average of the previous three years, mainly ...
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Participants felt that DCS may garner mixed views from the wider public. Some described a growing understanding amongst the public of the need to act on the high levels of drug-related deaths, while others pointed to the ongoing stigma surrounding drug use. It was noted that, to address poten...
SIMD score = quintile distribution; 12 relevant SIMD indicators = Income Deprivation Rate; Employment Deprivation Rate; Comparative Illness Factor; Hospital stays related to alcohol use; Hospital stays related to drug use; Standardised Mortality Ratio; Proportion of population prescribed drugs ...
https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Drugs-and-Alcohol-Misuse/Publications/2019-03-05/2019-03-05-Drug-Prevalence-2015-16-Report.pdf Google Scholar Johnson, Barnsdale and McAuley, 2016 C. Johnson, L. Barnsdale, a McAuley Investigating the role of benzodiazepines in drug-related mortality...
A case–control analysis of socio-economic and marital status differentials in alcohol- and non-alcohol-related mortality among working-age Russian males BACKGROUND: We examined the role of socio-economic status (SES) and marital status in premature mortality among working-age Russian males. Life ...
While rates of young people’s substance use in Scotland have been reducing in recent years [6], they are by no means low and drug and alcohol use appear to be increasing again [6]. Additionally, drug related deaths are increasing year on year, including increases among younger age groups...
Toxicology of Scotland's drugs-related deaths in 2000-2007: presence of heroin, methadone, diazepam and alcohol by sex, age- group and era. Addict. Res. Theory 19, 170-178.Bird, S.M. y Robertson, R. (2011). Toxicology of Scotland's drugs-related deaths in 2000-2007: Presence of ...
This paper aims to subject the drug policy narratives provided by Scottish Government in relation to the governance of drug and alcohol services to critical scrutiny and reveal the social consequences of the funding formula used to direct funding to services via NHS Scotland Boards, and Alcohol and...