United Kingdom Focal Point Report 2008

The report provides a summary of published information on the drug situation in the UK from the previous 12 months. In particular it provides a discussion of the main trends and a description of the responses to the situation. It covers national policies on drugs, prevalence, prevention, problem drug use, drug-related treatment, health correlates and consequences, social correlates and consequences and drug markets. In addition, a selected issue is chosen for in-depth consideration each year. This year’s topic was Sentencing Statistics. Each EU Member State also produces a similar report each year following a common structure.

Authors: Gail Eaton, Charlotte Davis, Layla English, Alan Lodwick, Jim McVeigh, Mark A. Bellis

Published: 28/12/2008

United Kingdom Focal Point Report 2007

The UK Focal Point's Annual Report provides information on the drug situation in the UK. It provides additional information to the data contained in standard tables and structured questionnaires. In particular it provides a discussion of the main trends and a description of the responses to the situation. Each Member State's report follows a common structure, which covers national policies on drugs, prevalence, prevention, problem drug use, drug-related treatment, health correlates and consequences, social correlates and consequences and drug markets. In addition, a number of selected issues are chosen for in-depth consideration each year. This year's topics are: public expenditures; vulnerable groups of young people and drug-related research in Europe.

Authors: Gail Eaton, Charlotte Davies, Layla English, Alan Lodwick, Mark Bellis, Jim McVeigh

Published: 01/08/2008