ISD data sources

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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
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Scottish data sources
BLOOD BORNE VIRUSES (HPS)
DEATH (GROS)
DRUG OFFENCES SEIZURES (SG JUSTICE)
PREVALENCE
PRESCRIPTIONS
SCHOOLS (SALSUS)
HOSPITALS (SMR01/SMR04)
SDMD
WAITING TIMES
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New clients into drug treatment
Source Scottish Drugs Misuse Database
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SDMD illicit drug use
Source Scottish Drugs Misuse Database
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SDMD injecting/sharing behaviour
Source Scottish Drugs Misuse Database
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SDMD current reporting

• New clients in treatment
• Illicit drug profile
• Prescribed drug profile
• Demographics
• Social circumstances

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SDMD Follow-up

• Enhanced SDMD database
• Roll-out in 2009
• Web-based submission
• Client based
• Regular follow-up until discharge

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Unanswered questions

• Number of clients in treatment
• Length of time in treatment
• Treatments received
• Outcomes
• Behavioural
• Social

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Prevalence

• Prevalence studies 2000, 2003
• Problem opiate/benzo users
• 2000 estimate 55,800
• 2003 estimate 51,582
• New study delayed until April 2009

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Drug use in children - prevalence
Source SALSUS 2006
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Drug use in children - trend
Source SALSUS 2006
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SMR01 general acute discharges
Source ISD Scotland
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SMR01 drug type
Source ISD Scotland
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SMR04 psychiatric discharges
Source ISD Scotland
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Hepatitis C in Drug Users
Source Health Protection Scotland
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Drug-related deaths cause of death
Source General Register Office for Scotland
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Drug-related deaths by drug type
Source General Register Office for Scotland
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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