LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
These links are to other websites which include drug policy analysis or research in the UK or internationally. We are not responsible for, nor do we necessarily endorse, content held on external sites:
- Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is an independent expert body that advises Government on drug related issues in the UK and has statutory footing.
- Beckley Foundation supports research into the science, health, politics and history of the use of psychoactive substances. The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme aims to promote objective debate on the effectiveness, direction and content of drug policies at national and international level.
- Campbell Collaboration is an independent, international, non-profit organisation that aims to help people make well-informed decisions about the effects of interventions in the social, behavioural and educational arenas.
- Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit and independent organisation, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide.
- Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland) - Research and statistics from the Drug and Alcohol Information and Research Unit (DAIRU).
- Drinkanddrugsnews.com is a web portal for professionals in the substance misuse sector and wider health, social care & criminal justice settings - and for individuals affected by drugs and alcohol use.
- Drug Misuse Information Scotland provides information, statistics and research on drugs misuse in Scotland.
- Drugscope is a charity providing an online encyclopaedia of drugs and a directory of help sources.
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) aims to provide reliable information on drugs and drug addiction in the EU. Provides online reports databases about drug usage and anti-drug programs.
- Home Office Drugs Analysis and Research Team is responsible for developing and maintaining the evidence base that supports the Government's Drug Strategy.
- Home Office Tackling Drugs Changing Lives is a website for Drug Action Teams and practitioners.
- International Centre for the Prevention of Crime is a network that looks at sustainable crime prevention.
- International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA) is an organisation working with national and international groups to promote evidence-based strategies in reducing the effects of drug use.
- International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) is a forum for drug policy analysis which looks to develop the scientific base for policy decisions.
- Intute is a free online service providing access to web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners.
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest social policy research and development charities in the UK.
- National Collaborating Centre for Drug Prevention (NCCDP) builds an evidence base for drug prevention work.
- National Treatment Agency is an NHS authority that was created to ensure there is more, better and fairer drug treatment available in England.
- Policy Hub aims to promote strategic thinking and improve policy making and delivery across government.
- Prison Health Research Network coordinates a programme of research to address gaps in prison health care.
- RAND Corporation is a non-profit institution that helps improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.
- Transform Drug Policy Foundation seeks to provide new thinking on alternatives to the current regime of drug laws and prohibition.
- UK Focal Point on Drugs collates data and information on drug misuse in the UK and reports it to the European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) assists member states in the struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism.
- Welsh Assembly Government substance misuse web pages.
